OM Personal Newsletter # 72

WHEN THOMAS EDISON invented the light bulb, he started a revolution in the way people sleep. Before electric light, people's lives followed the natural rhythms of the day and seasons. After the invention of electricity, hours of work changed dramatically. No longer was there a need to stop working and go to bed just because it was dark. Read this article carefully and try to find the answers to the seven questions below (answers in OM News # 73).
CUANDO TOMAS EDISON inventó la bombilla eléctrica, revolucionó la forma de dormir de la gente. Antes de la electricidad, las vidas de la gente seguían las pautas naturales del día y las estaciones. Despues de la invención de la electricidad, las jornadas laborales cambiaron dramáticamente. Ya no había necesidad de dejar de trabajar e irse a la cama porque estaba oscuro. Lee atentamente este artículo e intenta responder las siete preguntas más abajo (respuestas en OM News # 73).

HOW MUCH SLEEP ARE YOU GETTING? by Yolanda Devere

Edison, Churchill, Bush & Da Vinci

Edison himself believed that sleep was an unnecessary annoyance. He was proud that he only needed four hours sleep every night.
Most adults need about eight hours sleep every night to feel alert, rested, and able to work well during the next day. Some people can manage with only six hours, others need ten. Winston Churchill, George Bush, and Leonardo da Vinci, like Edison, needed much less than six hours of sleep each night. But Einstein had to have ten hours of sleep or he felt really terrible!
Scientists suggest that today, most adults get up to two hours less sleep than they need. As a result those lacking sleep are forgetful, tired, less productive and grumpy. A lot of the blame for that must lie with Mr Edison and his electric light bulb.

What is sleep?

Sleep is the time when our bodies and minds are rested and restored. There are two types of sleep. We need both types to be healthy:
• Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep is when we dream. Our brains are active, and our eyes make fast short movements, as if watching something. This type of sleep helps restore our mind.
• Non-REM (NREM) sleep is when our brain and body slow down. Our heart rate slows and our breathing is regular. This type of sleep helps restore our body. We have twice as much NREM sleep as REM sleep each night.

How to get better sleep

• Have a regular time for sleeping and a routine before you go to bed. This will give your body the signal that it is time to sleep.
• Make sure the bed and bedroom are quiet and comfortable. If your bed is too hard or too soft, if you are too cold or too hot, you will not sleep well.
• For two hours before going to bed do not drink coffee or alcohol, and do not smoke or exercise. All these things stimulate your body and make sleep difficult.

GLOSSARY
annoyance: irritation, nuisance (molestia); proud: feeling self-respect (orgulloso); lacking sleep: not having good sleep (que no duermen lo suficiente); forgetful: not retentive (olvidadizos); grumpy: irritable, bad-tempered (irritables, de mal carácter); blame: reproach (culpa); restored: brought back to original condition (recuperados); we dream: we have mental images during sleep (soñamos); brains: nervous system (cerebros); slow down: become slower (disminuyen la velocidad, se hacen más lentos); rate: pace, rhythm (ritmo); breathing: respiration (respiración).

TRANSCRIPCION DIALOGO DE LISTENING COMPREHENSION - OM NEWS # 71
(Haz clic en el título si necesitas ver el boletín anterior)

TOM: I'm your new neighbor, Tom Jordan. I just moved into the apartment building last week.
SUE: Nice to meet you , Tom. I'm Sue Hegen. Are you from around here, originally?
TOM: No. Actually, I'm from San Diego.
SUE: Oh. Were you born there?
TOM: No, I was born in Japan, but I grew up in San Diego.
SUE: Really? Do you speak Japanese?
TOM: Unfortunately, I don't speak any Japanese. I was only a baby when my family left

TOM: Unfortunately, I don't speak any Japanese. I was only a baby when my family left Japan.

RESPUESTAS ACTIVIDAD DE LISTENING COMPREHENSION - OM NEWS # 71
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Oh, friend !! Summer in Argentina, melting temps in Buenos Aires, and both our vacation and CD-ROM # 2 are coming with some delay. Those are just the news for the moment being. In this issue, more interactivity with a new article together with a reading comprehension exercise. Again thanks for recommending us and RATING our efforts by CLICKING HERE. See you on February 1st. Oh, amiga/o !! Verano en Argentina, temperaturas para derre-tirse en Buenos Aires, y tanto nuestras vacaciones como el CD # 2 vienen con algún retraso. Esas son las novedades por el momento. En esta entrega, más interactividad con un nuevo artículo y un ejercicio de lecto-comprensión. Otra vez GRACIAS por recomendarnos y POR CALIFICAR nuestros esfuerzos haciendo CLIC AQUI. Nos vemos el 1° de febrero.	IN THIS ISSUE:
	READING COMPREHENSION ACTIVITY How much sleep are you getting? (a must for intermediate ESL students and teachers)
	ANSWERS OM NEWS # 71