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Sleep

125 Listening & Speaking (PM Elective)

“Healthy habits”

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What words do you associate with sleep? - Vocabulary

rest / dreams / nightmare / pillow / blanket / warm / sofa / wake up / alarm / pjs (pajamas) / snore / sheep / count sheep / the Sandman / sleeping pills / insomnia / sleep walking / talking in your sleep / drool / bed / sheets / mattress /

BBC - Sleep Vocabulary

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Sleep Discussion Questions

LINK

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Lullabies

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Sleep Idioms (Matching)

sleep soundly
very early in the morning
sleep (informal)
short sleep
go to bed
not sleep at all
be constantly moving in bed unable to sleep
regain energy by sleeping or resting
fully awake
sleep before midnight or as recommended by health professionals (about 8 hours for adults) to preserve youthful looks

Sleep like a log
Recharge your batteries
Hit the hay
Beauty sleep
Toss and turn
Wide awake
Cat nap
Shuteye
Crack of dawn
Not sleep a wink

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Sleep Idioms

Are you a light sleeper or do you sleep like a log?
How long does it take you to recharge your batteries after a difficult week at work?
What time do you usually hit the hay?
Do you make sure to get your beauty sleep?
Do you sometimes toss and turn at night?
What would keep you wide awake at night?
Can a cat nap restore your energy for some time?
Are you able to get a shuteye on a bus or subway?
People of which professions would be up at the crack of dawn?
Why couldn’t David sleep a wink the night before Christmas?

Sleep like a log

Recharge your batteries

Hit the hay

Beauty sleep

Toss and turn

Wide awake

Cat nap

Shuteye

Crack of dawn

Not sleep a wink

Sleep Idioms Worksheet

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The benefits of a good night’s sleep

Listening Questions

(Answers)

Why this company is paying you to sleep?

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What would happen if you didn’t sleep?

Listening Questions

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Reading

Sleep Matters

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Sleep - Catch some zzz’s

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Sleep activity	What does it mean?	How do we stop it?
sleep-texting
sleepwalking
talking
snoring
grinding your teeth
tossing and turning

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Sleep-texting here and on the increase (Nov. 24, 2011)

Twenty-first century technology is bringing with it twenty-first century disorders. The latest is ‘sleep-texting’ – sending SMS messages in your sleep. This is a new phenomenon identified by Australia’s Melbourne Sleep Disorder Centre. Sleep specialist Dr David Cunnington, from the centre, said the condition is currently quite rare but has the potential to grow. He said he has seen many instances of sufferers sending incoherent text messages to their friends while asleep. Texters are reported to be completely unaware of their late-night messaging. One expert says the stresses of daily life cause people to text in their sleep. Another says young people are so attached to their mobile phones that sleep-texting is almost like sleepwalking.

Dr Cunnington’s advice is to leave the mobile phone out of the bedroom to resist the urge to text. He said: “If your phone is on the nightstand, then it will be more difficult to have a good night's sleep without feeling compelled to reply to a message or check your Facebook account.” He added: “The key point is that people need to respect their sleep, and make an effort to switch off at night.” Cunnington explained that sleep-emailing was a more serious problem, saying: “Emails can be sent to work colleagues and have much more serious consequences, whereas text messages are more likely to be accidentally sent to a friend or family member, so people aren't as likely to complain of a problem.”