A listening exercise

INSTRUCTIONS:

OPEN A WORD DOCUMENT PAGE TO WRITE YOUR ANSWERS, AS IF IT WERE A DIARY OF TODAY'S LESSON. NOW, GO ON READING.


Is having a siesta good for you?

1. Look for the meaning of “nap”, “increase”, “risk”, “stroke”, “doze”, “physician” in http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/

2. Now do the listening task.

- Listen to the article by clicking on the following link.

http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/0802/080224-siesta.mp3

- Listening comprehension exercise:

Say if these statements are true or false. Say why.

o Having a siesta is good for you, especially if you’re old.
o A study shows that there’s a risk of having an attack if you sleep during the day.
o The study took two years with 200 people.
o Some people sleep in front of the TV.
o The participants were teenagers and old people with health problems.

Fill in the missing words.

o Risk factors are __, __, gender, __, blood pressure, diabetes, obesity and levels of __.

Now send your answers to me (“Red genérica” if you’re using a black PC, or to my email address: eugeniagonzalezbetancor@gmail.com if you’re using a white PC). I’ll send back the answers to you. Then, check if you were right or wrong.