DREAMY NEW VOCABULARY/ UNIT 7

 

Vocabulary for Describing Dreams

1. Types of Dreams:

Nightmare – a scary or disturbing dream

Lucid dream – a dream where you know you're dreaming

Recurring dream – a dream that repeats itself

Daydream – when you’re awake but your mind drifts off

Vivid dream – a dream that feels very real and clear

Abstract dream – a weird or symbolic dream that’s hard to understand

Prophetic dream – a dream that seems to predict the future

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2. Useful Verbs:

Dream (about) – I dreamed about flying.

Wake up (from) – I woke up from a nightmare.

Remember / Forget – I can’t remember my dream.

Interpret – She tried to interpret her dream.

Experience – He experienced a very intense dream.

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3. Common Phrases to Describe Dreams:

“I was dreaming that I was…”

“In my dream, I saw…”

“Suddenly, everything changed and…”

“It felt so real!”

“The dream made no sense at all.”

“I had the weirdest dream last night.”

“There was this strange atmosphere…”

“I couldn’t control what was happening.”

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4. Adjectives to Describe Dreams: | Positive | Negative | Neutral/Weird | |---------|----------|----------------| | magical | terrifying | surreal | | peaceful | disturbing | mysterious | | joyful | confusing | symbolic | | exciting | stressful | intense | | beautiful | dark | strange |

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Example Sentences:

Last night I had a vivid dream about floating in the clouds.

It was so surreal, like I was in a different world.

The dream turned into a nightmare when everything went dark.

I had a recurring dream where I kept falling into the ocean.

I was aware I was dreaming — it was a lucid dream!

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Mini Practice: Match the dream type to the description

1. You’re aware it’s a dream.

2. You keep dreaming about the same thing.

3. Your dream felt super real.

4. You imagine things while awake.

5. It was scary and made you sweat.

A. Vivid dream

B. Lucid dream

C. Recurring dream

D. Daydream

E. Nightmare

Answers: 1-B, 2-C, 3-A, 4-D, 5-E