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READ
National Napping Day started in 1999. It takes place on the Monday after daylight savings time begins, which is when a lot of people lose an hour’s sleep. The day serves as a reminder to us all that sleep is an essential and healthy part of our daily routine. More and more people are not getting enough sleep. We are working longer hours and there are more things to do that keep us awake, like movies and video games. National Napping Day raises awareness of the benefits of napping. Regular napping can reduce the risk of having a heart attack or suffering from other heart problems. It also increases our energy levels and improves our mood and performance. It is a very cheap way of making us feel better!
When we are deprived of sleep, the best thing to do is take a nap; get a bit of shut-eye; have forty winks. There is a lot of research into just what kind of nap is best for us. We all know about the traditional cat-nap. We put our head down and have a little sleep during our lunch hour. But then there is the power-nap. This is a short sleep which ends just before we fall into deep sleep. It quickly refreshes you and stops you from feeling drowsy and groggy. Another variety is the caffeine nap. This is when you have a power nap after a cup of coffee. It takes about 20 minutes for the caffeine to take effect, so when you wake up you feel doubly energized. Whatever nap you take, you can rest assured it will be good for your health.
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PHRASE MATCH
Match the following phrases from the article.
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a lot of people lose an
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our mood and performance
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sleep is an essential and healthy
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hour’s sleep
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there are more things to do
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us feel better
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reduce the risk of
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that keep us awake
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increases our energy levels and improves
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having a heart attack
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It is a very cheap way of making
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part of our daily routine
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deprived
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drowsy and groggy
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the best thing to do is take
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of sleep
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We put our head
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the caffeine to take effect
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stops you from feeling
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a nap
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It takes about 20 minutes for
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good for your health
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you can rest assured it will be
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LISTENING GAP FILL
National Napping Day started in 1999. It __________________ Monday after daylight savings time begins, which is when a lot of people __________________ sleep. The day serves as a reminder to us all that sleep is an essential and healthy __________________ routine. More and more people are not getting enough sleep. We are working longer hours and there are more things __________________ awake, like movies and video games. National Napping Day raises awareness of the benefits of napping. Regular napping __________________ having a heart attack or suffering from other heart problems. It also increases our energy levels and improves our mood and performance. It is __________________ of making us feel better!
When we are deprived of sleep, the __________________ is take a nap; get a bit of shut-eye; have forty winks. There is a lot of research into just what kind __________________ us. We all know about the traditional cat-nap. We put our head down and __________________ during our lunch hour. But then there is the power-nap. This is a short sleep which ends just before we __________________. It quickly refreshes you and stops you from __________________. Another variety is the caffeine nap. This is when you have a power nap after a cup of coffee. It takes about 20 minutes for the caffeine to take effect, so when you wake up you __________________. Whatever nap you take, __________________ it will be good for your health.
WHILE READING / LISTENING GAP FILL
Put the words into the gaps in the text.
National Napping Day started in 1999. It takes __________ on the Monday after daylight savings time begins, which is when a lot of people __________ an hour’s sleep. The day serves as a reminder to us all that sleep is an __________ and healthy part of our daily routine. More and more people are not getting __________ sleep. We are working longer hours and there are more things to do that keep us awake, like movies and video games. National Napping Day raises awareness of the __________ of napping. Regular napping can reduce the __________ of having a heart attack or suffering from other heart problems. It also increases our energy levels and improves our __________ and performance. It is a very __________ way of making us feel better!
benefits cheap lose enough place risk mood essential
When we are __________ of sleep, the best thing to do is __________ a nap; get a bit of shut-eye; have forty winks. There is a lot of research into just what kind of nap is best for us. We all know about the traditional cat-nap. We put our head __________ and have a little sleep during our lunch hour. But then there is the power-nap. This is a short sleep which ends just before we __________ into deep sleep. It quickly refreshes you and stops you from feeling __________ and groggy. Another variety is the caffeine __________. This is when you have a power nap after a cup of coffee. It takes about 20 minutes for the caffeine to take __________, so when you wake up you feel doubly energized. Whatever nap you take, you can rest __________ it will be good for your health.
fall nap down assured deprived effect drowsy take
CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD
Delete the wrong word in each of the pairs of italics.
National Napping Day started in 1999. It takes place / places on the Monday after daylight savings time begins, which is when a lot of people lose / losing an hour’s sleep. The day serves as a reminder to us all that sleep is an essence / essential and healthy part of our daily routine. More and more people are not getting enough sleep / sleeping. We are working longer hours and there are more things to do that keep us wakey / awake, like movies and video games. National Napping Day raises awareness of the benefits of napping. Regular napping can reduce the risk by / of having a heart attack or suffering from other heart problems. It also increases our energy levels and improves our mood / moody and performance. It is a very cheap / cheep way of making us feel better!
When we are deprived of asleep / sleep, the best thing to do is take a nap; get / bet a bit of shut-eye; have forty winks. There is a lot of research into just what kind of nap is best for us. We all know about the tradition / traditional cat-nap. We put our head down / up and have a little sleep during our lunch hour. But then there is the power-nap. This is a short sleep which ends just before we falling / fall into deep sleep. It quickly refreshes / refreshments you and stops you from feeling drowsy and groggy. Another variety is the caffeine nap. This is when you have a power nap after a cup of coffee. It takes about 20 minutes for the caffeine to take / make effect, so when you wake up you feel doubly energized. Whatever nap you take, you can rest assured / insured it will be good for your health.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
National Napping Day started in 1999. It takes (1) ____ on the Monday after daylight savings time begins, which is when a lot of people lose an hour’s sleep. The day (2) ____ as a reminder to us all that sleep is an essential and healthy part of our daily routine. More and more people are not getting enough sleep. We are working longer hours and there are more things to do that keep us (3) ____, like movies and video games. National Napping Day raises awareness of the (4) ____ of napping. Regular napping can reduce the (5) ____ of having a heart attack or suffering from other heart problems. It also increases our energy levels and improves our (6) ____ and performance. It is a very cheap way of making us feel better!
When we are deprived (7) ____ sleep, the best thing to do is take a nap; get a bit of shut-eye; have forty winks. There is a lot of research (8) ____ just what kind of nap is best for us. We all know about the traditional cat-nap. We put our head down and have a little sleep (9) ____ our lunch hour. But then there is the power-nap. This is a short sleep which ends just before we fall into deep sleep. It quickly (10) ____ you and stops you from feeling drowsy and groggy. Another variety is the caffeine nap. This is when you have a power nap after a cup of coffee. It takes about 20 minutes for the caffeine to take effect, so when you wake up you feel (11) ____ energized. Whatever nap you take, you can rest (12) ____ it will be good for your health.
Put the correct words from this table into the article.
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takes
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taking
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taken
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taker
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service
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services
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servers
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waken
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awake
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wake up
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wake
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benefits
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beneficial
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beneficiary
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benefactor
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risky
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riskiness
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risk
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risked
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moody
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moodiness
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refreshment
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double
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doubled
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doubly
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doubles
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assurance
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insurance
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insured
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assured
SPELLING
Spell the jumbled words (from the text) correctly.
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PUT THE TEXT BACK TOGETHER
Number these lines in the correct order.
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nap. We put our head down and have a little sleep during our lunch hour. But then there is the power-nap. This is a
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drowsy and groggy. Another variety is the caffeine nap. This is when you have a power nap after a cup of
( )
When we are deprived of sleep, the best thing to do is take a nap; get a bit of shut-eye; have forty
( )
winks. There is a lot of research into just what kind of nap is best for us. We all know about the traditional cat-
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up you feel doubly energized. Whatever nap you take, you can rest assured it will be good for your health.
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levels and improves our mood and performance. It is a very cheap way of making us feel better!
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National Napping Day started in 1999. It takes place on the Monday after daylight savings time
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sleep. We are working longer hours and there are more things to do that keep us awake, like movies and
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begins, which is when a lot of people lose an hour’s sleep. The day serves as a reminder to us all that sleep is an
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the risk of having a heart attack or suffering from other heart problems. It also increases our energy
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short sleep which ends just before we fall into deep sleep. It quickly refreshes you and stops you from feeling
( )
essential and healthy part of our daily routine. More and more people are not getting enough
( )
video games. National Napping Day raises awareness of the benefits of napping. Regular napping can reduce
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coffee. It takes about 20 minutes for the caffeine to take effect, so when you wake
SCRAMBLED SENTENCES
With a partner, put the words back into the correct order.
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DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.
2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find more information about National Napping Day. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about National Napping Day. Write about what happens around the world. Include two imaginary interviews with people who did something on this day.
Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
4. POSTER: Make your own poster about National Napping Day. Write about what will happen on this day around the world.
Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
ANSWERS
Check your answers in "THE READING / TAPESCRIPT" section at the top of this page.
