II. Match the words and their definitions. I. Read and learn the following words

I. Read and learn the following words

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VIII. Prove that sleep is very important to human beings.

VII. Answer the following questions

VI. Agree or disagree with the following statements.

1. The average person spends 100.000 hours of a lifetime sleeping.

2. Scientists have learned a great deal by studying people as they sleep and they understand almost all processes.

3. Scientists study the body characteristics that change during sleep and also rapid eye movement.

4. Sleep is a biological need and our brain usually sleeps at night.

5. Perhaps during a dream the brain can concentrate on a problem and look for different solutions.

6. Nightmares usually occur towards dawn.

7. Sleepwalking is most common among adults.

8. Researchers know why people talk, walk while they are sleeping.

9. You may also have trouble sleeping if you have a problem or something else on your mind.

10. Sleep is not important to humans.

1. How have researchers learned about sleep?

2. What does REM mean?

3. At what stage of sleep do people move around?

4. How do dream change as the sleep period continues?

5. Why do people feel embarrassed if they talk in their sleep?

6. Can sleepwalking be dangerous? Give a reason for your answer.

7. How can sleep apnea cause brain damage?

8. Name three things that can keep you awake.

9. How does a problem keep you from sleeping?

10. What are nightmares?

11. How long does an average person spend sleeping?

● fail [feil] подводить ● cognitive [`kÉgnətiv] познавательный ● preserve [pri`zε:v] сохранять ● acquisition [,ækwi`zi∫n] запоминание ● retention [ri`ten∫n] сохранение ● retrieval [ri`tri:vl] воспроизведение ● memory [`meməri] память ● to fade [feid] исчезать ● recollection [,rekə`lek∫n] воспоминание ● duration [dju`rei∫n] продолжение (длительность) ● sensory memory [`sensəri] оперативная память ● lingering [`liŋgeriŋ] медленное исчезновение ● apparently [ə`pærəntli] очевидно ● brief [bri:f] краткий ● persistence [pə`sistəns] продолжительность ● short-term memory кратковременная память ● purpose [`pε:pəs] цель ● ultimate [`Ùltimət] окончательный ● selective attention избирательность внимания ● bombard [bÉm`ba:d] забрасывать (к.-л. чем-л.) ● encode [in`kəud] кодировать ● rehearsal [ri`hε:sl] репетиция, повторение ● displacement [dis`pleismənt] замещение ● decay [di`kei] упадок (забывание) ● long-term memory долговременная память.

retention	the act of getting smth, especially knowledge, a skill, etc.
encode	the ability to remember things
attention	the process of getting smth back
decay	the ability to remember smth
recollection	the act of displacing smb/smth
acquisition	the process of being destroyed, not being cared for
displacement	to change ordinary language into symbols
retrieval	happening at the end of a long process
ultimate	the length of time that smth lasts or continues
duration	the act of listening to, looking at or thinking about smth/smb carefully

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