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