The Reading / Listening - Sleeping Temperature - Level 0

How hot or cold a room is affects sleep. Researchers say a room between 20-25º Celsius is best. The researchers monitored 50 people aged 65 and older for 18 months. The people's sleep worsened when their room was not between 20-25ºC. Researchers say 20ºC is the best temperature for a deep sleep.

Sleep quality could fall by 10 per cent if it is too warm or too cool. Poor sleep can bring health problems, like diabetes and heart disease. It can also increase stress. The researchers said people should make a comfortable environment to sleep well. They also said climate change could change our sleep.

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Sources
  • https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12451731/The-secret-good-sleep-Dont-let-things-hot-bedroom-Researchers-discover-ideal-temperature-restful-night.html
  • https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/what-s-the-best-temperature-for-sleep-researchers-suggest-this-range/ar-AA1fTzHP
  • https://metro.co.uk/2023/08/28/the-best-way-to-get-a-good-nights-sleep-for-older-people-19406931/


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Phrase Matching

Paragraph 1

  1. How hot or cold
  2. researchers monitored
  3. aged 65
  4. for 18
  5. The people's sleep
  6. between
  7. 20ºC is the best
  8. a deep
  1. sleep
  2. worsened
  3. 50 people
  4. temperature
  5. a room is
  6. and older
  7. 20-25ºC
  8. months

Paragraph 2

  1. Sleep quality could fall
  2. Poor sleep can bring health
  3. heart
  4. increase
  5. make a comfortable
  6. sleep
  7. climate
  8. change our
  1. stress
  2. change
  3. by 10 per cent
  4. environment
  5. sleep
  6. problems
  7. disease
  8. well

Listening — Listen and fill in the gaps

(1) ___________________ cold a room is affects sleep. Researchers (2) ___________________ between 20-25º Celsius is best. The researchers monitored (3) ___________________ 65 and older for 18 months. The (4) ___________________ when their room (5) ___________________ 20-25ºC. Researchers say 20ºC is the best temperature for (6) ___________________.

Sleep (7) ___________________ by 10 per cent if it is too (8) ___________________ cool. Poor sleep can bring (9) ___________________ diabetes and heart disease. It (10) ___________________ stress. The researchers said people should make a comfortable environment (11) ________________. They also said climate (12) ___________________ our sleep.

Put a slash (/) where the spaces are

Howhotorcoldaroomisaffectssleep.Researcherssayaroombetween2
0-25ºCelsiusisbest.Theresearchersmonitored50peopleaged65ando
lderfor18months.Thepeople'ssleepworsenedwhentheirroomwasnot
between20-25ºC.Researcherssay20ºCisthebesttemperatureforad
eepsleep.Sleepqualitycouldfallby10percentifitistoowarmortoocool.
Poorsleepcanbringhealthproblems,likediabetesandheartdisease.Itc
analsoincreasestress.Theresearcherssaidpeopleshouldmakeacomf
ortableenvironmenttosleepwell.Theyalsosaidclimatechangecouldch
angeoursleep.

Student survey

Write five GOOD questions about this topic in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper. When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

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Discussion — Write your own questions

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Free writing

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