Lesson 5

Reading

1. Read about sleep and answer the questions.

How much sleep should we have? The answer depends on your age. Very small babies sleep for about 14 or more hours a dayl Children aged six to seventeen should sleep for about ten hours a night. Then you need less sleep. Most people aged 18-65 need about eight hours' sleep.

1. Who should sleep for a very long time? very small babies.
2. How many hours should you sleep? About ten hours a night.
3. What happens when you become 18? You need less sleep.
4. Why do you think that sleeping for enough time is important? Because it helps you to stay healthy.

Language

2. Read the text again and circle the correct answers.

1. My baby sister is ten weeks old and sleeps for 15 hours a day. I think this is enough /not enough sleep.
2. Malak is eight and sleeps from 10 pm to 8 am, so I think this i is enough / too much sleep.
3. My brother Hany is seventeen. He doesn't like sport and he sleeps for 13 hours at night. I think he sleeps for too many / doesn't sleep for enough hours.
4. Mr Hesham goes to bed at 1am and gets up to go to work at 7 am. This is enough / not enough sleep.
5. Judy is 15 and is revising for her exams. She sleeps from 11pm until 6 am. I think she sleeps for too many / doesn't sleep for enough hours.