Sleep and the Brain
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Sleep and the BrainUnit 4, Ch 15, p.162
Pre-reading Questions
How many hours do you sleep daily?
Would you like to sleep more? Less?
True or False?Our brains are completely at
rest (they “turn off”) when we sleep.
We spend only 2-4 percent of a night’s sleep time dreaming.
Sleeping during the day can be good for your brain.
Pre-reading Vocabulary
Mammals: animals that get milk from their mothers when young.
Rapid: fastMuscles: Motor skills: skills that depend on the
body’s nerves and musclesDo you good: make you feel betterAdvantages: things that help you do better
and be more successfulReact: feel or do something because of
something that just happened
Fast readingRead & listen to the text to understand the topic and the main
idea. Do not think about the vocabulary.
Target Vocabulary
schedule
nounplan or program, timetable
divided:
adjnot togetherThe room was divided into two.
pronounce
verb to say a word aloud In English, it is difficult to pronounce some
words.
active
Adj In action, when you do an activityYou should be really active in class if you
want to learn something.
period
nounan amount of timeThe circus will be in Gaziantep for a short
period.
rate
nounhow quickly or slowly something repeats over
a certain period of time.The crime rate in Gaziantep rose by 5
percent.
include
verbhave something or someone inside another
group or thing, containThe hotel price includes the dinner.
series
nouna group of actions or events, with each one
following one after the other.There is a series of football matches today.
nap
nouna short sleep during the day.Sometimes naps are good for brain.
focus
verb to concentrate on… I couldn’t focus on the class because I was
sleepy.
worse
adj-advopposite of betterMy grades are worse than my sister.
get over
verb to get better usually after a problem I got over Sal’s death.
effect
nouna result, or something that follows from a
causeThe effects of the Tsunami in Japan are so
great.
up to
prepositionuntil I can jump up to 30 cm.
set
verb to put a definite time. e.g set an alarm clock. I set the alarm clock last night but it didn’t
ring.
Careful Reading
Activity: Read-think-speak
Make a line Books open Right line: para 1-3-5-7 Left line: para 2-4-6-8 SS read the text para by para Think for 1 min after each para After thinking, one partner tells the other what he
read for 1 min (in turns)
Reading SkillsMake groups of 4.
Students answer the questions in the book as a group. Check as whole class.
True-False (5 minutes)
Reading for Details (5 minutes)
Cause & Effect (5 minutes)
Summarizing (5 minutes)
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