WORLD ENGLISH IN USE

            We often say “Sweet dreams,” but have you ever wondered why we dream? Some say that dreaming is our brain’s way of exercising. While we sleep, our brain may be testing the connections and pathways to see if they are working well. Others believe that dreaming is our brain’s way of sorting out problems. Problems that have not been addressed during the day are sometimes resolved in our sleep. Yet another explanation is that dreaming is our brain’s way of fixing and organizing all the information we have. While sleeping, our brains have a chance to sort out the information that we want to keep from the stuff we no longer want. Still, another idea is that dreams are just another form of thinking. Will we ever get to know the answer to this question? Maybe we should sleep on it.

                      Twinkle, twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are...Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall...the eensy weensy spider climbed up the waterspout, down came the rain and washed the spider out...sound familiar? But of course, these are nursery rhymes that we  enjoyed so much when we were children. How about the damsel in distress who was rescued by her  knight in shining armor from a fire-belching dragon, the beauty who lived with the seven dwarfs, and  the little girl who got warped into wonderland and experienced all those interesting adventures? Such  great fairy tales these were that tickled our imaginations and inspired us to create stories of our own.                 What joy reading brings. Many of us young readers would say that first and foremost, the reason we read something is because we enjoy it. True...