Submarine Sleep

10/10/2020 4:45:00 PM
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Do you know?

  • Sailors on submarines have to take turns to sleep. 
  • Sailors sleep more easily on submarines than on ships.

Why is that? Let's find the answers in the following passage!

The sleep of a sailor on a submarine. Image: reddit.com

Listen and choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.

  • What is "hot-bunking"?
  • What do some sailors do easier on submarines than on ships?

What is "hot-bunking"?

  • Two sailors share the same bed.
  • Two sailors share the same clothes.
  • Two sailors share the same shift.

What do some sailors do easier on submarines than on ships?

  • work
  • sleep
  • wake up

Complete the text you are listening to by dragging the correct word to each blank.

Submarine Sleep

How do sleep on a submarine? In older and smaller subs, sailors used to do something. It was called “hot-bunking.” “Hot-bunking” was when two sailors shared the same bed. One shift, one sailor would sleep. The other sailor would work. On the second shift, the sailors flipped. The one that was working the bunk. The one that had been sleeping got up to work. Some sailors have an easier time sleeping on submarines than sailors do on ships. Why is this? Sailors on subs have seasickness. Under the surface, the water is . The sub does not . It does not roll. People can sleep without being rocked up and down. They are not tossed out of their bunks in seas.

Read and answer the following questions.

Submarine Sleep

A corner of sleeping space on a submarine. Image: mirror.co.uk 

How do sailors sleep on a submarine? In older and smaller subs, sailors used to do something. It was called “hot-bunking.” “Hot-bunking” was when two sailors shared the same bed. One shift, one sailor would sleep. The other sailor would work. On the second shift, the sailors flipped. The one that was working took over the bunk. The one that had been sleeping got up to work. Some sailors have an easier time sleeping on submarines than sailors do on ships. Why is this? Sailors on subs have less seasickness. Under the surface, the water is calm. The sub does not rock. It does not roll. People can sleep without being rocked up and down. They are not tossed out of their bunks in rough seas.

Most likely, in bigger submarines, sailors _____
  • feel the rough seas more.
  • all work the same shift.
  • have their own bunks.
  • get seasick more.
Why would sailors “hot-bunk”?
  • to stay cool
  • to stay calm
  • to save sleep
  • to save space

Why do some sailors sleep more easily on submarines than on ships?

  • Because they share the same bed with others.
  • Because they work less time on submarines.
  • Because water under the surface is calm.
  • Because ships have more beds for them.

Put the right word in each blank. The sentences are from the text.

  1. How do sleep on a submarine?
  2. The sub does not . It does not roll.
  3. They are not tossed out of their bunks in seas.
  4. Sailors on subs have seasickness.
  5. Under the surface, the water is .
  6. The one that was working the bunk.

Put the right word in each blank. These are new sentences for words in the text.

  1. It was too to sail that night.
  2. His father was a US Navy .
  3. Paul's daughter the job in 2017.
  4. She the baby gently in her arms.
  5. He was advised to drink beer.
  6. The sea is today because there is no wind.