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Ex 5: Complete the gaps with the words in italic.

alarm / blanket / dreams / duvet / fall / keep you awake / insomnia / jet-lagged / log / nap / nightmares /
oversleep / pillow / set / sheet / siesta / sleeping tablets / sleepy / snore / yawn / sleepwalks / recurrent dream
/ stay up
1) Most people start feeling ________ around 11.00 p.m.
2) The often open their mouth and ________.
3) They go to bed and ________ their ________ clock.
4) If you have had the same dream many times it means you’ve had a ________ ________.
5) They go into bed and put their head on the ________.
6) They cover themselves up with a ________ or a ________.
7) A large piece of cloth used on a bad to lie on is called a ________.
8) Soon they ________ asleep.
9) She had to ________ ________ all night because she needed to finish the report.
10) My neighbor often walks around when he is asleep. He ________.
11) Some people make a loud noise when they breathe. They ________.
12) During the night people have ________ or ________.
13) If you don’t hear your alarm in the morning you might ________.
14) If you drink coffee in the evening, it might ________ ________ ________.
15) Some people can’t sleep because they suffer from ________.
16) These people often have to take ________ ________.
17) Some people take a ________ or have ________ after lunch.
18) A person who sleeps well “sleeps like a ________”.
19) Someone who is tired after flying to another time zone is ________-________.

Ex 6: Discuss the questions:


1) Have you ever overslept and missed something important?
2) Is there any food or drink that keeps you awake?
3) Have you ever had insomnia? Did you have to take sleeping tablets? Did they work?
4) Have you ever fallen asleep at an embarrassing moment, for example during a class?
5) Have you ever been jet-lagged? Where were you going? How long did it take you to recover?
6) Have you ever sleepwalked or do you know anyone who sleepwalks?
7) Do you often have nightmares or recurrent dreams?
8) Do you sleep under a duvet or blanket? How many pillows do you like to have?
9) Do you snore? Have you ever had to share a room with someone who snores? Was it a problem?
10) Do you usually set an alarm clock before you go to bed?
11) Can you be woken up easily or do you sleep like a log?
12) Do you start yawning too when somebody you’re looking at is yawns? Do you know why it happens?
13) Have you ever stayed up all night? Why?

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