Lesson 6 Sleep
Knowledge of Sleep (1) : 10 Fun Facts about Sleep
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How much do you know about SLEEP?
Listen and try to fill in the blanks. (The answers are at the bottom of the page.) (10) When your are snoring, you can not ____________. (9) On average, every person spends _______ years dreaming during sleep. (8) During sleep, _________ keep half of their brain awake. (7) Your sleep positions affect the __________ you have. (6) Different animals have varied sleep requirements. For example, giraffes sleep _____ hours a day while bats spend _____ percent of their life time sleeping. (5) Those who suffer from Sleep Beauty Syndrome usually sleep up to _______ hours a day. (4) According to historian Roger Eckrich, it's common to get _______ sleep cycles. (3) The average US workers have lower productivity due to ___________. (2) Those who stay awake late at night tend to have _______ (higher/lower) IQ. (1) Elephants stand during ________(REM/NREM sleep). |
Knowledge of Sleep (2): Why do we need sleep?
Listen to Rossell Foster's speech and find the problems which would be caused by lack of sleep.
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Knowledge of Sleep (3): How to sleep better?
How about your sleep quality?
Do you think you sleep well every night? Here are 5 tips and tricks for good sleep hygiene. Watch the YouTube clip and find what they are. |
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Question to Think about : To have enough sleep, should we start school later?
Recently a later school start time for students has sparked a heated debate in Taichung. Listen to what doctors from the U.S. say about the benefits of sleeping in for children.
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