Article: Health 7-9 класс

№ 265,
2012.

Exercises.

get enough sleep on school nights. They get an average

of 60- 90 minutes less than they need, experts say.
One problem is biology. Teens are programmed to go to sleep later and wake up later than other age groups, but many schools start classes as early as 7:00 a.m.
Many students go to class feeling tired. One student, Danny, says that getting up in the morning is terrible. He feels tired. During his first classes of the day, it’s difficult to stay awake.
Michael Breus is a psychologist. He’s an expert in sleep problems. He says that teenagers need eight to ten hours of sleep a night. He feels that sleepy teens can become depressed. This can also affect their ability in sports and driving. Michael Breus says a tired driver, especially a tired teenage driver, is dangerous.
What can schools do? Psychologists say schools can start classes later in the morning. Studies show that students’ grades improved by starting classes later.
St. George’s School in Rhode Island wanted to try this. They started classes just thirty minutes later.
Visits to the health center by tired students decreased by half. Late arrivals to first period decreased by one/third. Students felt less sleepy during the day. The teachers also noticed that students were happier and more awake.

a subject, gained as a result of training or experience

someone who is between 13 and 19 years old
the scientific study of living things
very unhappy

biology

a subject, gained as a result of training or experience

someone who is between 13 and 19 years old
the scientific study of living things
very unhappy

expert

a subject, gained as a result of training or experience

someone who is between 13 and 19 years old
the scientific study of living things
very unhappy

depressed

a subject, gained as a result of training or experience

someone who is between 13 and 19 years old
the scientific study of living things
very unhappy

teenager

[baɪˈɒlədʒi]

[ˈekspɜː(r)t]
[dɪˈprest]
[ˈtiːnˌeɪdʒə(r)]

Find the right pronunciation:

[baɪˈɒlədʒi]
expert

[ˈekspɜː(r)t]
[dɪˈprest]
[ˈtiːnˌeɪdʒə(r)]

Find the right pronunciation:

[baɪˈɒlədʒi]
[ˈekspɜː(r)t]
depressed [dɪˈprest]
[ˈtiːnˌeɪdʒə(r)]

Find the right pronunciation:

teenager

[baɪˈɒlədʒi]
[ˈekspɜː(r)t]
[dɪˈprest]
[ˈtiːnˌeɪdʒə(r)]

nights. They get an average of 60- 90 minutes less

than they need, experts say.
One problem is biology. Teens are programmed to go to sleep later and wake up later than other age groups, but many schools start classes as early as 7:00 a.m.
Many students go to class feeling tired. One student, Danny, says that getting up in the morning is terrible. He feels tired. During his first classes of the day, it’s difficult to stay awake.
Michael Breus is a psychologist. He’s an expert in sleep problems. He says that teenagers need eight to ten hours of sleep a night. He feels that sleepy teens can become depressed. This can also affect their ability in sports and driving. Michael Breus says a tired driver, especially a tired teenage driver, is dangerous.
What can schools do? Psychologists say schools can start classes later in the morning. Studies show that students’ grades improved by starting classes later.
St. George’s School in Rhode Island wanted to try this. They started classes just thirty minutes later.
Visits to the health center by tired students decreased by half. Late arrivals to first period decreased by one/third. Students felt less sleepy during the day. The teachers also noticed that students were happier and more awake.

Read the article.

empty below.

How old are “teenagers” (teens)? Teens are…

two to five

years old
ten to twelve years old
thirteen to seventeen years old
thirteen to nineteen years old

select more than one answer.

An “expert”…

knows more than others about

the subject.
has a lot of training in the subject.
hasn’t studied the subject.
has a lot of skill in the subject.

chemicals.
the science of the earth.
the study of exercise.

3. Vocabulary Skills:

Sleepy Teens.

Vocabulary Skills: Sleepy Teens.

activity!

into the empty box below.

Based on the article, teenagers don’t

get enough…

money.
sleep.
food.
love.

classes

too late.
too early.
at the right time.
before noon.

to go to sleep later and wake up earlier than

other age groups.

True
False

select more than one answer.

St. George’s School in Rhode Island

started classes thirty minutes later.

Students didn’t visit the health center as much.
Students weren’t late as often.
Students felt less sleepy during the day.
Students were happier.

into the empty box below.

These American teenagers don’t get enough

sleep on school nights.

1/3
85%
half
all

less minutes than they need.

120-150
60-70
60-90
5-10

when classes started later.

True
False

this activity!

on the ideas in the article.

Why don’t American teenagers go

to bed earlier?

Their bodies are programmed to go to sleep later.
They’re tired.
They don’t want to sleep too much.
It’s not a good idea.

on the ideas in the article.

It’s more difficult to learn

if you’re…

awake.
not feeling well.
half asleep.
a teenager.

You can select more than one answer.

If a teenager is

tired, it’s more difficult to…

learn.
drive carefully.
do sports.
be happy.

solution is to start classes later.

True
False

a. don’t get b. aren’t get b. aren’t get

c. won’t get b. aren’t get c. won’t get d. didn’t get
2. Teens ____ programmed to go to sleep later and wake up later than other age groups.
a. isa. is b. werea. is b. were c. area. is b. were c. are d. was
3. Many schools ___ classes as early as 7:00 a.m.
a. startsstarts b. startedstarts b. started c. startstarts b. started c. start d. starting
4. Many students ___ to class feeling tired.
a. goesa. goes b. goa. goes b. go c. goinga. goes b. go c. going d. will go
5. Teenagers ____ eight to ten hours of sleep a night.
a. needya. needy b. needsa. needy b. needs c. neededa. needy b. needs c. needed d. need
6. A tired driver ___ dangerous.
a. wasa. was b. isa. was b. is c. werea. was b. is c. were d. are

Choose the right verb form using Present Simple Tense:

Right!

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