Reading task
Pre-reading:
1. Look through the text quickly. What kinds of sleep can you define?
2. What are the stages of sleep?
While-reading:
Read the text and decide whether the following statements are True or False.
1. There are less than 80 different types of sleep disorders.
2. REM is a rapid eye movement sleep.
3. You do not do any thinking in NREM sleep and it is usually simple and broken into parts.
4. Stage N2 sleep is also called delta sleep that helps your body restore and recover.
5. In most people, REM sleep happens about 30% throughout the night.
Different Kinds of Sleep
Normal Sleep
Everyone needs sleep. Two thirds of the people in North America will complain about sleeping problems at some time in their life. There are over 80 different types of sleep disorders.
There are 2 stages of sleep:
NREM Sleep
This is the type of sleep when you don’t dream. You do some thinking in NREM sleep, but it is usually simple and broken into parts. There are 3 stages of NREM sleep:
REM Sleep
REM sleep is the type of sleep when you dream. Your eyes move very fast, which gives this type of sleep its name. During REM sleep, your muscles can’t move. You can only move your eyes and breathe in this stage of sleep.
In most people, REM sleep happens every 90 minutes throughout the night. The first REM period may only be 5 minutes long. The second is about 10 minutes long and the third is about 15 minutes long. For most people, the last dream of the night can last for 30 to 60 minutes. You may or may not remember dreaming, but everyone dreams.
After-reading:
Change the underlined words in the sentences with their synonyms from the box.
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1. You do some thinking in NREM sleep, but it is usually simple and broken into parts.
2. This type of sleep doesn’t restore your body.
3. Although you may be asleep, you may also still be partially awake.
4. You can only move your eyes and breathe in this stage of sleep.
5. In most people, REM sleep happens every 90 minutes throughout the night.