For the 4th year students

 

Going to bed at 10pm linked to lower heart disease

 

Everyone knows that going to bed early is good for our health. Scientists say they have found the healthiest time to go to bed. Researchers from the U.K. Biobank say a bedtime of between 10pm and 11pm is best. They say people who sleep between these times have a lower risk of heart disease. Six years ago, the researchers collected data on the sleep patterns of 80,000 volunteers. The volunteers had to wear a special watch for seven days so the researchers could collect data on their sleeping and waking times. The scientists then monitored the health of the volunteers. Around 3,000 volunteers developed heart problems. They went to bed earlier or later than the "healthy" 10pm to 11pm timeframe.
       One of the authors of the study, Dr David Plans, commented on his research and the effects of sleeping times on the health of our heart. He said: "While we cannot conclude causation from our study, the results suggest that early or late bedtimes may be more likely to disrupt the body clock, with [negative] consequences for cardiovascular health." He said it was important for our body to wake up to the morning light. He said: "The riskiest time [to go to bed] was after midnight because it may reduce the likelihood of seeing morning light, which resets the body clock." He added that we risk cardiovascular disease if our body clock is not reset properly.

1.     What are the benefits of doing these things early? When do you do these things? Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners often and share what you wrote.

	Benefits	You
Going to bed
Having breakfast
Waking up
Finishing homework
Doing housework
Planning things

2.     HEART: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word "heart". Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.

3.    HEALTH: Rank these with your partner. Put the best things for our health at the top. Change partners often and share your rankings.

·         Sleep

·         Chocolate

·         Laughing

·         Good food

·         Exercise

·         Drinking water

·         Chatting with friends

·         Living in the countryside

 

Vocabulary

    Paragraph 1

1.	health	a.	An illness or sickness.
2.	risk	b.	A person's body and mind condition.
3.	disease	c.	Bring or gather together a number of things.
4.	collect	d.	Facts and numbers people use to make reports or understand more about something.
5.	data	e.	A situation involving danger.
6.	monitored	f.	Started to exist or happen.
7.	developed	g.	Looked at and checked the progress or quality of something.

    Paragraph 2

8.	author	h.	A research book or article on a particular topic.
9.	study	i.	Stop an event, activity, or process by causing a problem.
10.	effect	j.	A writer of a book, article, or document.
11.	conclude	k.	A change which happens because of another action or cause.
12.	disrupt	l.	The chance of something happening.
13.	likelihood	m.	Reach a conclusion or opinion by thinking about something.
14.	properly	n.	Correctly or satisfactorily.

 

Before reading / listening

1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if 1-8 below are true (T) or false (F).

1. The article says few people know that sleeping early is good for us.     T / F
2. The healthiest time to go to bed is between 10pm and 11pm.     T / F
3. Researchers looked at the beds and pillows of 80,000 people.     T / F
4. Around 3,000 who slept at 10:30pm developed heart disease.     T / F
5. A research said he needed to look into his own body clock.     T / F
6. The researcher said waking up to morning light was important.     T / F
7. The researcher said the riskiest time to go to bed was 7pm.     T / F
8. We can get heart disease if we do not set our alarm clocks properly.     T / F

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

1. health
2. good
3. risk
4. data
5. developed
6. authors
7. consequences
8. important
9. reduce
10. properly

1. chance
2. necessary
3. fell ill with
4. beneficial
5. results
6. correctly
7. well-being
8. lower
9. writers
10. information

3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)

1. going to bed early is good
2. the healthiest time
3. have a lower
4. the researchers could collect
5. monitored the health of
6. the effects of sleeping times on the
7. disrupt the body
8. it may reduce the
9. cardiovascular
10. our body clock is not

1. risk of heart disease
2. clock
3. likelihood
4. the volunteers
5. reset properly
6. data
7. to go to bed
8. health of our heart
9. for our health
10. disease

Guess the answers.

1) Everyone knows that going to bed early is good ______
     a.  for our healthy
     b.  for our healthier
     c.  for our health
     d.  for our hearth
2)  Biobank say a bedtime of between 10pm and ______
     a.  11pm be best
     b.  11pm is best
     c.  11pm are best
     d.  11pm at best
3)  They say people who sleep between these times have ______
     a.  a lower risk
     b.  a lower risky
     c.  a lower risks
     d.  a lower risked
4)  Six years ago, the researchers ______
     a.  collect it data
     b.  collection data
     c.  collected data
     d.  collective data
5)  They went to bed earlier or later than the "healthy" 10pm ______
     a.  to 11pm timed frame
     b.  to 11pm time frames
     c.  to 11pm timer frame
     d.  to 11pm timeframe

6)  One of the authors of the study, Dr David Plans, commented ______
     a.  in his research
     b.  of his research
     c.  on his research
     d.  at his research
7) results suggest that early or late bedtimes may be more likely to ______ clock
     a.  disrupt the body
     b.  disrupt a body
     c.  disrupt their body
     d.  disrupt this body
8)  He said it was important for our body to wake up to ______
     a.  the morn in light
     b.  the mourning light
     c.  the more non light
     d.  the morning light
9)  The riskiest time [to go to bed] was after midnight because it may ______
     a.  reduce a likelihood
     b.  reduce the likelihood
     c.  reduce their likelihood
     d.  reduce thus likelihood
10)  we risk cardiovascular disease if our body clock is ______
     a.  not reset property
     b.  not reset proper agree
     c.  not reset prop ally
     d.  not reset properly

Comprehension questions

1. Who does the article say knows that going to bed early is good for us?
2. When is the healthiest sleeping time?
3. How many volunteers were part of the research?
4. What did the volunteers have to wear?
5. How many volunteers developed heart disease?
6. Who is David Plans?
7. What kind of consequences could a disrupted body clock have?
8. What does the researcher say we need to see?
9. When is the riskiest time to go to bed?
10. What needs to be reset so we lower the risk of cardiovascular disease?

Multiple choice quiz

1) Who does the article say knows that going to bed early is good for us?
a) everyone
b) doctors
c) sleep therapists
d) volunteers
2) When is the healthiest sleeping time?
a) 8pm
b) lunchtime
c) between 10pm and 11pm
d) after dinner
3) How many volunteers were part of the research?
a) 88,000
b) 80,000
c) 18,000
d) 8,000
4) What did the volunteers have to wear?
a) high-tech pajamas
b) an eye mask
c) ear plugs
d) a special watch
5)  How many volunteers developed heart disease?
a) around 3,000
b) exactly 3,000
c) fewer than 3,000
d) over 3,000

6) Who is David Plans?
a) a bed maker
b) a sleep expert
c) a volunteer
d) an author
7) What kind of consequences could a disrupted body clock have?
a) serious consequences
b) negative consequences
c) mild consequences
d) no consequences
8) What does the researcher say we need to see?
a) the stars in the sky
b) an alarm clock
c) a doctor
d) the morning light
9) When is the riskiest time to go to bed?
a) after dinner
b) after breakfast
c) after midnight
d) after exercise

10) What needs to be reset so we lower the risk of cardiovascular disease?
a) our opinions
b) our body clock
c) time
d) our alarm clock

Role play

Role  A – Sleep You think sleep is the best thing for our health. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their things. Also, tell the others which is the least useful of these (and why): chocolate, laughter or living in the countryside.

Role  B – Chocolate You think chocolate is the best thing for our health. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their things. Also, tell the others which is the least useful of these (and why): sleep, laughter or living in the countryside.

Role  C – Laughter You think laughter is the best thing for our health. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their things. Also, tell the others which is the least useful of these (and why): chocolate, sleep or living in the countryside.

Role  D – Living in the Countryside You think living in the countryside is the best thing for our health. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their things. Also, tell the others which is the least useful of these (and why): chocolate, laughter or sleep.

Put the words in the right order

1. is   early   good   .   to   Everyone   going   knows   bed
2. go   time   to   healthiest   to   The   bed   .
3. have   a   disease   .   They   risk   lower   of   heart
4. a   had   to   watch   .   wear   volunteers   The   special
5. of   monitored   then   Scientists   health   the   the   volunteers   .
6. of   the   One   study   .   of   the   authors
7. clock   .   more   to   likely   body   Be   the   disrupt
8. midnight   .   riskiest   The   was   sleep   to   after   time
9. the   It   morning   of   likelihood   seeing   light   .   reduces
10. clock   body   If   properly   .   our   reset   is   not

Homework

1. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find out more about this news story. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
2. LETTER: Write a letter to an expert on bedtime. Ask him/her three questions about bedtime. Give him/her three of your ideas. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.