19 I can talk about sleep
A Before, during, and after sleep
BEFORE:
You feel sleepy, start yawning1, and decide to go to
bed. You might put on pyjamas2 or a nightie3, perhaps set the alarm4,
and then get into bed. Soon, if you’re lucky, you fall asleep.
DURING:
When you’re asleep, you have dreams5 and possibly nightmares. Some people snore6; at this point
they’re fast asleep.
AFTER:
7.30 a.m. The alarm goes off. It might wake you up, or you might be wide awake already. People without an alarm might oversleep, others might decide to have a lie-in.
Glossary
sleepy tired and ready to go to sleep.
fall asleep start sleeping. SYN go to sleep.
asleep sleeping.
nightmare a bad dream.
fast asleep sleeping deeply. SYN in a deep sleep. OPP wide awake.
go off ring or make a noise.
wake sb up make sb stop sleeping.
oversleep sleep longer than you should or want.
have a lie-in INF stay in bed later than usual.
3 Test yourself. Cover the text above. Say what you can see in the pictures.
B Sleep habits
Antonio:
‘I sleep like a log wherever I am.’
Ella:
‘If I eat late, I often have a restless
night.’
Hiroko:
‘I need a good night’s sleep, otherwise I can’t concentrate the next day.’
Rani:
‘Lack of sleep makes me really irritable.’
Suzanna:
‘I often have nightmares and wake up feeling exhausted.’
Carla:
‘I’ve always been a heavy sleeper -
nothing disturbs me.’
Nick:
‘I suffer from insomnia, so I
never get much sleep.’
Agnieszka:
‘During the day, I often have a nap.’
Omar:
‘When there are things on my mind- like exams - I sleep really badly.’
Glossary
habit a thing you do often, almost without thinking.
sleep like a log sleep very well. OPP sleep badly.
have a restless
night be unable to sleep well and often wake
up.
concentrate (on
sth) give all your attention to sth.
lack of sth a situation in which you don’t have enough of
sth (e.g. money, food, or sleep).
irritable becoming angry easily.
exhausted extremely tired, physically or mentally.
a heavy sleeper a person who doesn’t wake up easily. OPP a light sleeper.
disturb sb do sth to stop sb who is trying to sleep,
work. etc.
suffer from sth have the experience of sth unpleasant.
insomnia If you suffer from insomnia, you are often unable to sleep.
have a nap have a short sleep, e.g. for half an hour.
on my mind If sth is on your mind, you’re thinking or worrying about it.
4 Find six more phrases below.
concentrate have like a log insomnia
have a restless sleep a nap
a heavy on something on night
suffer from sleeper my mind
concentrate on something
________ ________ ________
________ ________ ________
have a nap
sleep like a log
suffer from insomnia
have a restless night
a heavy sleeper
on my mind
6 ABOUT YOU Read the statements at the top of
the page again. Are they true for you? Write your answers or ask another
student.
