In Contact! Episode 16: Sleep

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Undeniably one of the best moments of the day is the one of sleep. And even though we often take it for granted because of routine, this is one of the most important parts of the day since vital processes occur in our body when we rest and sleep. Who doesn't love having a good time of sleep to relax from a tiring day of work or study, and who doesn't feel fine after a night of quality sleep? *Deep sigh*

Let's learn some things about the process of sleep and what the sleeping habits of people are. First, we'll do some magic to transform some adjectives to their opposites by adding prefixes that change their meanings; after that, we'll share with you some idioms that are often used to refer to tiredness; we will have very useful information about the importance of sleep and some recommendations to improve the way you do this vital activity; we'll share with you five songs that refer to sleep (the name of one of the recommended bands has to do a lot with that!); and we'll ask people in university what their sleeping habits are (we'll meet a night owl and an early bird). We promise you that you won't fall asleep with this episode!

Now it's time for you to have your say! After you listen to this episode, please share your experiences and opinions in the comment section below:

• Are you a night bird or a night owl? What time do you usually go to bed and get up?
• How many hours do you sleep a day? Do you feel it's enough for you?
• When you have trouble to sleep, what do you do to kill some time before you fall asleep again?
• What's the most memorable dream (or nightmare) you've ever had? Do you think they have any meaning?

Have a wonderful rest of day! And sweet dreams to all of you!

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