The Reading / Listening - Cheese & Nightmares - Level 4

New research suggests that cheese gives people nightmares. People with a severe lactose intolerance were more likely to have bad dreams. The Dream and Nightmare Lab analyzed the diet and sleep patterns of 1,000 people. It investigated how food affected dreams. The lab based its research on a 2015 study that looked into "food-dependent dreaming". Participants in that study blamed dairy products for disrupting their sleep.

The lab found that people with stomach problems and lactose intolerance had scarier nightmares. It said stomach issues could lead to sleep disturbances and nightmares. A professor said many of us do not sleep well. Around 35 per cent of people could have a serious sleep disorder. Research suggests that about 85 per cent of adults have a nightmare at least once a year. About 5 per cent of people have a bad dream frequently.

Try the same news story at these levels:

    Cheese & Nightmares - Level 5 or  Cheese & Nightmares - Level 6

Sources
  • https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/can-cheese-turn-dreams-nightmares-rcna215580
  • https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/cheese-may-actually-give-you-nightmares-here-is-why#How-to-get-better-sleep-7-dietitian-tips-for-people-with-food-intolerances
  • https://www.msn.com/en-in/lifestyle/smart-living/does-cheese-before-bed-really-give-you-nightmares-a-study-finally-settles-the-debate/ar-AA1HxreX


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Phrase Matching

Paragraph 1

  1. People with a severe lactose
  2. more likely to
  3. sleep
  4. It investigated how food
  5. The lab based its research
  6. looked into food-
  7. Participants in that study
  8. disrupting
  1. blamed dairy products
  2. intolerance
  3. on a 2015 study
  4. their sleep
  5. have bad dreams
  6. affected dreams
  7. dependent dreaming
  8. patterns

Paragraph 2

  1. people with stomach
  2. lactose
  3. sleep disturbances and
  4. many of
  5. have a serious sleep
  6. about 85 per cent of adults
  7. at least once
  8. people have a bad dream
  1. have a nightmare
  2. nightmares
  3. frequently
  4. disorder
  5. intolerance
  6. a year
  7. us do not sleep well
  8. problems

Listening — Listen and fill in the gaps

New (1) ________________________________________________ cheese gives people nightmares. People with (2) ________________________________________________ intolerance were more likely to have bad dreams. The Dream and Nightmare Lab (3) ________________________________________________ and sleep patterns of 1,000 people. It investigated how (4) ________________________________________________. The lab based its research on a 2015 study that looked into "(5) ________________________________________________". Participants in that study blamed dairy products (6) ________________________________________________ sleep.

The lab found that people with stomach (7) ________________________________________________ intolerance had scarier nightmares. It said stomach (8) ________________________________________________ to sleep disturbances and nightmares. A professor said (9) ________________________________________________ do not sleep well. Around 35 per cent of people could have a (10) ________________________________________________. Research suggests that about 85 per cent of adults have a nightmare (11) ________________________________________________ a year. About 5 per cent of people have a (12) ________________________________________________.

Put a slash (/) where the spaces are

Newresearchsuggeststhatcheesegivespeoplenightmares.Peoplew
ithaseverelactoseintoleranceweremorelikelytohavebaddreams.The
DreamandNightmareLabanalyzedthedietandsleeppatternsof1,000p
eople.Itinvestigatedhowfoodaffecteddreams.Thelabbaseditsresear
chona2015studythatlookedinto"food-dependentdreaming".Particip
antsinthatstudyblameddairyproductsfordisruptingtheirsleep.Thela
bfoundthatpeoplewithstomachproblemsandlactoseintolerancehads
cariernightmares.Itsaidstomachissuescouldleadtosleepdisturbance
sandnightmares.Aprofessorsaidmanyofusdonotsleepwell.Around35
percentofpeoplecouldhaveaserioussleepdisorder.Researchsuggests
thatabout85percentofadultshaveanightmareatleastonceayear.Abo
ut5percentofpeoplehaveabaddreamfrequently.

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

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

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STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

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Free writing

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Answers

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