LM English_Session 1

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• Studiejaar 1

a pragmatic advantage of having shared sleeping arrangements	1
beliefs about the potential risks of too deep a sleep	2
a widespread assumption that sleeping routines are universal	3
an awareness that scientific research methods may be flawed	4
a re-evaluation of ideas about what represents typical sleeping environments	5

the ability to fall asleep as self-protection	6
investigations currently being carried out into the science of sleep	7
the link between darkness and periods of sleep	8
a lack of research into sleeping customs across cultures	9
different cultural attitudes to irregular sleep patterns	10

Read the article about sleep on page 57. In which section of the article are the following mentioned?

A

A

B

B

C

C

D

D

E

E

What have all these words got in common? DOZE * KIP * NAP * SLUMBER * SNOOZE

If I take part in a ______ discussion, it takes me ages to fall asleep

1. heated
2. increased
3. large
4. small

I slept like a ______ last night.

1. stone
2. log
3. rock
4. feather

Some people believe that young children and their parents shouldn't sleep __________.

1. excluded
2. apart
3. separated
4. insert

Without _____ light, our sleeping habits would change.

1. artificial
2. imitation
3. pretend
4. black

Some businesses are ___ the case for giving workers power naps.

1. doing
2. making
3. giving
4. spreading

I hope that different cultures manage to ___ on to their traditions in the age of the internet.

1. keep
2. seize
3. hang
4. grab

In this country, the unpredictable climate is a necessary feature of living here.
He supports the government despite its difficulties and problems.
Julia sleeps at whatever time she can.
I've been running for short periods but not regularly for six years.
In general, I think that's an excellent idea.
Which strange things are part and parcel of living in your country?

as and when

by and large

off and on

part and parcel

touch and go

through thick and thin

Your class has attended a panel discussion on why working from home might be difficult for employees. You have made these notes: domestic pressures, loss of human contact, lack of structure. Write a 200-word essay discussing at least two of the reasons in your notes. You should explain which issue might be the most difficult and provide reasons to support your opinion.