There are 10 tricky grammar exercises focusing on the differences of active and passive voice. Active and passive voice sentences are mixed, featuring 13 higher level verbs. All the sentences are derived from the content of the video. The wrong sentences are either grammatically incorrect or are grammatical but don't make sense (don't add up logically). Therefore, to make the right choice, students not only have to filter out ungrammatical options, but also interpret what has been said in the video, while getting right the usage of the advanced verbs in the exercise. This triple cognitive task is what makes this exercise challenging for B1-B2 level students. 

Although the scientific theories are explained in plain language in the video, I would not recommend it below high school level. As for the language proficiency level, this lesson is most suitable for B2-C1 level.

What was your nicest dream that you can remember?

Do you think that dreams can foretell the future?

What may these dream symbols mean? Being chased, falling, flying?

Have you ever dreamt in a language other than your mother tongue?

Do you dream in black and white or in color?

Have you heard the expression "daydreaming"? How's it different from real dreaming?

When you get woken up during a dream, do you tend to continue dreaming that dream after you fall back asleep? 

Why do people dream? Which theory presented in the video seems most plausible (=believable) to you?

Do you agree with Freud that working with a psychologist on deciphiring the symbols in your dreams can help you resolve psychological problems?

Does it sound plausible to you that dreams help people cope with emotional trauma? Explain your answer.

Either as a warmer or follow-up activity, you can have the students act out a role play in pairs. One student is the psychologist and the other is the patient. Together they try to interpret the latest dream of the patient. The patient is given a dream scene and is asked to make up the rest of the dream using their imagination. You can use these images: https://en.islcollective.com/resources/printables/worksheets_doc_docx/warmer_interpreting_dreams/past-simple-/7526 or https://en.islcollective.com/resources/printables/worksheets_doc_docx/interpreting_dreams_2/intermediate-b1/97026

Depending on the proficiency level of your students, you may want to pre-teach the advanced verbs contained in the exercise sentences (see below), or some of the vocabulary items featured in the video.

A TedEd original lesson about the theories that try to explain the reasons why people sleep. 

Why We Dream - Passive or Active Voice

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Let's do English ESL general grammar practice. There are 10 tricky grammar exercises focusing on the differences of active and passive voice. Active and passive…