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insomnia ,REM sleep , stomach ,disorder ,cycle sleep , brain , dreams
#10: When you are 1) , you can't dream
# 9: On average, a person spends nearly 6 years dreaming during sleep
# 8: While sleeping dolphins keep half of their 2) awake. This sleep behavior helps them guard against predators
# 7: A study done by Xu Yan University in Hong Kong shows that your sleep positions can affect the kinds of 3) you have. According to the study, people who slept on their 4) had more dreams related to fox than people who slept on their back or their side.
# 6: Different species of animals have varied 5) requirements for instance a giraffe only needs 2 hours of sleep. On the other hand bats, sleep for nearly 80% of their lives.
# 5: Do you know that there is a sleep 6) called “Sleeping Beauty” syndrome those suffering from this disorder sleep up to 20 hours a day. Unfortunately its symptoms can last for days or even months.
# 4: According to historian Roger Eckrich, in the past it was normal to get to interval sleep 7) : one in the early evening a break and then a second later at night. Historical documents support this there are references to neighbors visiting each other in the middle of two sleeps and doctor suggesting couples conceive a baby after the first sleep.
# 3: According to a 2011 research study, the average U.S. worker loses approximately 11.3 days each year in productivity due to 8) causing a collective loss of around 63 point two billion dollars to US employers.
# 2: Some researchers believe that those who stay 9) late at night are more likely to have higher IQs than those who fall asleep early.
# 1: Elephants stand during non-rem sleep but as they slip into 10) they lie down.
My Favourite Writer
My favourite writer is Jules Verne, one of the best French writers.
He was born in 1828 and died in 1905.
Jules Verne was trained as a lawyer but he chose to write for magazines and the theatre.
He created a new kind of novel that combined scientific fact with adventure fiction. It was called “scientific fiction". Verne's books quickly became best-sellers. He wrote more than 60 books that formed the popular series "Voyages extraordinaires" (“Extraordinary Journeys”). Most of his books are still popular with readers all over the world.
The most famous works by Jules Verne are “A Journey to the Centre of the Earth”, “Around the World in Eighty Days”, “The Mysterious Island”, “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea”, “From the Earth to the Moon”.
My favourite book is “The Mysterious Island”.
с) Bert
Объяснение:
Текст аудиозаписи:
Police officer: One of you three was at the bank this morning. Now tell me the truth. Sid, where were you?
Sid: Well, I wasn’t at the bank. I was at the hospital with my brother. I’m not a robber. It wasn’t me!
Police officer: And what about you, Fred?
Fred: It wasn’t me. I was in the park with my dog! I wasn’t at the bank, honestly!
Police officer: Hmm. And Bert? What’s your story?
Bert: Well, I was at the cinema this morning.
Police officer: The cinema?
Bert: Yes, I was there with my friend, Gus.
Police officer: But there wasn’t a film on at the cinema this morning.
Bert: Oh, wasn’t there?
Police officer: No, Bert, there wasn’t. You were at the bank, weren’t you? Come with me, Bert.
Bert: Oh, all right!
Перевод:
Полицейский: Один из вас троих был сегодня утром в банке. Теперь скажите мне правду. Сид, где ты был?
Сид: Ну, я не был в банке. Я был в больнице с братом. Я не грабитель. Это был не я!
Полицейский: А как насчёт тебя, Фред?
Фред: Это был не я. Я был в парке со своей собакой! Честно, я не был в банке!
Полицейский: Хм. А Берт? Какова твоя история?
Берт: Я был сегодня утром в кино.
Полицейский: В кино?
Берт: Да, я был там с моим другом Гасом.
Полицейский: Но сегодня утром в кинотеатре не было фильма.
Берт: Ой, не было?
Полицейский: Нет, Берт, не было. Ты был в банке, не так ли? Пойдём со мной, Берт.
Берт: Ох, ну ладно