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People who fly hate jet lag. It lasts for three days. Flying across time zones changes our body clock. We can be awake at 3.00am but sleepy at 3.00pm. Researchers are making a new drug. It helps to end jet lag in 24 hours. The researchers found the body's "reset button". New drugs could "press" the reset button and end jet lag.

The drug could also help night workers, pilots and cabin crew. They would not get stressed with no sleep. It could also help people who cannot sleep. Jet lag happens after changing three time zones. Some people get it after one time zone. Jet lag is not so old. It started after people began flying in jet airplanes.

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Sources
  • http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/10/04/jet-lag-body-clock-adjust-time-zones_n_4042918.html
  • http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/a-cure-for-jetlag-scientists-discover-body-clock-reset-button-8858326.html
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet_lag


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The Activities

MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

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People who fly hate

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for three days

2.

It lasts

b.

making a new drug

3.

Flying across

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at 3.00am

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changes our body

d.

jet lag

5.

We can be awake

e.

in 24 hours

6.

Researchers are

f.

time zones

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It helps to end jet lag

g.

end jet lag

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"press" the reset button and

h.

clock


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PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.

pilots and

a.

cannot sleep

2.

They would not get

b.

not so old

3.

help people who

c.

it after one time zone

4.

Jet lag happens after

d.

cabin crew

5.

Some people get

e.

airplanes

6.

Jet lag is

f.

began flying

7.

It started after people

g.

changing three time zones

8.

jet

h.

stressed

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

People (1) ___________________ jet lag. It lasts for three days. Flying across time (2) ___________________ body clock. We can be awake at 3.00am (3) ___________________ 3.00pm. Researchers (4) ___________________ new drug. It helps to end jet lag (5) ___________________. The researchers found the body's "reset button". New drugs could (6) ___________________ button and end jet lag.

The drug (7) ___________________ night workers, pilots and cabin crew. They would (8) ___________________ with no sleep. It could also help people (9) ___________________. Jet lag happens (10) ___________________ three time zones. Some people get it after (11) ___________________. Jet lag is not so old. It started after people (12) ___________________ jet airplanes.

PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE

Peoplewhoflyhatejetlag.Itlastsforthreedays.Flyingacrosstimezon
eschangesourbodyclock.Wecanbeawakeat3.00ambutsleepyat3.0
0pm.Researchersaremakinganewdrug.Ithelpstoendjetlagin24ho
urs.Theresearchersfoundthebody's"resetbutton".Newdrugscould
"press"theresetbuttonandendjetlag.Thedrugcouldalsohelpnightw
orkers,pilotsandcabincrew.Theywouldnotgetstressedwithnosleep
.Itcouldalsohelppeoplewhocannotsleep.Jetlaghappensafterchang
ingthreetimezones.Somepeoplegetitafteronetimezone.Jetlagisno
tsoold.Itstartedafterpeoplebeganflyinginjetairplanes.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

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Student B: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

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WRITING

Write about jet lag for 10 minutes. Read and talk about your partner's paper.

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