Objective: SWBAT define a lucid dream, describe appropriate techniques for achieving lucidity,
and come up with a list of things to do while lucid dreaming.
Assessment: Ss have a dialogue with a partner detailing how to lucid dream, and things to try
while lucid dreaming. They then share with the class.
Opening
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Describe a dream I had – you can surprise them that it’s a dream (see Appendix, D1)
“When I woke up, I was disappointed because I thought that it was real. I didn’t realize
that I was dreaming”
“Do you usually remember your dreams? Tell me about a dream you had – what are your
senses like in a dream?”
INM 1 – Lucid Dreaming
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“Are you awake? How do you know? When you are awake, you know you are awake
When you are dreaming, do you know that you are dreaming? How do you know whether
or not you are dreaming?”
“If you know that you are dreaming, you are having a lucid dream.”
Define lucid and lucid dream, CR
Give an example of a lucid dream (see Appendix, D2)
“It’s a lucid dream because I realized I was in a dream.”
CFU (see PPT)
GP 1 – Lucid or Stupid
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“Has anyone had a lucid dream? Lucid dreaming is hard! It takes practice.”
Introduce techniques for lucid dreaming, CR each, CFU each (see PPT)
o Keeping a dream diary
o Reality checks
o Repeat a mantra in bed
o What else?
GP 2 – Help the Dreamer
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Give examples of dreams (see Appendix)
Ss must say whether or not they are lucid – indicate their answer by holding up one hand
or two hands; if they don’t hold up any T will call on them (all Ss must participate)
Emphasize that if the dream is not lucid, we will say that it is stupid for this game
Call on one S with each opinion and have him/her explain why – TS
INM 2 – Techniques
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Describe a situation where someone is having trouble lucid dreaming
Ss must choose the correct technique to help them – indicate answers by holding up left
hand, right hand, or both hands; T will call on Ss if they don’t hold up any hands
Call on one S with each opinion and have him/her explain why – TS
INM3 – Things to do
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When you are lucid dreaming, you can do anything you want!
Examples of things to do
o Fly
o Talk to Mao Zedong
o What else?
GP 3
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Ss list two things you would like to do in a lucid dream
T calls on a couple Ss to share
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Ss have a dialogue with a partner – one person is a lucid dreamer, the other is curious –
which includes:
o A definition of lucid dreaming
o One technique that will help them lucid dream
 If dream diary
 If reality check – which one
 If mantra – which one
o A short list of things to try while lucid dreaming
Before Ss start, T chooses a high-level student to model the dialogue
T picks pairs to share to the class
Closing
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Quickly review material
Lucid dreams can be a lot of fun, you should try the techniques we discussed
Appendix
Dreams
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D1: I was a gong fu master. Jackie Chan challenged me to a fight. Then, I beat him in the
fight! Then I woke up.
D2: I was a gong fu master. Obama challenged me to a fight. Then, I beat him in the
fight! Then I thought it was impossible that I beat Obama. I realized that I was in a
dream. Then I woke up.
Lucid or Stupid
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You are in class learning oral English from Teacher Ari. Suddenly, Teacher Ari turns into
a vampire! He starts biting everyone in the class. You become very scared and then wake
up. (Stupid)
You go to Beijing with your family on vacation. When you walk around outside, you see
Mao Zedong! He is eating a sandwich from McDonalds. You think, “This is very strange.
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I must be dreaming.” So you sit down next to Mao and tell him a joke. They you wake
up. (Lucid)
You are talking to your best friend. Your friend tells you that it will be fun to jump out of
a window. You say “Are you crazy? I don’t want to die!” Your friend says, “Don’t
worry. This is just a dream.” You say “This isn’t a dream, this is real life!” Your friend
jumps but you don’t. Then you wake up. (Stupid)
You look in a mirror and all of your hair is pink! Then you wake up. You look in the
mirror and your hair is black. You realized that you were just dreaming (Stupid).
Help the Dreamer
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Gareth is never sure if he is asleep or awake. One time he went to school in his
underwear because he thought it was all a dream. (Reality check)
Pauline often stays in bed for a long time after she wakes up. After she gets out of bed,
she has trouble remembering her dreams. (Dream diary)
Marco is disappointed because he has never had a lucid dream. He isn’t sure whether he
is able to do it. He isn’t very confident. (Mantra)