The document provides a vocabulary list of words for dictations, with the words organized into categories such as nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. It includes common words that are likely to be used in dictations to help students practice their spelling and transcription skills. The vocabulary covers a wide range of terms and parts of speech to challenge students at different language proficiency levels.

1. Vocabulary list for dictations
Most Beautiful His Her Room Idea
But Reality Anything Just Might Better
What They Now Into Your Next
Should Everything There All Why Something
Those Around Before Else Full More
Away Out With Where Them Organize
Over Again That
In fact which you perfectly while
One not certain or may be
Inside whether to us of as
Great does exactly what about this
That in my out the same
With any other however can never
into
That is about it since you
One of the most been what
Must ago none they could even
Today obviously middle nor do use
To all its without having itself
Where we as a them because
Can’t in addition our still

2. Your last probably with you so
About the back over far as
Of how during these were might
Have at that later however most
By yourself through of all who
Then fifteen could now another course
Aren’t what they back and from
Now too and will
Sometimes of a front of
One or two how from
Your but far downright particularly
Someone who nothing is with
Continuously these whatsoever because whenever
For off without doesn’t seem
Here there on to another
Then back eventually will differently
Probably course
For thousands and each one from
The other to the but that
Too this of all whatever in
The even by would be about
Us some our this with like
whenever unfortunately is more something must
back

3. As our more but a lot
Informally around us where out exactly
In about one of sometimes may
Too much for some which even
These were to eventually no such
An from this how all would
Very the can also be
More than ever some these as
It really is most between rarely
Such with almost all in order
To however always and usually on
Were either away in only carefully
Although of others don’t ultimately over
This still
What everything these sometimes yourself
Some than others when out
Probably for on then because
Of that just not only
Can back an it is
A as well later why
Your what about ones over
With could down to it
More maybe like us all
There no aside from full
today

4. Name: _____________________ /50
One of the ___________ ________________ places for a person to be in is
_______ or ______ own _________. The __________ of your own room may
be beautiful ______ sometimes the physical _____________ of the place is
_____________ but that. It might look like your room has _______ been through
an earthquake. So it _______ be a good idea to do something to make it look
_____________. You know ________ ________ say, neat is beautiful.
________ that you have managed to get ________ ________ room, what’s
__________? Maybe you _________ check your closet just to make sure that
_________________ _________ is in order and that you will have room to put
______ the clothes you are washing _______. Next, ________ don’t you do
________________ about all __________ papers you have lying__________?
But wait a minute, wait just a minute! Before you do that, ___________ you do
anything __________, you had better empty your wastebasket; it’s ________.
There is no __________ room in it for anything else you might want to throw
___________. Have you emptied it? Fine, now, _______ ________ the old
papers. The good papers should be put ___________ in your desk drawer.
Your books should all go in neat piles so you will know __________ to find them.
Listen! I think your wash is finished. You should go and get your clothes and put
_________ in the dryer. Good. Now, probably the best thing to do _________ is
to _________________ all your CDs. You’ve got CDs _______ _________ the
place. Put ________ _________, too. O.K. This place is starting to look like a
room _________. So, now, get your bed made. Come on, do a good job of it.
Finished? __________ is ___________ it then. Your room looks so much
__________, so much _________ comfortable and inviting. Hey, I think your
clothes are dry, come on, hang _________ in the closet. There, everything is
done. Now, doesn’t ______ look BEAUTIFUL!

5. One of the most beautiful places for a person to be in is his or her own room.
The idea of your own room may be beautiful but sometimes the physical reality
of the place is anything but that. It might look like your room has just been
through an earthquake. So it might be a good idea to do something to make it
look better. You know what they say, neat is beautiful.
Now that you have managed to get into your room, what’s next? Maybe you
should check your closet just to make sure that everything there is in order and
that you will have room to put all the clothes you are washing now. Next, why
don’t you do something about all those papers you have lying around? But
wait a minute, wait just a minute! Before you do that, before you do anything
else, you had better empty your wastebasket; it’s full. There is no more room in
it for anything else you might want to throw away. Have you emptied it? Fine,
now, out with the old papers. The good papers should be put away in your desk
drawer. Your books should all go in neat piles so you will know where to find
them. Listen! I think your wash is finished. You should go and get your clothes
and put them in the dryer. Good. Now, probably the best thing to do next is to
organize all your CDs. You’ve got CDs all over the place. Put them away, too.
O.K. This place is starting to look like a room again. So, now, get your bed
made. Come on, do a good job of it. Finished? That is about it then. Your
room looks so much better, so much more comfortable and inviting. Hey, I think
your clothes are dry, come on, hang them in the closet. There, everything is
done. Now, doesn’t that look BEAUTIFUL!

6. Name: _____________________ /50
The concept of beauty is not universal. ____ _______, it is __________ quite
subjective. A drawing or painting________ I find beautiful may be one which
leaves ______ ______________ indifferent, ________ _____ that you may
love to have on the wall in your room _________ _____ appeal to me at all. You
might find _________ styles of dress beautiful _________ I might say they
are ridiculous ____ dull. To me, the sight of the ocean in a storm _______ ____
the most magnificent view nature has to offer; to you, it may be a sunrise or a
sunset. Our ideas and the way we feel ____________ determine
___________ _____ ______ objects and people look beautiful _____ _____.
In the dictionary, the definition _____ beauty reads ____ follows: «a quality or
combination of qualities that gives ________ pleasure to the senses _____ ___
the mind and spirit.» As definitions go, this is very general and ______ not
provide any specific description of _____________ _______ beauty is. Of
course, if I see a beautiful painting, I can describe it to you and tell you what it is
__________ ______ particular work of art _______ makes it beautiful _____
______ eyes. If you hear a lovely piece of music, you can point _______
____ me the parts that are the most beautiful. _______ ________ may be done
______ sculpture or dance or _______ __________ of the visual art forms.
____________, when we try to define our feeling __________ beauty, to give a
description _____ the essence of beauty, we ______ _________ do it justice. It
seems _______ _________ beauty is or what it means can ________ be
put ________ words.

7. The concept of beauty is not universal. In fact, it is really quite subjective. A
drawing or painting which I find beautiful may be one which leaves you
perfectly indifferent, while one that you may love to have on the wall in your
room might not appeal to me at all. You might find certain styles of dress
beautiful while I might say they are ridiculous or dull. To me, the sight of the
ocean in a storm may be the most magnificent view nature has to offer; to you, it
may be a sunrise or a sunset. Our ideas and the way we feel inside determine
whether or not objects and people look beautiful to us.
In the dictionary, the definition of beauty reads as follows: «a quality or
combination of qualities that gives great pleasure to the senses or to the mind
and spirit.» As definitions go, this is very general and does not provide any
specific description of exactly what beauty is. Of course, if I see a beautiful
painting, I can describe it to you and tell you what it is about this particular work
of art that makes it beautiful in my eyes. If you hear a lovely piece of music, you
can point out to me the parts that are the most beautiful. The same may be
done with sculpture or dance or any other of the visual art forms. However,
when we try to define our feelings about beauty, to give a description of the
essence of beauty, we can never do it justice. It seems that what beauty is or
what it means can never be put into words.

8. Name: _____________________ /60
Oh, _______ a beautiful morning! Oh, _______ a beautiful day! I’ve got a
beautiful feeling, ________________ is going my way.
Do _________ song lyrics describe the way you ________________ feel
____________? Are some mornings, ________ days and some feelings more
special _____ _________? What do you do ________ you look ______ the
window on a school day and see a snowstorm? You _____________ hope
____ a beautiful day, so you turn ____ the radio and listen. And ______ your
hear it: «School is closed for the day ________ ___ the storm». Yes! _______
is ______ what you were waiting ____. But that is ____ the _______ kind of
extraordinary school day you _____ have. When you get _______ ____
excellent exam result, _____ ____ ___ joyous occasion and a beautiful day
___ _____. And probably _______ ___ this year you will feel like singing «Oh,
what as beautiful day!». And _____ is that? Because it will be _______ last day
in secondary school.
And ______ _______ those beautiful feelings, you know the _____ I mean.
You are in love, head ______ heels in love ______ someone! What more
_______ you ask for? When you come right _______ _____ ___, what ______
_____ anybody ask for? Or________ you feel great _________ ____
something nice a friend or family member has said to you. Things
_________ _____ should happen to ____ ____ more often.
Sometimes _______ ___ ___ particular reason for a beautiful feeling,
_______ ______ the fact that you are young and _____ ___ life. Life can be
beautiful and things happen in life that make us feel ________ singing - so
maybe you will find a good reason to sing _________.

9. Oh, what a beautiful morning! Oh, what a beautiful day! I’ve got a beautiful
feeling, everything is going my way.
Do these song lyrics describe the way you sometimes feel yourself? Are
some mornings, some days and some feelings more special than others? What
do you do when you look out the window on a school day and see a snowstorm?
You probably hope for a beautiful day, so you turn on the radio and listen. And
then your hear it: «School is closed for the day because of the storm». Yes!
That is just what you were waiting for. But that is not the only kind of
extraordinary school day you can have. When you get back an excellent exam
result, it is a joyous occasion and a beautiful day as well. And probably later
on this year you will feel like singing «Oh, what as beautiful day!». And why is
that? Because it will be your last day in secondary school.
And what about those beautiful feelings, you know the ones I mean. You are in
love, head over heels in love with someone! What more could you ask for?
When you come right down to it, what more could anybody ask for? Or
maybe you feel great because of something nice a friend or family member has
said to you. Things like that should happen to us all more often.
Sometimes there is no particular reason for a beautiful feeling, aside from the
fact that you are young and full of life. Life can be beautiful and things happen
in life that make us feel like singing - so maybe you will find a good reason to
sing today.

10. Name: _____________________ /50
Fire is not something _______ _____ new to you. You have known _________
____ and seen it in various forms _______ _____ were a baby. It is considered
____ ____ _____ wonders of the world. Fire, ______ ________basic source of
energy, has _______ _____ great practical, social and symbolic importance
_________ _____ beginning of time.
Can you imagine _______ ____ ______ have been like, millions of years
________, when there were _______ ____ the modern conveniences we have?
For prehistoric peoples, the discovery of fire meant ______ ________ keep
warm, have light and cook food. ______ ________ respects, that hasn’t
changed _________ ________. ________________, we don’t light fires in the
____________ _____ a room for cooking and heating, ______ _____ we
use torches to provide light. We have found replacements for fire which
allow_____ ____ enjoy ______ ______ advantages ___________ __________
to deal with the fire _________. We use furnaces to keep us warm. Living
_________ _____ live, with the winters we have, we need to keep warm. We
use lamps _____ ____ source of light to dispel darkness. Mind you, we also use
_______ ___________ we want to work and we _________ work in the dark.
____ _____________, we have electrical appliances to help us prepare
________ meals. So we have adapted fire to our living conditions, but the basic
principle _____ _______ the same.

11. Fire is not something that is new to you. You have known about it and seen it
in various forms since you were a baby. It is considered one of the wonders of
the world. Fire, that most basic source of energy, has been of great practical,
social and symbolic importance since the beginning of time.
Can you imagine what it must have been like, millions of years ago, when there
were none of the modern conveniences we have? For prehistoric peoples, the
discovery of fire meant they could keep warm, have light and cook food. In
some respects, that hasn’t changed even today. Obviously, we don’t light
fires in the middle of a room for cooking and heating, nor do we use torches to
provide light. We have found replacements for fire which allow use to enjoy all
its advantages without having to deal with the fire itself. We use furnaces to
keep us warm. Living where we live, with the winters we have, we need to keep
warm. We use lamps as a source of light to dispel darkness. Mind you, we also
use them because we want to work and we can’t work in the dark. In addition,
we have electrical appliances to help us prepare our meals. So we have
adapted fire to our living conditions, but the basic principle is still the same.

12. Name: _____________________ /55
______ _____ year in secondary school is a period of change, and
____________ leaves ______ _____ mixed feelings. It is a time to think
________ _____ future and to look ______ _____ your life. For a moment, just
imagine your life ______ _____ _____ a series of five-year cycles. Think
_____ ______ your priorities have changed ________ ________ cycles! When
_____ ______ five years old, your priority important to you ______ ______
been learn how to ride a two-wheeled bicycle. There was nothing more
important to you ____ _______ age.
Five years ________, ___________, your priority _______ have been to get the
best, _______ up-to-date bicycle in town. You had visions ____ __________
racing ________ the streets, the envy _____ _____ the other youngsters
______ saw you go _______. _______, when you reached the age _____
________, maybe all you ________ think of was getting your driver’s license.
And _______ ______ you have entered __________ five-year cycle, what new
priorities do you have?
Of __________, your priorities ___________ ______ only things that have
changed and will change. Your attitudes and your values are not _______
______ were a few years _______ ______ are probably not ________ they
will be a few years _______ _______. Your understanding has evolved, and
your tastes _____. Your responsibilities are different ______ _____ ______
continue to change ____ you grow older.

13. Your last year in secondary school is a period of change, and probably leaves
with you mixed feelings. It is a time to think about the future and to look back
over your life. For a moment, just imagine your life so far as a series of five-
year cycles. Think of how your priorities have changed during these cycles!
When you were five years old, your priority important to you might have been
learn how to ride a two-wheeled bicycle. There was nothing more important to
you at that age.
Five years later, however, your priority might have been to get the best, most
up-to-date bicycle in town. You had visions of yourself racing through the
streets, the envy of all the other youngsters who saw you go by. Then, when
you reached the age of fifteen, maybe all you could think of was getting your
driver’s license. And now that you have entered another five-year cycle, what
new priorities do you have?
Of course, your priorities aren’t the only things that have changed and will
change. Your attitudes and your values are not what they were a few years
back and are probably not what they will be a few years from now. Your
understanding has evolved, and your tastes too. Your responsibilities are
different now and will continue to change as you grow older.

14. Name: _____________________ /50
____________, when you want to relax at the end ______ ____ busy day, you
sit down ____ ______ ____ the television set and watch ______ ____ _____ of
your favourite programs. This helps you to forget ______ tired you are, and it can
be a very pleasant change ________ _____ daily routine. ______
____________ the experience can be _____ ______ pleasant, even
____________ disagreeable, _______________if you have a «zapper» in the
room with you. You know what a «zapper» is? This is ___________ ______
controls the remote control. _________ ____ more frustrating than watching
television _______ ____________ who uses the remote control to
______________ «zap» or change channels.
For zappers, ________ rapid changes cause no problem _______________
_____________ they are in control, and they stop or change ____________
they feel like it. _____ _____ you, it is infuriating to have a program you are
enjoying cut _____ _________ warning. ______ _____ enjoy watching a
program in bits and pieces? Getting angry or complaining __________ ______
to do any good. The zapper continues to zap thirty seconds ________, twenty
seconds _________. Zap ____ _____ __________ channel during the
commercials and ________ _____ again. If you are lucky, the zapper will
_____________ get up and leave the room. This is your chance to grab the
remote control. But ______ you behave any _________________?
________________ ____, because now you are in control. And what do you
do? Zap! Zap! Zap! ____ _________!

15. Sometimes when you want to relax at the end of a busy day, you sit down in
front of the television set and watch one or two of your favourite programs. This
helps you to forget how tired you are, and it can be a very pleasant change from
your daily routine. But sometimes the experience can be far from pleasant,
even downright disagreeable, particularly if you have a «zapper» in the room
with you. You know what a «zapper» is? This is someone who controls the
remote control. Nothing is more frustrating than watching television with
someone who uses the remote control to continuously «zap» or change
channels.
For zappers, these rapid changes cause no problem whatsoever because they
are in control, and they stop or change whenever they feel like it. But for you, it
is infuriating to have a program you are enjoying cut off without warning. Who
can enjoy watching a program in bits and pieces? Getting angry or complaining
doesn’t seem to do any good. The zapper continues to zap thirty seconds here,
twenty seconds there. Zap on to another channel during the commercials and
then back again. If you are lucky, the zapper will eventually get up and leave
the room. This is your chance to grab the remote control. But will you behave
any differently? Probably not because now you are in control. And what do
you do? Zap! Zap! Zap! Of course!

16. Name: _____________________ /55
______ ____________ of years, plants ______ animals have lived and evolved
in harmony, _______ _______ different ________ _____ ______, each one
contributing ____ _____ harmony of nature. _____ we have a tendency to
forget ______ human beings are a part of nature _______. People living in pre-
industrial societies had understood _______ fact. They had learned to make use
_____ ____ _______ nature had to offer. People in North America use
______________ was available ______ _____ area to build their houses:
wood, stone, trees, skins _______ _______ snow. For transportation, they
relied on horses, wagons pulled _____ oxen, dogsleds, canoes made _____
birch bark _____ kayaks made of seal skins. Those people accepted the fact
that it _______ _____ hot in the summer and cold in the winter.
Just think ________ modern technology and our relationship with nature. It has
given _____ ____ power to influence ________ ____ the laws of nature. We
have developed electricity ______ ________ sources _____ energy to control
the temperature ____ _____ homes. We have built cars, buses, trains, planes
and ships controlled by computers. ____________________, because ____
_____ ______, we have lost touch _______ nature. ___________ it gets hot or
cold outside, we feel that nature is playing a bad trick on us. Expressions
_______ «pollution», «global warming» and «deforestation» have become part
_____ _____ everyday vocabulary. There ____ ______ thing _______ _____
______ people have realized in the past few years. _____________ ________
be done to get ________ to basics and work ________ nature.

17. For thousands of years, plants and animals have lived and evolved in harmony,
each one different from the other, each one contributing to the harmony of
nature. But we have a tendency to forget that human beings are a part of nature
too. People living in pre-industrial societies had understood this fact. They had
learned to make use of all that nature had to offer. People in North America use
whatever was available in the area to build their houses: wood, stone, trees,
skins and even snow. For transportation, they relied on horses, wagons pulled
by oxen, dogsleds, canoes made of birch bark or kayaks made of seal skins.
Those people accepted the fact that it would be hot in the summer and cold in
the winter.
Just think about modern technology and our relationship with nature. It has
given us the power to influence some of the laws of nature. We have developed
electricity and other sources of energy to control the temperature in our homes.
We have built cars, buses, trains, planes and ships controlled by computers.
Unfortunately,. because of all this, we have lost touch with nature. Whenever
it gets hot or cold outside, we feel that nature is playing a bad trick on us.
Expressions like «pollution», «global warming» and «deforestation» have
become part of our everyday vocabulary. There is one thing more and more
people have realized in the past few years. Something must be done to get
back to basics and work with nature.

18. Name: _____________________ /60
We are learners. We learn _____ babies, children, teenagers and adults.
______ _______ formal learning takes place in school, _____ ___ ____ of our
learning takes place ______________ in the world __________ ____. And, if
we are attentive, we can learn a lot. For example, ______ should we look to find
_____ ___________ what harmony is and what it means _____ _______ lives?
Observing the harmony that exists in nature can teach us a lot _________
our human world and the role each ______ ____ ____ has to play in it. It can
help us make sense ______ _______ society, which ____________ _______
not make ______ _______ sense.
Think ________ insects _____ ___ minute. Tiny insects, _________ ____
_______ we cannot ________ see, carry _____ indispensable work. If
_______ busy little bodies _______ ____ disappear, there would
____________ be a great imbalance in nature. There is _____ _______ thing
____ ____ unnecessary plant or animal in nature. ________ _____ we can
learn a very valuable lesson about people. There is no such thing ____ ____
unimportant person. You must have noticed ________ ______ variety there is in
nature: the wide diversity of plants and animals, _____ _____ colours, shapes
and sizes all co-existing in perfect harmony. Nature _________ be ______ dull if
everything _______ ______ same colour and if all the animals looked and
sounded __________ the same. This ______ _______ apply to human
society. A harmonious society is a marvellous mix of people and ideas. You
just have to look at the popularity of different restaurants offering foods from
countries ______ _________ the world to realize ______ important variety
_______ ______.

19. We are learners. We learn as babies, children, teenagers and adults. Our more
formal learning takes place in school, but a lot of our learning takes place
informally in the world around us. And, if we are attentive, we can learn a lot.
For example, where should we look to find out exactly what harmony is and
what it means in our lives? Observing the harmony that exists in nature can
teach us a lot about our human world and the role each one of us has to play in
it. It can help us make sense of our society, which sometimes may not make
too much sense.
Think about insects for a minute. Tiny insects, some of which we cannot even
see, carry out indispensable work. If these busy little bodies were to disappear,
there would eventually be a great imbalance in nature. There is no such thing
as an unnecessary plant or animal in nature. From this we can learn a very
valuable lesson about people. There is no such thing as an unimportant person.
You must have noticed how much variety there is in nature: the wide diversity of
plants and animals, in all colours, shapes and sizes all co-existing in perfect
harmony. Nature would be very dull if everything were the same colour and if
all the animals looked and sounded exactly the same. This can also apply to
human society. A harmonious society is a marvellous mix of people and ideas.
You just have to look at the popularity of different restaurants offering foods from
countries all around the world to realize how important variety can be.

20. Name: _____________________ /55
Today, _______ ______ ______, television is producing shows tailored to a
teenage audience. ________ people think _________ shows depict life
_____ ____ _________ is lived by teenagers. But _____ _____ true?
________ teen show feature conflicts and problems ___________ sexes, or
__________ Parents and a child. _________ do we see social issues
______ ____ race, or violence being addressed. All problems happen to
attractive kids _______ good skin, good teeth and great hair. Kids are
_________ ____ white and middle-class. _____ _______ _____ attract a
female audience, shows feature more male ________ female stars. The girl
stars, _________, are almost ________ cute, a bit tomboyish, _______
__________ more clever and smarter than the boys. Glamorous or plain girls
are social outcasts _____ _______ programs.
Parents are ___________ far in the background _____ ________ shows. A
recent survey found that parents ________ ________ dead or in prison in three
teen shows, divorced and living ________ _____ two others, and living
_____ a functional family in _________ one show. This family is made up of
seven children and two parents. ___________, the house is __________ calm
and tidy, the mother is always cheerful and __________ dressed and the family
has no money problems, _______ the only income is the father’s salary
_____ a high school teacher.
_________ _____ the plots are out-and-out fantasy. __________ present
familiar teen problems. _____ _____ real life, the characters ________
_________ make the right decisions. ___________, however, good
___________ triumphs ______ evil. ________ is intended to send a positive
message to the audience, that society _______ holds some traditional values.

21. Today, more than ever, television is producing shows tailored to a teenage audience.
Some people think these shows depict life as it really is lived by teenagers. But is it
true?
Most teen shows feature conflicts and problems between sexes, or between parents
and a child. Rarely do we see social issues such as race, or violence being addressed.
All problems happen to attractive kids with good skin, good teeth and great hair. Kids
are almost all white and middle-class. In order to attract a female audience, shows
feature more male than female stars. The girl stars, however, are almost always cute,
a bit tomboyish, and usually more clever and smarter than the boys. Glamorous or
plain girls are social outcasts in these programs.
Parents are usually far in the background on these shows. A recent survey found that
parents were either dead or in prison in three teen shows, divorced and living away in
two others, and living as a functional family in only one show. This family is made up
of seven children and two parents. However, the house is always calm and tidy, the
mother is always cheerful and carefully dressed and the family has no money problems,
although the only income is the father’s salary as a high school teacher.
Some of the plots are out-and-out fantasy. Others present familiar teen problems. As
in real life, the characters don’t always make the right decisions. Ultimately, however,
good usually triumphs over evil. This is intended to send a positive message to the
audience, that society still holds some traditional values.

22. Name: _________________ Date: _________________
Sleeping in
The human brain secretes a hormone called melatonin, which
controls ______ and wakefulness. Young ________ have a high
level of this hormone and, therefore, ______ ______ ______
early and easily. Remember when you were _____ years old, how you jumped out of bed
at six in the morning ready to take on the world? Well, ____ ____different for teenagers.
The level of melatonin drops suddenly and teenagers _______ night owls instead of early
birds.
_______ it would be a good idea to adjust _______ schedules to meet teenagers` sleep
habits. Research shows _____ in schools where teenagers` sleep habits ____ respected,
students ____ more alert and responsive ___ _____. However, schools ______ prepare
students _____ the real world. Let’s not ______ that every day the majority of workers
_____ ___ get up early to be at work ___ _____ no matter how _____ ______.
___ _____ sleep at night as late as possible? Do you feel miserable when ____ ____
woken up? Do you do your ______ work during the late show? Do you sleep all day on
____________?
If so, you ____ ____ alone. It is ____ part of growing _____.
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23. Questions
1. How many hours do you sleep every day during the week?
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2. What time do you go to bed during the week?
_______________________________________________________________________
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3. What time do you wake up during the week?
_______________________________________________________________________
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4. How many hours do you sleep every day during the weekend?
_______________________________________________________________________
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5. What time do you go to bed during the weekend?
_______________________________________________________________________
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6. What time do you wake up during the weekend?

24. _______________________________________________________________________
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Sleeping in
The human brain secretes a hormone called melatonin, which
controls sleep and wakefulness. Young children have a high
level of this hormone and, therefore, they wake up early and
easily. Remember when you were five years old, how you jumped out of bed at six in the
morning ready to take on the world? Well, it is different for teenagers. The level of
melatonin drops suddenly and teenagers become night owls instead of early birds.
Maybe it would be a good idea to adjust school schedules to meet teenagers` sleep
habits. Research shows that in schools where teenagers` sleep habits are respected,
students are more alert and responsive in class. However, schools should prepare
students for the real world. Let’s not forget that every day the majority of workers have
to get up early to be at work on time no matter how they feel.
Do you sleep at night as late as possible? Do you feel miserable when you are woken
up? Do you do your best work during the late show? Do you sleep all day on
weekends?

25. If so, you are not alone. It is all part of growing up.