ELT Resources Course

Class 2 Activity 1: News article

Source: ‘Why reducing sleep makes you hungry’

http://www.bbc.com/news/health-39798610

Activity: Reading (authentic material)

Age: Young adults (aged from 18 to 25 years old)
Level: intermediate
Timing: 90 minutes

Pre-reading activity
T has three slips of paper with questions on them, she asks three students to take one
each and read the question for
1- How many hours sleep do you get every day?
2- Is it convenient to study at night? Why?
3- What can you do if you suffer from sleeping problems? Do you have any homemade
recipe to prevent them?

T asks the class what is the topic they are going to deal with during the class. Sts answer
SLEEPING. T writes the word on the board and asks students to list what they know
about the topic. As students come up with different words related to “sleeping”, the
teacher explains any doubts and adds some new key vocabulary taken from the text.
Through this activity the T promotes getting the meaning of new words in context.
Sleeping
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New words: insomniac, sleep-deprived, nap
Once the list of words is ready, T asks the students to use some of the vocabulary they
came up with in sentences.

While-reading activity
T distributes the reading passage. T calls out individual students to read the paragraphs.
Once each paragraph is finished, T asks individual students to get the main ideas of the
paragraphs. As soon as they have finished sharing their ideas, T asks the class if there
are new words for them. T helps the class by providing examples using the new
vocabulary. The purpose of these activities are:
 Reading aloud: Individual learner: to get further practice in reading aloud to
increase self-confidence.
Whole class: To improve listening skills as well as to foster students’ attention
spam.
 Vocabulary: To promote getting the meaning of new words in context.

After- reading activity

The T asks the class to match some words from the text with their synonyms.
By doing this, students get familiar with new vocabulary.

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Synonym Matching

1. insomniac a. remove
2. cramming b. be visible
3. freeing up c. hunger for
4. recruit d.sleepless
5. feasted e. begin
6. crave f.liberate
7. kick off g. eat sumptuously
8. spread h.study hard before a test
9. cut out i. enlist
10.show up j.increase

Key: 1.D - 2.H - 3.F - 4. I - 5.G - 6.C - 7.E - 8. - 9. A - 10.B

Then the T asks the class to match the halves of sentences to make full meaningful
sentences.
By doing this, students become aware of writing meaningful sentences.

Phrase matching

1.Researchers have also found that areas of your brain

2.when I don't get at least seven hours' sleep
3.When people are sleep-deprived
4.Getting a good night's sleep
5.The least popular option was eating two kiwi fruit before bed,

a. is particularly important for students who are currently revising for exams.
b. associated with reward also become more active when you're tired.
c. which only attracted 27 people.
d. they often crave sweet foods.
e. I become tired and irritable.

KEY: 1.B 2.E. D 3. 4. A 5. C

After checking the previous exercise with the whole class, the T gives a task for
homework. She asks the class to go back to the text and read the paragraph ‘Important
for children’. T asks the class to bring the main ideas they can get from the paragraph.
That activity will be checked next class. Then, the teacher asks the following
comprehension questions to individual students.

Answer the following questions:

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1- Why was the author surprised while carrying out the article?
2- Why do you believe the writer joined in the experiment?
3- Which are the causes of being sleep-deprived?
4- According to your view, which is the best technique to get a good night’s sleep?
5- Do you agree with what the article says? Why?

This exercise promotes students’ fluency and speaking skills. At the same time, the T can
figure out what the students got from the reading.

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