Sleep

1.

Common mistakes

2.

Mistake correction

3.

Spelling
dictation

4.

Check your answers
environment
efficiently
affectionate
rebellious
pesticide
suffocate
indigestion
susceptible
fertilizer
innocent

5.

Do we
really
need
to sleep?

6.

Lesson Objectives
• spell the topic-specific
vocabulary accurately;
• deduce meaning of words
from the context;
• identify specific information
in the text.

7.

Find someone who
sleeps 7 hours a day
can sleep in the bus
likes sleeping in the
complete darkness
usually feels sleepy after
lunch
often has nightmare
had insomnia
snores
has ever fallen asleep at
school

8.

Group work
(5 min.)
Choose one problem and discuss:
• lack of sleep
• insomnia
• nightmare
• feel sleepy after lunch
PROBLEM – CAUSE – SOLUTION
1,5 min for presentation

9.

Discussion
•Is sleeping a
waste of time?
•Could we live
without
sleeping?

10.

put off (v.)
• I can't put off going to the
dentist any longer.
to decide or arrange to delay an
event or activity until a later
time or date

11.

eventually (adv.)
• It might take him ages, but
he will do it eventually.
in the end, especially after a
long time or a lot of effort,
problems, etc.

12.

deny (v.)
• Neil denies that he broke
the window, but I'm sure he
did.
to say that something is not
true

13.

yawn (v.)
• He yawned and said, 'I'm tired.
I'm going to bed.'
to open the mouth wide and
take a lot of air into the lungs
and slowly send it out, usually
when tired or bored

14.

snore (v.)
• My husband snores and
keeps me awake at night.
to breathe in a very noisy way
while you are sleeping

15.

oversleep (v.)
• I missed the bus this
morning because I
overslept again.
to sleep for longer than you
intended to and so wake up
late

16.

fall asleep (v.)
• I feel asleep on the sofa
last night watching TV.
• I fell asleep as soon as my
head hit the pillow.
to start to sleep

17.

insomnia (n.)
• People with insomnia
often take sleeping pills.
the condition of being
unable to sleep

18.

What is the difference?
get up/
wake up
go to bed/
go to sleep
a dream/ a
nightmare
a clock/ an
alarm clock
a pillow/ a
blanket
awake/
asleep

19.

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SNO
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NIGHT
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SLEPT
NIGHTMARE INSOMNIA OVERSLEPT
PILLOW YAWN SNORING

20.

For each definition, find the word
by joining two groups of letters.
1. You put your head on this when you’re in
bed.
1.pillow
2. A dream when frightening, unpleasant
things happen. 2.nightmare
snoring so loudly he woke all
3. Robin was ________
the family.
overslept
4. Sorry I’m late, I _______. I didn’t hear my
alarm clock.
5. People who can’t sleep suffer from this.
5.insomnia
6. To open your mouth wide when you’re
tired or bored. 6.yawn

21.

What do the highlighted words mean?
1.I fell asleep on the sofa last night watching TV.
2.He yawned and said, “I’m tired. I’m going to bed.”
3.My husband snores and keeps me awake at night.
4.I overslept yesterday and was late for work.
5.People with insomnia often take sleeping pills.

22.

Task 1. Identify the
word by its definition
Reading
Assignment
Task 2. Answer the
questions. Give full
answers.

23.

Class Discussion
Do you believe Dr
Meddis’ theory
Would you take a
pill to keep you
awake for ever?
Why/Why not?

24.

Listening Practice
Listen to the story of Mr.
Gordon Pringle.
Task 1 Choose a, b or c
Task 2 Write the missing
words

25.

Essay competition
"The future is in your
hands: invent and
create"
Deadline: October
10th