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Sleep

14 YOU ARE FEELING SLEEPY

1 Unjumble these letters to find a word connected with sleep.

(Clue: Its when you cant sleep.)

2 Work in a small group and ask the other

members the questions on this survey.

3 Look at the cartoon and complete these

phrases. Did you have any of these
answers to the last question?

1
2
3
4
5

r............................... something boring.

have a warm b...............................
have a hot d...............................
do some e...............................
count s...............................

1 Do
y
2 Ho ou sleep w
ell?
w ma
ny
3 Do
you r hours slee
emem
p
4 Ar
ber yo do you ne
e you
r
ed?
u
dream
r
whit
s in co dreams?
lour o
5 Do e?
r blac
you
k and
a) on sleep
your
back
b) on
your
front
c) on
6 Do your side
?
y
7 Do ou like a d
ar
y
8 Do ou like a q k room for
uiet r
sleep
you li
oom
ke a w
9 Do
for sle ing?
a
y
r
o
m
u
ep
room
pr
10 W
for sle ing?
hat d efer a duv
e
o you
e
11 I
ping?
f you
wear t or sheets
cant
?
get to in bed?
sleep,
what
do yo
u do?

surv
ey

4 These words are on the recording. Before you listen, circle the correct answers A, B or C.
1 What do we call a small area of water in a
garden?
A lake B pond C sea
2 What covers your whole body and goes brown
in the sun?
A dress B hair C skin

3 What is the opposite of top?

A topless B bottom C down
4 If you put something heavy in water? It ..
A sinks B drowns C falls
5 What do we call the main door to a house?
The .. door.
A big B front C key

5 You are going to listen to a sleep recording for people who have problems going to
sleep. Before you listen, talk to a partner about these questions.
1 What do you think will be on the tape?
2 What will the voice be like?

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Now listen to the recording. Sit in your chair and follow the instructions.

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Sleep

7 With a partner, complete these sentences from the recording.

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Lie on your ..............................

You can see down into the ..............................

Relax your ..............................

Put your .............................. on the .............................. step.

Close your ..............................

The sun is shining on the ..............................

Breathe .............................. and ..............................

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Youre nearly at the ..............................

Your bed is like a ..............................

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The lovely garden is ..............................

You are standing at the top of the ..............................

Listen again and check.

8 With your partner think of another situation like the house and the stairs and
write notes for the recording instructions. Here are some suggestions.
A field track river bridge
steps down shining water
B trees path light clearing
pool boat beautiful woman

Try to use some of these phrases

from the recording:

I want you to imagine .

You are in .
You are standing .
Breatherelax walk move put
Can you see?
Can you feel?

9 Speaking. Change partners and practise your situation on another student. Speak
slowly. Does he/she go to sleep?!

10 Speaking. Some people say that when you are in a very relaxed state like this you
can learn and remember things very easily. When your partner is very relaxed say
these things to him/her like the recording.
Student A
A nap is a very short sleep. A nap. Nap.
To doze is to sleep very lightly. To doze. Doze.
A nightmare is a bad dream. A nightmare. Nightmare.
Student B
To snore is to make noises through your nose when you sleep. To snore. Snore.
A recurring dream is one that you have again and again. Recurring dream. Recurring.
To sleep lightly is to wake easily during the night. Sleep lightly. Lightly.

Test him/her afterwards.

11 Writing. Write the script you used in activity 9.

Can-do checklist

I
I
I
I

can
can
can
can

understand spoken instructions.

describe an imaginary situation.
give instructions orally and in writing.
ask and answer questions about personal information

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