Dreaming of Someone

 
 

Vocabulary

vivid	reappear	dream (2)
involve	deep (2)	thereafter
stormy	wave (3)	toss and turn
yacht	staff (2)	switch on
kiosk	take part	participant
gale	break (3)	destination
sailor	miss (3)	newsagent
crew	race (3)	crewmember
rescue	request	find/found/found
weak	nervous	report (2)
allow	converse	oh my goodness
recover	introduce	give birth
infant	adopt (2)	fraternal twins

 
 
 
 

After a hard day’s work, both at the company and at home, Sally would go to bed and fall into a deep sleep.

During this time, she would have vivid dreams.

At a certain point, she began dreaming of a certain individual. The same person would reappear in all of her dreams thereafter.

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One night, Sally had yet another dream involving the same person.

This time, she saw him on a boat. The weather was stormy, and the boat was being tossed and turned by huge waves . . .

Sally work up.

She switched on the radio, and listened to the BBC News.

The newscaster reported that yachts from all over the world had been taking part in a race from New York City, US to Plymouth, UK.

The participants were nearing their destination . . .

Then a sea storm broke.

All the yachts had pulled through the gale, and everyone was safe — except that one crewmember of a yacht was missing.

Sally ran out of her house, and to a nearby newsagents (kiosk). On the front pages of the newspapers were pictures of the missing sailor; he looked just like the person she had seen in her dreams.

She bought three newspapers and began reading them. The missing man was named Simon Shepherd.

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A few days later, Sally heard on the radio that Simon had been found and rescued. They brought him to a hospital in England.

Sally went to the hospital and requested to visit him. The medical staff said that Simon could not receive any guests at the moment, as he was recovering and still needed to rest.

After several days, Sally was allowed to see Simon.

She entered Simon’s room.

They looked at each other.

“Hhhh . . . Hi. How are?” asked Sally.
“I’m doing okay now,” replied Simon. “Still weak though.”
“I’m Sally . . . ”

They began conversing.

Then Sally asked him his age.

“I’m 32,” answered Simon.
“Why, I’m 32 too,” said Sally. “ . . . Uh . . . and when is your . . . birthday?”
“The seventeenth of October,” said Simon.
“Oh, my goodness!” said Sally.

During her visit, she found out, like herself, Simon had been adopted as an infant.

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The following day, Sally went to the records office. There she learned that she and Simon had both been born on the same day to the same single, young woman, who had died after giving birth to fraternal twins.

As no one at the time had wanted to adopt two babies, so they separated and adopted by two different families.

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Questions

1. Sally began having a special, unique every night. True or false? Did she dream about gold, silver and castles?

2. What did she dream of one night?

3. When she woke up, did she feel concerned and worried? What did she do?

4. Sally went outside. Is this right or wrong? What did she do?

5. What did she hear on the radio a few days later?

6. Did she just stay home?

7. In the end . . .

 
 

A. I have several dreams every night. Yes or no? Do you remember your dreams?

B. Have you sailed or ridden on a boat or ship?

C. I have stayed in a hospital. True or false? If yes, how was it? Have you visited anyone in a hospital?

D. Do you have a twin? Are there twins in your school or neighborhood?

E. My classmate was adopted. One of my friends was adopted. Is this right or wrong?