1. Sleep and the Brain Unit 4, Ch 15, p.162

2. Pre-reading Questions

3. How many hours do you sleep daily?

4. Would you like to sleep more? Less?

5. True or False? Our brains are completely at rest (they “turn off”) when we sleep. 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. We spend only 2-4 percent of a night’s sleep time dreaming. Sleeping during the day can be good for your brain. Sleeping during the day can be good for your brain.

6. Pre-reading Vocabulary

7. Mammals: animals that get milk from their mothers when young. Mammals: animals that get milk from their mothers when young. Rapid: fast Rapid: fast Muscles: Muscles: Motor skills: skills that depend on the body’s nerves and muscles Motor skills: skills that depend on the body’s nerves and muscles Do you good: make you feel better Do you good: make you feel better Advantages: things that help you do better and be more successful Advantages: things that help you do better and be more successful React: feel or do something because of something that just happened React: feel or do something because of something that just happened

8. Fast reading Read & listen to the text to understand the topic and the main idea. Do not think about the vocabulary.

9. Target Vocabulary

10. schedule noun noun plan or program, timetable plan or program, timetable

11. divided: adj adj not together not together The room was divided into two. The room was divided into two.

12. pronounce verb verb to say a word aloud to say a word aloud In English, it is difficult to pronounce some words. In English, it is difficult to pronounce some words.

13. active Adj Adj In action, when you do an activity In action, when you do an activity You should be really active in class if you want to learn something. You should be really active in class if you want to learn something.

14. period noun noun an amount of time an amount of time The circus will be in Gaziantep for a short period. The circus will be in Gaziantep for a short period.

15. rate noun noun how quickly or slowly something repeats over a certain period of time. how quickly or slowly something repeats over a certain period of time. The crime rate in Gaziantep rose by 5 percent. The crime rate in Gaziantep rose by 5 percent.

16. include verb verb have something or someone inside another group or thing, contain have something or someone inside another group or thing, contain The hotel price includes the dinner. The hotel price includes the dinner.

17. series noun noun a group of actions or events, with each one following one after the other. a group of actions or events, with each one following one after the other. There is a series of football matches today. There is a series of football matches today.

18. nap noun noun a short sleep during the day. a short sleep during the day. Sometimes naps are good for brain. Sometimes naps are good for brain.

19. focus verb verb to concentrate on… to concentrate on… I couldn’t focus on the class because I was sleepy. I couldn’t focus on the class because I was sleepy.

20. worse adj-adv adj-adv opposite of better opposite of better My grades are worse than my sister. My grades are worse than my sister.

21. get over verb verb to get better usually after a problem to get better usually after a problem I got over Sal’s death. I got over Sal’s death.

22. effect noun noun a result, or something that follows from a cause a result, or something that follows from a cause The effects of the Tsunami in Japan are so great. The effects of the Tsunami in Japan are so great.

23. up to preposition preposition until until I can jump up to 30 cm. I can jump up to 30 cm.

24. set verb verb to put a definite time. e.g set an alarm clock. to put a definite time. e.g set an alarm clock. I set the alarm clock last night but it didn’t ring. I set the alarm clock last night but it didn’t ring.

25. Careful Reading

26. 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)

27. Reading Skills Make groups of 4. Students answer the questions in the book as a group. Check as whole class.

28. True-False (5 minutes)

29. Reading for Details (5 minutes)

30. Cause & Effect (5 minutes)

31. Summarizing (5 minutes)

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