The Reading / Listening - Sleeping Temperature - Level 1

The key for people to sleep could be how hot or cold a room is. Researchers say the best quality sleep is in a room between 20-25º Celsius. The researchers asked 50 people aged 65 and older to wear a sleep monitor for 18 months. The people's sleep worsened when their room temperature was not between 20-25ºC. Researchers say 20ºC is the best temperature. They said sleep seems easier and is often deeper in a cooler environment.

Temperature could be as bad for sleep as pain or drinking alcohol. Researchers found a 5-10 per cent drop in sleep quality when it was too warm or too cool. Poor sleep can lead to health problems, like mood swings and stress. Other problems include a risk of getting diabetes and heart disease. The researchers said people should create, "a more comfortable home environment" to sleep well. They also said climate change could change our sleep.

Try the same news story at these levels:

    Sleeping Temperature - Level 0 Sleeping Temperature - Level 2   or  Sleeping Temperature - Level 3

Sources
  • https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12451731/The-secret-good-sleep-Dont-let-things-hot-bedroom-Researchers-discover-ideal-temperature-restful-night.html
  • https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/what-s-the-best-temperature-for-sleep-researchers-suggest-this-range/ar-AA1fTzHP
  • https://metro.co.uk/2023/08/28/the-best-way-to-get-a-good-nights-sleep-for-older-people-19406931/


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Phrase Matching

Paragraph 1

  1. how hot or cold
  2. the best quality sleep
  3. wear a sleep
  4. The people's sleep
  5. their room temperature was not
  6. 20ºC is the best
  7. sleep seems easier and is
  8. in a cooler
  1. temperature
  2. monitor
  3. environment
  4. is in a room
  5. often deeper
  6. worsened
  7. a room is
  8. between 20-25ºC

Paragraph 2

  1. Temperature could be
  2. drinking
  3. a 5-10 per cent
  4. sleep
  5. when it was too
  6. mood
  7. heart
  8. climate
  1. quality
  2. swings
  3. alcohol
  4. disease
  5. drop
  6. warm
  7. change
  8. as bad

Listening — Listen and fill in the gaps

The (1) ___________________ to sleep could be how hot or cold a room is. Researchers (2) ___________________ quality sleep is in a room between 20-25º Celsius. The researchers asked 50 people aged 65 and (3) ___________________ a sleep monitor for 18 months. The people's (4) ___________________ their room temperature was not between 20-25ºC. Researchers say 20ºC is the best temperature. They said (5) __________________ and is often deeper (6) ___________________ environment.

Temperature could (7) ___________________ for sleep as pain or drinking alcohol. Researchers found a 5-10 per cent drop (8) ___________________ when it was too warm or too cool. Poor sleep can lead to health problems, (9) ___________________ and stress. Other problems (10) ___________________ of getting diabetes and heart disease. The researchers said people should create, "(11) __________________ home environment" to sleep well. They also said climate (12) ___________________ our sleep.

Put a slash (/) where the spaces are

Thekeyforpeopletosleepcouldbehowhotorcoldaroomis.Researchers
saythebestqualitysleepisinaroombetween20-25ºCelsius.Therese
archersasked50peopleaged65andoldertowearasleepmonitorfor18
months.Thepeople'ssleepworsenedwhentheirroomtemperaturewas
notbetween20-25ºC.Researcherssay20ºCisthebesttemperature.Th
eysaidsleepseemseasierandisoftendeeperinacoolerenvironment.Te
mperaturecouldbeasbadforsleepaspainordrinkingalcohol.Research
ersfounda5-10percentdropinsleepqualitywhenitwastoowarmorto
ocool.Poorsleepcanleadtohealthproblems,likemoodswingsandstres
s.Otherproblemsincludeariskofgettingdiabetesandheartdisease.Th
eresearcherssaidpeopleshouldcreate,"amorecomfortablehomeenvi
ronment"tosleepwell.Theyalsosaidclimatechangecouldchangeoursl
eep.

Student survey

Write five GOOD questions about this topic 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.

(Please look at page 12 of the PDF to see a photocopiable example of this activity.)

Discussion — Write your own questions

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Free writing

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Answers

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