Стр.118 Unit 9 Права и обязанности ГДЗ Комарова Ларионова 8 класс
Culture today Student stress Common causes of stress for students: exam pressure, too much schoolwork, relationship problems and money worries Common symptoms:
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Culture today
Student stress
Common causes of stress for students:
exam pressure, too much schoolwork, relationship problems and money worries
Common symptoms:
headaches, tiredness, changes in weight, poor concentration
Starting School Early Is
‘Cruel’ to Teens
According to a top scientist, teenagers shouldn’t have to start school before eleven o’clock in the morning.
Professor Foster believes that young people don’t start to function until after ten o’clock. If they don’t get
(1) nine hours’ sleep a night, he says, they can suffer from stress. This conclusion was also reached in an American study. (2) 50 volunteers were taken to a special laboratory, and their sleep patterns were studied.
The students weren’t paid to participate, but they were allowed to miss their early classes! (3) 60% of the volunteers said they often felt tired, and 15% of them regularly fell asleep at school. In the study, experts discovered that teenagers produce the sleep hormone melatonin later in the day, so they really are incapable of getting up early!
As a result, LaFayette High School in Kentucky decided to change its timetable. Before, classes began at (4) half past seven in the morning, and now the first class starts at half past nine. When the new timetable was introduced, teachers observed that the students were more active in class and they did better in exams. Most students managed to sleep about (5) five more hours per week.
Other practical changes were also made to reduce student stress. The classrooms were repainted in calm colours, and a chill-out room was built next to the school. This space, which contains comfortable sofas, is used by students during breaks. Yoga classes are taught during the lunch break, and the canteen has stopped selling unhealthy snacks. Both teachers and students are happy with the changes. One teacher said, ‘Before, it was impossible - the students were in school but their brains were still in bed. Now, they can bring their brains with them!’
1 (94) Read the article and guess the missing numbers. Then listen and check.
60%
50
five
nine
half past seven
2 Read the article again and choose the best summary: a or b.
a) The article explains why teenagers don’t need much sleep, and says that teachers should do yoga to reduce stress.
b) The article examines why it’s difficult for teenagers to get up early, and considers how schools can reduce student stress.
3 Read the article again and answer the questions.
1 In Professor Foster’s opinion, what time should teenagers start school?
2 How much sleep do teenagers need?
3 What is melatonin?
4 How has the timetable changed at LaFayette High School?
5 What were the positive results of this change?
6 What else has the school done to reduce student stress?
4 Your voice Work in pairs. Read the quote and discuss the questions.
“Early to bed, early to rise, makes you healthy, wealthy and wise.“
1 Is there a similar saying in your language?
2 Do you agree with this idea? Why? / Why not?
3 What time do you start school? Would you prefer to start later?