Independent study Text 10 (Wed 24th Jan)
Instructions for independent work (24th Jan)
1. Familiarise yourself thoroughly with text 10 as well as its vocabulary, i.e. read through the text and make sure you understand the main points.
2. Go through exe. 10a (first without looking at the answers, and after that seeing whether you had answered correctly).
3. Do exe. 10b and 10d in writing. (Prepare to present your ideas for the rest of the group and the teacher.)
4. Listen to the podcast called Sleep is your superpower (below) and answer to the listed questions in writing.
2. Go through exe. 10a (first without looking at the answers, and after that seeing whether you had answered correctly).
3. Do exe. 10b and 10d in writing. (Prepare to present your ideas for the rest of the group and the teacher.)
4. Listen to the podcast called Sleep is your superpower (below) and answer to the listed questions in writing.
MATTHEW WALKER: Sleep is your superpower (TEDtalk April 2019)
Watch the video here:
https://www.ted.com/talks/matt_walker_sleep_is_your_superpower/
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1. Answer these questions while listening to the TEDtalk:
- How does getting enough deep sleep help you learn new things?
- What effect does the daylight saving time have on the health of 1.6 billion people across the world?
- What happens to our white killer cells when we fall short on sleep even just for one night?
- What does the WHO (the World Health Organisation) have to say about night-time shift work?
- Why living up to the old saying of ”I’ll sleep when I’m dead” is not very wise according to the scientists?
2. Discuss:
- How much sleep per night do you think is a healthy dose for a person of your age?
- What downsides do you know there are from a bad night's sleep? Share your own experiences.
- What do you think you could do to improve your own sleeping habits?
- Why do you think sleeping enough is particularly important for people in their teens?