Comprensión y Ejercicios de Inglés sobre los Sueños y Teorías de Freud

Sueños / Dreams: Reading Comprehension and Grammar Exercises

Questions

1. Can physical circumstances cause dreams?
   → Yes, they can. Because if you are in the middle of a physical circumstance while you are dreaming, you will probably dream of this situation as a similar action in your dream.
2. What is Freud's theory about people unable to express their secret wishes?
   → Freud's theory is that if someone is unable to express their wishes, they will probably dream about these hidden desires. In their dreams, their wishes come true, and when they wake up, they may be in shock.

True or False (Verdadero y Falso)

1. Freud said that dreaming is good for us.
   False → Freud took this theory to the point...
2. If a person appears in a dream as an enemy, it may seem that he is not a real friend.
   False → In a dream, a friend may appear as an...
3. If you dream you are being strangled, that is because your friend is an enemy.
   False → If your bedclothes come twisted round...
4. James Bond dreamt with lots of glamorous girls.
   False → A middle-aged man, who never gives a thought...

Sinónimos (Synonyms)

• Twist: to wind round
• Quarrel: an argument
• Turn out: to happen to be in the end
• Tiny: very small indeed

Redacción / Writing: Describe One of Your Dreams

Nowadays, our society is influenced by all kinds of superstitions, and among the most prominent ones are dreams. If you search for the word "dream" in the dictionary, you will probably find the following definition: "mental activity, usually in the form of an imagined series of events, occurring during certain phases of sleep."

Last night, I had a very cool dream. I was a child again, playing football with my local team, when an observer scouted me. At first, I didn't take notice of the man who was watching me. Some days later, my father told me that I had received a special letter from my favourite team: Real Madrid Football Club. That man was a renowned football manager, and I had been accepted into the youth academy of a world-class club. It was incredible, until my alarm sounded at 7:00 a.m.

To sum up, dreams are a series of subconscious experiences that reflect your real ambitions, wishes, or even your fears. However, no one should take these dreams to extremes, because extremes are never beneficial in any situation.

Posible Gramática / Grammar Practice

1. Direct speech: "I can't understand dreams," Mary said. "Neither do I," Peter said.
   Reported speech: Mary said that she couldn't understand dreams, and Peter answered that neither did he (or: Peter said that he couldn't either).
2. Active voice: Most people know Freud's theories all over the world.
   Passive voice: Freud's theories are known all over the world by most people.
3. Relative clause: A middle-aged man can have anxiety. He dreams he is James Bond.
   Combined sentence: A middle-aged man, who dreams he is James Bond, can have anxiety.