Do you sleep like a baby, or do you toss and turn all night? In this lesson, students will explore sleep and the various factors that can affect normal sleep patterns. The lesson features a video of two experts debunking common myths about sleep. Students will learn and practice using the passive voice, reporting verbs, and related vocabulary. The lesson includes engaging discussion activities and worksheets specifically designed for adult and teenage learners, ensuring an interactive and informative learning experience.

Lesson Objectives

Grammar: Students will learn and practice the passive voice and reporting verbs. They will learn to transform active sentences into passive ones and use reporting structures to discuss common myths and scientific statements about sleep.

Listening: Students will improve their listening skills by engaging with a video featuring experts debunking common sleep myths. They will listen for specific examples of passive voice and reporting verbs used to convey scientific findings and expert opinions.

Speaking: Students will participate in discussions and debates about sleep myths versus facts. They will use passive voice and reporting verbs to express their views on the impact of certain activities on sleep quality and to report information heard or read in studies.

Vocabulary: Vocabulary development will focus on terms related to sleep such as "circadian rhythm," "insomnia," "REM sleep," and "zeitgeber." These terms will be used in context to help students articulate their thoughts on how various factors affect sleep.

Homework: For homework, students will complete exercises that involve converting sentences from active to passive voice and using reporting verbs to discuss new information about sleep. They will also write responses to common statements about sleep using newly learned grammatical structures.

Video

Ever wonder why you don’t feel rested in the morning? Watch this video as two sleep experts debunk the most common myths about sleep. They explain why watching TV and drinking alcohol before bed are some of the worst things you can do that disrupt your normal sleep cycle.

Video Transcript

Vocabulary and Pronunciation

circadian rhythm [noun]: all the physical, mental, and behavioral changes in people, animals, and plants that follow a 24-hour cycle

cue [noun]: a signal to do or start something

zeitgeber [noun]: any external or environmental cue that synchronizes an organism's biological rhythms; like bright blue light triggering your body’s awake phase

disrupt [verb]: to prevent something

booze [noun]: alcohol

suppress [verb]: to end something by force

alert [adjective]: quick to see, notice, respond

input [noun]: anything that is put into a system, so it can operate

phase [noun]: any stage in a series of events or in a process

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