Page 28. Hear the Language. Part A. LISTEN

Unit three

page 28

hear the language

part A: listen

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so if you get less than seven hours of sleep on most nights you’ll start suffering from sleep deprivation.

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so basically anything to do with memory, making decisions, thinking, all of these are affected by the lack of sleep.

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for instance, at school how many of you have stayed up all night to study for a big test?

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In fact, some studies have shown a connection between the amount of sleep students get and their grades in school.

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now let’s think about work.

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but there are also long-term consequences of sleep deprivation, especially to our health.

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for example, there is a link between lack of sleep and weight gain.

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in addition, people who get less sleep are more likely to get sick and to have serious health problems.

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but they don’t realize the cause.

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it’s clear we need stronger health education programs to teach people about this problem.