Quick Quiz!

LSS 1003
Sleep
Quick quiz!
Read the following sentences and decide whether each one is true or false.
Compare your answers with a partner.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Dolphins do not sleep. True

Zebras sleep standing up. True
Its impossible to sleep with your eyes open. True
Fish close their eyes to sleep. False
Sleep can be divided into different stages. True
Discussion questions
1. When do you normally sleep? At 12 am
2. What time do you normally wake up/get up? College days 6;00 and 9;00 /
Normal days 11;00
3. How do you usually wake up? I usually wake up without anything but
sometimes alarm clock.
Alarm clock
Shouting parents
I just wake up
Some other method
4. On average, how many hours of sleep do you get in 24 hours? 10 hours
5. How many hours of sleep do you think you should get in 24 hours? 10 hours
6. Do you have any problems sleeping? What about anyone else in your family?
No
7. Is there anything you do that helps you to get to sleep? Yes , food before bed
8. Is there anything you do that prevents you from getting to sleep? Watching a
movie , phone
9. Do you agree that sleep is important? Why/why not? Yes , cause if the person
didnt sleep or get enough sleep he/she will probably feel tired and lose
energy and also wont be able to concentrate.
Vocab brainstorm
On all the courses you take here at college you can expect there to be important
vocabulary. Often this vocabulary will be subject-specific. Obviously Applied
Communications students will meet a very different variety of English from Business
students or Information Technology students.
Learning new vocabulary (and revising old vocabulary) is a constant job for anyone
who speaks a second language. There are lots of ways to record and learn
vocabulary, but it is very important that you do keep a record. Sometimes you can
group vocabulary together in a mindmap.
Look at the mindmap that has been started below. Work with your partner and add
as many other relevant words as you can.
Go to sleep
on time
Nightmar
No food
after 8pm
Earlier
Sleep
Snooza
ZZZZZZZZ!
Bedroo
Sleep
Sleep
Distracti
Dream
Alarm
Wake up
Fall
Internet
Cell
Televisio
How much sleep do you need? 8-9 hours

Watch the video and answer the questions below. (Dont worry if you dont get
everything first time. You will watch the video twice.)
https://sleepfoundation.org/sleep-topics/teens-and-sleep
1. Complete the text below with words from the video.
In her introduction, the presenter of the video compares sleeping to banking.
She says that if you dont get enough sleep, you are in sleep dead, and you
may owe your body rest. She also says that sleep is essential (absolutely
necessary) for both Survival and Health, so dont Short change yourself by
not getting enough.
2. Complete the table below with information from the video.
Age Group
Recommended hours of sleep per

day
Newborns
12-14 hours
infants
12 15 hours
Toddlers
11-14 hours
preschoolers
10 13 hours
school age (6-13)
9 11 hours
Teenagers age (14-17)
8-10 hours
Young adults/adults
7 - 9 hours
Seniors over 65 years old
7- 8 hours
The effects of sleep deprivation

Watch the video and answer the questions below. (Dont worry if you dont get
everything first time. You will watch the video twice.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqONk48l5vY
1. In his experiment, how long did Randy Garner stay awake for in 1965?
264 hours
(11 days)
2. Randy Garner suffered various effects during his experiment. Number the
effects listed below in the order in which they happened.
Became paranoid
6
Couldnt concentrate
Eyes stopped focusing
Became moody and uncoordinated
Started hallucinating
Lost the ability to identify objects by touch
Had problems with short-term memory
4
1.
3
7
2
5
3. The presenter says that losing shuteye (sleep) can result in:
a) Hormonal imbalance
b) illness
c) and in extreme cases, death
4. How many hours of sleep should adults have every night? 7-8 hours
5. How many hours of sleep should adolescents have every night? 10 hours
6. We become sleepy as a result of:
a) Signals from our body telling our brain were tired
b) Signals from the environment telling us its dark outside
7. Our bodies produce sleep inducing chemicals called adenosine and
melatonin.
8. What changes happen in our bodies when we enter a deeper sleep? Match
the nouns on the left with the verbs on the right:
Nouns
Verbs
Heart rate
is repaired
Muscles
slows down
DNA
relax
9. In the United States, it is estimated that 30% of adults and 66% of

adolescents are regularly deprived of sleep.
10.Which of the following are consequences of lack of sleep (tick the ones that
are mentioned.):
Leaning problems
Memory problems
Mood changes
Reduced reaction time
Inflammation
Hallucinations
High blood
pressure
Diabetes
Obesity
11.In 2014, a soccer
fan stayed awake for 48 hours to watch the world
cup . He had a
stroke and untimely death.
12.Studies show that chronically sleeping fewer than 6 hours a night increases
the stroke risk of having a stroke by 4.5 times.
13.What builds up in your brain during the time that you are awake?
Claudia (e.g. adenosine)
14.A build-up of adenosine in the brain increases the urge to sleep. This is also
known as
Sleep pressure.
15.How does the stimulant caffeine keep our brain alert and awake?
Caffeine works by blocking adenosine receptors in the brain.
16.What job does the glymphatic system do when we are asleep?

-It is more active when we sleep and washes away toxic by product between
cells using cerebrospinal fluid.
17.In conclusion, sleep is an absolute necessity for maintaining our health and
our sanity .
-Slipping into slumber
Discussion question
Discuss the question below with your group/partner:

1. Now that youve seen the negative effects of sleep deprivation, do you plan
to change your sleeping behavior in any way? How?
Yes , because not having enough sleep decreases brain alertness and that
would lead to a lot of unsuccessful decisions
Additional Information
If youre interested to learn more about internal body clocks, search the internet for
Circadian rhythm, and watch the following TED talk:
http://www.ted.com/talks/jessa_gamble_how_to_sleep?language=en
If you want to learn more about the importance of sleep, have a look at these
videos:
https://www.ted.com/talks/russell_foster_why_do_we_sleep?language=en
https://www.ted.com/talks/arianna_huffington_how_to_succeed_get_more_sleep?
language=en
https://www.ted.com/talks/jeff_iliff_one_more_reason_to_get_a_good_night_s_sleep?
language=en
Or these news articles:

http://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/2015/sep/27/help-teenage-studentssee-the-importance-of-sleep
http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/health/sleep-problems-affect-half-the-uae-1.1132891
http://gulfnews.com/leisure/health/how-much-sleep-do-you-really-need-1.1463869
If you think you might have a problem with your sleeping, there are people who can
help you. Take a look at the website below:
http://www.sleep-clinic.ae

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LSS 1003

Dolphins do not sleep. True

How much sleep do you need? 8-9 hours

Recommended hours of sleep per

school age (6-13)

Teenagers age (14-17)

Seniors over 65 years old

The effects of sleep deprivation

9. In the United States, it is estimated that 30% of adults and 66% of

16.What job does the glymphatic system do when we are asleep?

Discuss the question below with your group/partner:

Or these news articles:

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