GETTING TO SLEEP (Intermediate) (EXERCISE I5E32)

1. Read the passage below and then answer the True / False questions.

    Normally, people sleep between seven and eight hours a day, although some people need less 

    than this and some may need more. But millions of people have trouble getting to sleep every

    night.

    According to a sleep expert Dr. Robert Smith, many people do not know why they have

    difficultly sleeping. Most people know that tea and coffee often make it difficult to go to sleep  

    because they contain caffeine. But some medicines, such as cold tablets, also contain caffeine

    and  interfere with sleep. Sleeping pills may help you fall asleep, but when you wake the next

    morning  you don’t feel refreshed.

    Our living habits also affect our sleep. Busy people who are under stress during the day may

    not be able to calm down and fall asleep at night. Eating just before going to bed may also keep     

    you awake.

    Dr. Smith says that you will sleep more easily if your bedroom is used only for sleep. You 

    shouldn’t use your bedroom as a conference room, a TV room, or an exercise room. You should  

    also establish a regular sleeping schedule, but don’t go to bed until you are tired. Try to go to bed

    at the same time every night and get up at the same time every morning. If all this doesn’t work, 

    try counting sheep!

EXERCISES:

   (A)  T        F       Everyone needs eight hours sleep a night.

   (B)  T        F       Caffeine helps you fall asleep.

   (C)  T        F       Active people might have trouble falling asleep easily.

   (D)  T        F       You should be careful about eating just before you go to bed.

   (E)  T        F        It is a good idea to have a TV near your bed.

   (F)  T        F        You should have regular sleeping hours.

2. Choose the correct prepositions to complete the conversation.

Patient: I need something ______ insomnia.

                                   (for / on / with)

Chemist: Try these tablets. Take two ____ the evening. And don’t drink a lot _____  coffee.

                                                       (at /in / on)                                (at / for/ of)

Patient:   OK. Thank you.

Chemist: And sometimes warm milk helps you go _____ sleep.

                                                                         (for / in / to)

           Patient:  Really? I’ll try it.

  Chemist: Anything else?

  Patient:  Yes, can I have a bottle ______ Valium tablets, please?

                                             (of / to / with)

           Chemist: Oh, you should get a prescription ______ the doctor for those.

                                                             (for / from / to)

3.  Do you sometimes suffer from insomnia? If so what do you do to try to  sleep?

  

Answers:

1. (A) F  (B) F  (C) T   (D) T   (E) F    (F) F

2. Choose the correct prepositions to complete the conversation.

Patient:   I need something for insomnia.                                    

Chemist:   Try these tablets. Take two in the evening. And don’t drink a lot of coffee.

Patient:    OK. Thank you.

Chemist:  And sometimes warm milk helps you go to sleep.                                                              

Patient:     Really? I’ll try it.

Chemist:  Anything else?

Patient:    Yes, can I have a bottle of Valium tablets, please?                                             

Chemist:  Oh, you should get a prescription from the doctor for those.

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