Sleep

Learning Objectives

Apply listening behaviors to improve comprehension of spoken English

Summarize content of spoken English conversations and speeches

Person lying face down on a bed with striped sheets

Sleep is a naturally recurring state of mind and body, characterized by a decreased ability to react to surrounding noises and stimuli. Sleep is necessary to rest the body and mind, and for overall health.  Good quality sleep is important for energy levels and productivity.

 

 

key vocabulary

 Activity             Deprivation          Disorder           Habit           Inhibited

 Optimal             Physiological       Process            Recurring     Rhythm

⇢Vocabulary Activities

Video and Audio Content

Watch “What Would Happen if You Didn’t Sleep.”

Watch Ariana Huffington describe the connection between sleep and success.

Watch Professor Matt Walker describe the stages of sleep.