The Reading / Listening - Level 4

A school in England will soon use a 1.30 to 7pm timetable so students can sleep in the mornings. The school will be the only one in Britain to do this. The head teacher said the new hours should help students get higher grades. He said research shows that student productivity increases if they can sleep in the mornings. He added: "We want to get students into an environment where they can get quality sleep and their bodies are functioning well."

Oxford University researcher Dr Paul Kelley said an alarm clock doesn't help people work better. He said: "You can't train your system to get up at a practical time." He said people become ill if they try and change their body's natural, biological rhythm because they have no control over things like their heartbeat. A student at the school liked the idea. He said students are tired all day, "but as soon as 10 o'clock hits, that's when we…do all our work".

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Sources
  • http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/hampton-court-house-private-15k-a-year-3516750#ixzz31NqE6C9O
  • http://news.sky.com/story/1259077/sixth-formers-given-stress-free-late-start
  • http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/10818678/School-introduces-no-mornings-policy-for-tired-teenagers.html


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The Activities

MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.

a 1.30 to 7pm

a.

get quality sleep

2.

the only one in Britain

b.

higher grades

3.

help students get

c.

functioning well

4.

student productivity

d.

timetable

5.

an environment where they can

e.

increases

6.

their bodies are

f.

to do this



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PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.

alarm

a.

rhythm

2.

help people

b.

your system

3.

You can't train

c.

clock

4.

get up at a

d.

do all our work

5.

biological

e.

practical time

6.

that's when we

f.

work better

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

A school in England (1) ___________________ 1.30 to 7pm timetable so students can sleep in the mornings. The school will be the only one in Britain to do this. The head teacher (2) ___________________ should help students get higher grades. He said (3) ___________________ student productivity increases if they can sleep (4) ___________________. He added: "We want to get students into an environment where they (5) ___________________ and their bodies (6) ___________________."

Oxford University researcher Dr Paul Kelley (7) ___________________ doesn't help people work better. He said: "You can't train your system to get up (8) ___________________." He said people become ill if they try and change (9) ___________________, biological rhythm because they have no (10) ___________________ their hearbeat. A student at the school liked the idea. He said students (11) ___________________, "but as soon as 10 o'clock hits, that's when (12) ___________________".

TEENAGERS SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about teenagers in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.

When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

 

STUDENT 1

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STUDENT 2

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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).

a)

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b)

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c)

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d)

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e)

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f)

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g)

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h)

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FREE WRITING

Write about teenagers for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner's paper.

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Answers

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