Effective Ways to Improve Sleep Quality Naturally

Authentic materials advantages and disadvantages selection and exploitation

Authentic materials Make a list of anything you have read or listened to today. news (radio) neighbours arguing article (newspaper) email text message adverts (on the tube) announcement (on the tube) weather forecast (TV) other people s telephone conversations (on the bus) songs (iPod) cereal box label (sandwich packaging) telephone bill (online) instructions (oyster top up) train indicators horoscope (online) TV listing parking ticket vending machine instructions bus timetable

Advantages Disadvantages z Real life Can be difficult to grade Challenging and therefore motivating Could be uninteresting Models natural language Some of the language is not very useful Entertaining Can be controversial Develops necessary skills to deal with real Special preparation is necessary which life can be time consuming The material can become outdated Often free and readily available easily, e.g. news. Encourages learner independence Can require good knowledge of the Current and topical cultural background Can produce a sense of achievement Contains a wide variety of text types, language styles not easily found in conventional teaching materials Can encourage reading for pleasure

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Insomnia 1. Have you (or someone you know) ever had this problem? 2. What advice would you give to someone with this problem? Read the text quickly. Are any of your ideas mentioned?

2. Match the highlighted words from the text with the definitions. Vocabulary Definition 1. caffeine A. a short sleep particularly during the day B. noisy breathing while you are asleep 2. stimulants C. a short, slow, relaxed walk 3. cut something out D. worrying about something 4. nap E. a drug found in coffee and tea that makes you feel 5. snoring more active 6. to wind down F. not to include something 7. stroll G. to relax and allow your mind to be free from worry 8. mentally demanding 9. brooding H. a drug, which makes the mind or body more active I . tiring for your brain

True or False ? 1. Exercise should be done just before going to bed. 2. Having a whisky just before you go to sleep can make you feel tired and fall asleep. 3. If you feel tired, you should sleep whatever the time of day or night. 4. It s a good idea to have a hot chocolate a couple of hours before going to bed. 5. You should play some quiet music before going to bed 6. Reading before you go to sleep can help you to fall asleep quickly. 7. Watching television in your bedroom can be helpful. 8. It is helpful to hide the alarm clock under the bed.

You receive the email below from one of your friends. Reply to your friend s questions and in your reply give her some advice on ways of improving her sleeping.

Material selection and exploitation 1. Decide if your piece of material is suitable for the level you are going to teach. 2. Consider how you would naturally read/listen to the text i.e. skimming, scanning, working out the organisation, deducing meaning from context [using contents, index] and try to ensure your tasks reflect this. 3. Select vocabulary to pre-teach. 4. Think of a context/warmer/questions to create interest. 5. Think of the first task make it simple and realistic.

6. Additional task(s) make it more detailed than the first task. Try to avoid simple comprehension questions i.e. when did , how many .. Instead use true/false fill in the gaps, correct the errors put events in the correct order choose the best which picture best represents find appropriate places in the text to reinsert some sentences which have been taken out find words in the text which have the same meaning as 7. Consider how to follow this stage of the lesson with a speaking or writing activity.

Workshop Level Context Vocabulary to pre-teach Task 1 Task 2 Follow-up task