Expect a good night's sleep Avoid alcohol and drugs Do sports before going to bed Keep a sleep routine Be active during the day Say goodnight to electronics Have a sleepless night once i
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Match the headings with the ideas about sleeping There are two extra headings that you won’t need.
Expect a good night's sleep Avoid alcohol and drugs
Do sports before going to bed Keep a sleep routine
Be active during the day Say goodnight to electronics Have a sleepless night once in a while
A recent study shows that about 1 in 4 teens has trouble sleeping Lack of sleep can affect
everything from our emotions to how well we focus on tasks like driving It can even cause
headaches, stomach aches, or other physical problems
How can we get the sleep we need? Here are some ideas:
Source: kidshealth.org
You've probably noticed how much running around little kids
do — and how soundly they
sleep Take a tip from a toddler
and get at least 60 minutes of exercise a day Physical activity
can decrease stress and help
people feel more relaxed Just don't work out too close to bedtime because exercise can wake you up before it slows you down
Stress can trigger insomnia, so the
more you agonize about not
sleeping, the greater the risk you'll
lie awake staring at the ceiling
Instead of worrying that you won't
sleep, remind yourself that you can
Say, "Tonight, I will sleep well"
several times during the day It can
also help to practise breathing
exercises or gentle yoga poses
before bed
Going to bed at the same time every night helps the body
expect sleep Creating a set bedtime routine can enhance this
relaxation effect So unwind every night by reading, listening to
music, spending time with a pet, writing in a journal, playing
Sudoku, or doing anything else that relaxes you
Lots of people think that alcohol or drugs will make them relaxed and
drowsy, but that's not the case Drugs and alcohol disrupt sleep,
increasing a person's chance of waking up in the middle of the night
Experts recommend using the bedroom for sleep only If you can't make your
bedroom a tech-free zone, at least
shut everything down an hour or more before lights out Nothing says, "Wake
up, something's going on!" like the
buzz of a text or the ping of an IM
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Are the following statements True or False Support your answer with quotes from the texts.
You can drive better if you sleep a lot
If you don’t sleep enough, you may feel under the weather You shouldn’t read anything if you want to sleep well Doing sports right before bed time makes you very sleepy
If you suffer from insomnia, you can fall asleep easily Yoga and breathing exercises can help you fall asleep
Never turn off your TV in your bedroom if you want to sleep well
Task 3
Find the words and phrases that the following definitions refer to.
relax after a period of work or tension _
without any electric devices _
a child who has recently learnt to walk _
Task 4
Answer the following questions.
What problems do you have to face if you don’t get enough sleep?
What are the best ways of relaxation before going to bed?
Why haven’t small children got sleep problems?
How can you make yourself believe that you can fall asleep easily?
Why isn’t it a good idea to drink alcohol before going to bed?
Why is it bad to have electronic devices turned on when you want to sleep?
Task 5
Work with a partner and discuss your sleeping habits For example:
How much sleep do you need?
How do you feel when you sleep less than usual?
Have you ever found it difficult to fall asleep?
What did you do?
Is counting sheep a good method to go to sleep?
Have you got a method of your own?
Do you ever dream?
Do you believe that dreams have their special meaning?
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Task 1:
1 Keep a sleep routine
2 Be active during the day
3 Expect a good night’s sleep
4 Avoid alcohol and drugs
5 Say goodnight to electronics
Task 2:
1 – True; 2 – False; 3 – True; 4 – False; 5 – False; 6 – False; 7 – True; 8 – False; 9 – False
Task 3:
1 ping
2 unwind
3 poses
4 drowsy
5 agonize
6 enhance
7 lack
8 tech-free
9 disrupt
10 trigger
11 decrease
12 toddler
Task 4:
1 You feel bad, can’t focus, you may have headaches, stomach aches
2 Create a set bedtime routine (read, listen to music, etc)
3 Because they move a lot during the day
4 Repeat ”I will sleep well” and don’t worry about not falling asleep.
5 Because it can disturb your sleep.
6 Because you may wake up.