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Sleep and learning incapitals. Makechanges to the words if necessary.

Dear Charlie
In the past, some people believed in 'Sleep
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Learning'. They thought people could learn Thanks for ÿour phone message. I would WILL
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new information _&_they playedrecordings have phoned ÿou bock lost night if
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I got Kome so lote. haven't
while they were asleep. However, scientists in 2_
the 1950s proved that it wasn't possible. 1 _ Im glad ÿou come on "Thursday. \ H CAN
you are completely awake, you can't process meet ÿou at the station unless I 3 _ NEED
new information. to stoÿ late at college. Ill phone ÿou if
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If 'Sleep Learning' was possible, pupils that , of course. HAPPEN
— Do ÿou really hove to leave again on
2 to spend much less time at school. But
the reality is, we only learn well if our minds "Tuesday? Iwish ÿou 5 _ staÿ longer! CAN

3 _ fresh. And our minds aren't refreshed Katie keeps watching the weather
unless we 4 _ a good night's sleep. forecast and saving, \Mvat will we do if
When we 5 _ ,we remember tasks that _
it 6_ at the weekend? \ wish she RAIN
we have learntduringthe day. We also develop 7 stop worrying I WILL
new understandingabout things.
'¡ou suggested going to a restaurant on
When Vicky was at college, she often got
Sunday. \ think \ d rather we 8 - on GO
just five and a half hours sleep a night. She [Tiendaÿ, if that s OK. It ll be really busÿ
studied late in the evenings, saying to herself, On Sunday.
'If I'm sleepy tomorrow, I 6_ an extra cup
of coffee.' Unsurprisingly, she didn't get good See ÿou on Thursday,
gradesinherexams. ike

IfVicky 7_ just two more hours a sleep
a night, she 8_ much better at school. Sleep
experts believe that unless you 9 _ for seven Complete the second sentence so that it
and a half hours or more at night, you can't means the same as the first. Use no more than
perform well the next day. three words.
Vicky says, 'If 10 - I'd known about the ÿ I want you to stop eating so many sweets.
relationship between sleep and learning when I Iwish you'd sto-p _ eating so
was at college. With better exam results, my life many sweets.
would be very different now.' 1 People who take regular exercise feel better.
If people _ they feel
better.
ÿ A as B if C unless D because 2 Iwon't go runningif you don't come with me.
1 A If B When C Unless D Without Iwon't go running _
2 A will need B would need C need with me.
D needed 3 He got ill because he didn't listen to the doctor.
3 A were B would be C will be D are If _ to the doctor he
4 A don't get B didn't get C get D got wouldn't have got ill.
5 A sleep B will sleep C slept 4 Please could you not use my tennis racket?
D would sleep I'd rather _ my tennis
6 A 'II drink B 'd drink C drink D drank racket.
7 A had had B had C would have had 5 We didn't win the match and I'm sad about that.
D would have I _ won the match.
8 A would have done B did C had done 6 Ieat unhealthy food because you cook
D did unhealthy food.
9 A had slept B slept C will sleep D sleep I _ unhealthy food ifyou
10 A I've B Iwish C unless D only didn't cook it.

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