Let's Get Some Sleep
12/28/2021 1:23:09 PM
Do you know?
- We spend about a third of our lives asleep.
- Sleep is an essential function that allows your body and mind to recharge, leaving you refreshed and alert when you wake up.
- Getting enough sleep isn’t only about total hours of sleep but also about the quality of sleep.
Let's explore more in the following passage!
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Listen to the passage Let's Get Some Sleep and complete the sentences by dragging the correct word to each blank.
Let's face it: No one likes being told when to go to bed. Not me, not you, not your friend from down the street. So why do bedtimes exist? Why can't we just go to sleep when we feel like it? A little more television never hurt anyone, right?
Your parents set your for a good reason: sleep. You need a lot of sleep. Sleep helps you in ways that you might not think. Right now, you might think of sleep as something that keeps you away from the things you love to do. It cuts you off from watching your favorite shows or beating the next level in your favorite video game.
But in truth, you should think of sleep as something that helps you do your favorite things. Yes, you read correctly. Sleep can make you a better video game player!
How does it do this? Well, a kid your age is supposed to get about ten hours of sleep a night. If you go to bed at eight p.m., you should wake up no earlier than six a.m. All that time is needed to rest your body and brain.
Ten hours of rest that you at your peak level. This means that you'll think more clearly, react more quickly, and feel better. In videogame talk, this means that you'll have the and focus to beat the bad guy.
Sleep also helps keep you healthy in the long term, so you'll get more opportunities to do the things you love. Getting enough sleep lowers your chance of sickness. Scientists aren't really sure why that is. They just find that it works! You also grow during your sleep.
So if you want to be big and tall, it's best to listen to your parents and follow that bedtime!
Read and answer the following questions.
Let's Get Some Sleep
Written by Marvin Ferraz
Let's face it: No one likes being told when to go to bed. Not me, not you, not your friend from down the street. So why do bedtimes exist? Why can't we just go to sleep when we feel like it? A little more television never hurt anyone, right?
Your parents set your bedtime for a good reason: sleep. You need a lot of sleep. Sleep helps you in ways that you might not think. Right now, you might think of sleep as something that keeps you away from the things you love to do. It cuts you off from watching your favorite shows or beating the next level in your favorite video game.
But in truth, you should think of sleep as something that helps you do your favorite things. Yes, you read correctly. Sleep can actually make you a better video game player!
How does it do this? Well, a kid your age is supposed to get about ten hours of sleep a night. If you go to bed at eight p.m., you should wake up no earlier than six a.m. All that time is needed to rest your body and brain.
Ten hours of rest ensure that you perform at your peak level. This means that you'll think more clearly, react more quickly, and feel better. In videogame talk, this means that you'll have the spirit and focus to beat the bad guy.
Sleep also helps keep you healthy in the long term, so you'll get more opportunities to do the things you love. Getting enough sleep lowers your chance of sickness. Scientists aren't really sure why that is. They just find that it works! You also grow during your sleep.
So if you want to be big and tall, it's best to listen to your parents and follow that bedtime!
Source: Mobymax Reading Stories G3.7-3.9
Which of the following is NOT mentioned about a benefit of sleep?
- Improving health in the long term
- Focusing and studying better at school
- Developing physical appearance
According to the passage, getting ten hours of sleep can _____.
- improve your performance
- waste your time working
- stay awake all day
What is the author's purpose in the first paragraph?
- to force readers to focus on the main theme
- to lead to the main theme of the passage
- to give some information about the main theme
According to the passage, how might we often think of sleep?
- We might think that sleep prevents us from our favourite activities.
- We might think of sleep as a way to relax after a long day.
- We might think that sleep does nothing good to us and our body.
Based on the passage, if you go to bed at 11 p.m, when should you wake up?
- Earlier than 6 a.m
- No earlier than 9 a.m
- At exactly 8 a.m
What best describes the main idea of the passage?
- Sleep steals your time of watching TV.
- Getting enough sleep is very important.
- All of us should have a bedtime.
Build your vocabulary by learning these intensive phrases/idioms
Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).
Stop beating about the bush and tell me what you want.
- directly
- slowly
- loudly
- indirectly
Complete the second sentence using the word given so that it has the same meaning to the first.
Mobile phones are not allowed in exam halls.
=> Students are not ............. (SUPPOSED)
She laughed and chatted but was, _____, not having much fun.
- in vain
- in truth
- in turn
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word in a bracket. You must use between THREE and FIVE words, including the word given. Do not change the word given.
She became one of the most famous singers in the 60s and 70s. (PEAK)
=> The singer was her popularity in the 60s and 70s.