6_The wonder called sleep
- 1. THE WONDER CALLED SLEEP Class-6 Prepared by- Poonam Maurya T.G.T English , J.N.V Korea, C.G.
- 2. CONTENT • • • • • • • • Introduction Wonders of sleep and Dream Vocabulary Recapitulation Comprehension Short Question Long Question Home Work
- 3. INTRODUCTION THIS CHAPTER TELLS ABOUT SLEEP WHICH IS A STATE OF REST- AN UNCONSCIOUS REST. A GOOD SLEEP RECOVERS OUR BODY AND BRAIN FROM FATIGUE. IT MAKES US ALERT AND ACTIVE AGAIN, READY FOR THE NORMAL ACTIVITIES OF THE DAY.
- 4. SEVERAL THINGS WHICH HAPPEN TO OUR BODY WHILE SLEEPING • Our muscles relax more and more. • Our heartbeat becomes slower. • Our temperature and blood pressure go down. • The ever-active brain also slows down so that we can’t think or act consciously. • We dream sometimes.
- 5. WHAT IS A DREAM? It is an activity of the mind that takes place when we are asleep. Some dream are probable while others are not. Dreams simply can never tell the future.
- 6. IMPORTANCE OF DREAM Dreams seem to be important for several reasons such as • A dream can help us to sleep through noise or other disturbances. • One’s dream reveal a great deal about one’s problems. They can provide a key to the solution of those problems.
- 7. VOCABULARY Recover- to get well again Fatigue- tiredness due to hard work Probable- likely to happen, be true. Several- more than two but not very many. Experience- the knowledge or skill gained through doing something. Wonder- surprise or something extraordinary.
- 8. RECAPITULATION • Our body and brain recover from fatigue after a good sleep. • During sleep, our heartbeat becomes slower and our temperature and blood pressure go down. • A dream is an activity of the mind when we are asleep. • Dreams help us sleep through noise and other disturbances • Dreams may reveal about one’s problems but can’t tell the future.
- 9. COMPREHENSION Passage-3 Several things……while sleeping. (page26) Comprehension question• What happens to our body when we are asleep? • What happens to our body when we wake up? • What activity of the mind takes place in the sleeping state?
- 10. PASSAGE-6 • • • • • Certain doctors……asleep. (page26-27) What have been found by several doctors? What can provide a key to the solution of ones problems? Can dreams tell our future? What is the most common experience of all of us? What is written about sleep by poets?
- 11. SHORT QUESTIONS Define dream in your words. What is sleep? When does our blood pressure go down? Can we always remember our dreams? What makes us alert and active?
- 12. LONG QUESTION • Describe briefly an improbable dream you have had. • Why are dreams important? Mention two reasons? • What happens to our body when we are asleep?
- 13. HOME-WORK-1 Write Opposite of the following words. Sleep, conscious, alert, possible, active, slow, reveal, important, beautiful, remember, noise.
- 14. HOME-WORK-2 SENTENCE-FRAMING Frame the sentence with the help of the given words as shown in the example Example : I had a dream. Provide, important, awake, relax, temperature.