Take a Nap!

Take a Nap!    <DIV> <IMG height=171 src="https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.teentimes.org%2F2008%2Fnewspaper%2Fimg%2F380_Blog_01.gif" width=300 align=right>I am sure all readers have experienced laying down midday to catch a few minutes of <A>rejuvenating</A> sleep only to awaken several hours later wondering where the daylight went. Well, extra sleep is a gift. <A>Graciously</A> accept that you took advantage of the situation and gave your body and mind the rest it deserved. A power nap is typically a 20 to 45 minute nap taken in the afternoon. A power nap can be <A>adequately</A> refreshing, and at times more restful than a full night’s <A>slumber</A>. Some people <A>routinely</A> take midday naps. Occasional nap takers average two to four naps each month. If you’ve been pulling some <A>all nighter</A>s power napping is a <A>convenient</A> and enjoyable way to pay back the body’s sleep bank. Sleep generally will not come when your body is reclined or when your mind won’t relax. If sleep doesn’t come within the first fifteen minutes you might as well give up on your nap and get active. Listening to some soft music or reading a novel might be the ticket for your relaxation. Some individuals require very little sleep, lucky for them. But, most people require about eight hours of sleep each night. Depriving your body of its required sleep is as harmful as depriving it of food and water. It is important to <A>come to an agreement with</A> your body, giving in to the number of hours of sleep it <A>crave</A>s. Too much sleep can be just as harmful as sleep <A>deprivation</A>. Keeping to a sleep routine by going to bed and awakening each morning at the same time is recommended for a maintaining a healthy lifestyle.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>source: <A href="http://www.teentimes.org/2008/newspaper/all_news.html?code=weekly&page=1&number">http://www.teentimes.org/2008/newspaper/all_news.html?code=weekly&page=1&number</A>=</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>VOCABULARY LIST :</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><A>rejuvenating</A> (v) - to restore to an original or new condition: rejuvenate an old sofa.</DIV> <DIV><A>Graciously</A> (adv) - In a gracious manner; courteously</DIV> <DIV><A>adequately</A> (adv) - enough, sufficient</DIV> <DIV><A>slumber</A> (v) - to sleep</DIV> <DIV><A>all nighter</A>s - something (as a party or a study session) that lasts until the following morning. </DIV> <DIV><A>crave</A>s (v) - to have an intense desire</DIV> <DIV><A>deprivation</A> (n) - the condition of being deprived of what one once had or ought to have.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>DISCUSSION POINTS :</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>1. What do you think of power nap? Do you think it's helpful to the body?</DIV> <DIV>2. Do you usually take a nap in the afternoon? What do you feel after taking a power nap?</DIV> <DIV>3. How many hours of sleep do you get a night? </DIV> <DIV>4. Do you have any sleeping problems? Tell something about it. </DIV> <DIV>5. What do you do, if you can't get to sleep? </DIV>