Vocabulary from the text Unit 3

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1) Chronically 
2) Droop 
3) Dim 
4) Waves of Sleepiness 
5) Blinking 
6) Surge 
7) Out of Sync 
8) Alert 
9) Captivating 
10) Irritable 
11) Hormones 


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1) Miserable 
2) Accumulates 
3) Suspect 
4) Snore 
5) Cranky 
6) Priority 
7) Fatigue 
8) Spontaneous 
9) Raw 
10) Do Without 
11) Subtle 

P. 51
Idioms


1) Burn the Midnight Oil 
2) Catch Forty Winks 
3) Irritable 
4) Naps 
5) Nod Off 
6) Power Nap 
7) Run By 
¸8) Shut-Eye 

Vocabulary words from the article 

1) rationale
2) propensity
3) optimal
4) debunked
5) cited
6) impair
7) deprived
8) consistency
9) detrimental
10) root
11) determined
12) immune

In your groups, find: the definition of four words on www.dictionary.com (put it in your words) and one synonym from www.thesaurus.com

Unit 3- Early to Bed, Early to Rise

Articles on sleep 


Myths on Sleep 
http://www.headsupenglish.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=411&Itemid=29
In groups of three, read the article and answer the questions

Sleep idioms, expressions and fill in the blanks 
http://www.englishgateway.com/ArticleVm.aspx?SectionID=d3fc99dbd2cd4694b2a31940f1308c55&ArticleID=3adc257d10bf4fb29601d91cc5dfde6e

Your presentation

In groups of three: 

Choose one of the following topics: 

1) An experience that changed my life
2) A person I admire
3) A country I visited
4) A professional challenge
5) A personal challenge
6) My hero

You will present for 3-5 minutes
Remember to be creative :) You can present in any manner of your choice
Each group will have 4 vocabulary words that they must use
The group with the highest number of points will get a prize.

The breakdown of points:

1) Creativity/originality- 5 pts
2) Clarity (being clear) 5 pts
3) Grammar- 2.5 pts
4) Vocabulary 10 ( 1 pt for usage, 2 pts for correct usage)
5) Presentation style 2.5
(total=20)

Unit 2

New Vocabulary -p.22

1) Collapsed 
2 Crushed 
3) In Store For 
4) Landscape 
5) Limitations 
6)Overcome 
7)Proof 
8)Revelation 
9)Scars 
10)Soared 
11) Flew 
12)Disabled 
13) Mangled 
14) Achille's Heel 




The origin of the expression Achille's Heel 
http://www.wordfocus.com/achilles-heel-story.html

Phrases expressing frustration, p 209

It drives me nuts
It drives me bananas
It drives me bonkers
It drives me to drink
It drives me mad (British)

The origins of phrases:
http://www.knowyourphrase.com/phrase-meanings/Driving-Me-Nuts.html

An article on the dangers of technology

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVo2maA7h1E

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1224827/As-new-evidence-links-mobile-phones-greater-risk-tumours-using-cost-child-life.html

1) Have you ever heard about the dangers of cellphone use?
2) Do you agree that using a cell phone can be dangerous?
3) Does reading about tumours (cancer) and cell phones being linked jolt you into action, or push you over the edge?
4) Do you have any beef with the points of view expressed in this article?

New Vocabulary: 
Primary School=elementary school
Mobile phone=cell phone
a Fortnight=every two weeks
Neurosurgeon
Susceptible
Significantly
Culprit
Conductive