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Prepared by- Poonam Maurya
T.G.T English , J.N.V Korea, C.G.
THE WONDER CALLED SLEEP
Class-6
• Introduction• Wonders of sleep and Dream• Vocabulary• Recapitulation• Comprehension• Short Question• Long Question• Home Work
CONTENT
INTRODUCTIONTHIS CHAPTER TELLS ABOUT SLEEP WHICH IS A
STATE OF REST- AN UNCONSCIOUS REST. A GOOD SLEEP RECOVERS OUR BODY AND BRAIN
FROM FATIGUE. IT MAKES US ALERT AND ACTIVE AGAIN, READY FOR THE NORMAL
ACTIVITIES OF THE DAY.
• Our muscles relax more and more.• Our heartbeat becomes slower.• Our temperature and blood
pressure go down.• The ever-active brain also slows
down so that we can’t think or act consciously.
• We dream sometimes.
SEVERAL THINGS WHICH HAPPEN TO OUR BODY WHILE
SLEEPING
It is an activity of the mind that
takes place when we are asleep.
Some dream are probable while others are not.Dreams simply
can never tell the future.
WHAT IS A DREAM?
Dreams seem to be important for several reasons such as -• A dream can help us to sleep through noise or other disturbances.• One’s dream reveal a
great deal about one’s problems. They can provide a key to the solution of those problems.
IMPORTANCE OF DREAM
Recover- to get well again Fatigue- tiredness due to hard work Probable- likely to happen, be true. Several- more than two but not very
many. Experience- the knowledge or skill
gained through doing something. Wonder- surprise or something
extraordinary.
VOCABULARY
• Our body and brain recover from fatigue after a good sleep.
• During sleep, our heartbeat becomes slower and our temperature and blood pressure go down.
• A dream is an activity of the mind when we are asleep.
• Dreams help us sleep through noise and other disturbances
• Dreams may reveal about one’s problems but can’t tell the future.
RECAPITULATION
Passage-3 Several things……while sleeping.
(page26)Comprehension question-
• What happens to our body when we are asleep?
• What happens to our body when we wake up?
• What activity of the mind takes place in the sleeping state?
COMPREHENSION
Certain doctors……asleep. (page26-27)• What have been found by
several doctors?• What can provide a key to the
solution of ones problems?• Can dreams tell our future?• What is the most common
experience of all of us?• What is written about sleep by
poets?
PASSAGE-6
Define dream in your words. What is sleep? When does our blood pressure
go down? Can we always remember our
dreams? What makes us alert and active?
SHORT QUESTIONS
• Describe briefly an improbable dream you have had.
• Why are dreams important? Mention two reasons?
• What happens to our body when we are asleep?
LONG QUESTION
Write Opposite of the following words.
Sleep, conscious, alert, possible, active, slow,
reveal, important, beautiful, remember, noise.
HOME-WORK-1
Frame the sentence with the help of the given words as
shown in the exampleExample : I had a dream.
Provide, important, awake, relax, temperature.
HOME-WORK-2SENTENCE-FRAMING
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