I.
Lee el siguiente texto (Sujetos y verbos principales han sido resaltados)
Proper Sleep Time
weight: peso Significance
mood: estado de ánimo
as well as: así como
overall: general
(1) Sleep is important for humans for memory, weight control, mood, stress level and cardiovascular
safety: seguridad health as well as your overall health. (2) It is also important for your safety because drowsiness
drowsiness: somnolencia caused by a lack of sleep may cause you to make mistakes that can be harmful to yourself and
others.
time frame: período de tiempo
first: primero Time Frame
toddler: bebé de 1 a 2 años (3)For the first two months of life, the National Sleep Foundation recommends a total of 10 1/2 to
get: obtener, recibir
once: una vez que 18 hours of sleep, including naps. From age two months to one year, babies need a total of 14 to
hits: llega 15 hours of sleep. (4) Toddlers 12 to 18 months old need 13 to 15 hours of sleep. (5) From 18
months to 3 years, a child needs 12 to 14 hours of sleep a day. (6) Children from 3 to 5 years old
should get 11 to 13 hours of sleep a day, including naps, and those from 5 to 12 years old
should get 9 to 11 hours of sleep a night. (7) Once an individual hits adolescence, he should
get 8 1/2 to 9 1/2 hours of sleep a night. (8) Adults require 7 to 9 hours of sleep a night.
break into: dividido en
brain: cerebro Types
waves: ondas (9) Your body cycles through different stages when you sleep. (10)There are two main types of
light: ligero
sleep, REM (rapid-eye-movement) sleep and NREM (non-rapid-eye-movement) sleep. (11)NREM
disrupted: interrumpido
easily: fácilmente sleep is broken into 3 stages, each categorized by different brain waves. (12)During Stage 1 of
noise: ruido NREM sleep, your muscles begin to relax and you are in a very light sleep which can be disrupted
harder: más difícil
deep: profundo
easily by noise. (13)During Stage 2 of NREM sleep, you are harder to wake up and your muscles
hardest: mucho más difícil continue to relax. (14)Next, you enter Stage 3 of NREM sleep, or deep sleep; you are hardest
twitch: retorcerse to wake up during this stage of your sleep cycle. (15)REM sleep follows Stage 3 of NREM sleep.
keep: evitar
act out: actuar, protagonizar (16)During this phase of sleep, your eyes move rapidly beneath your eyelids. (17)You may
experience muscle twitches; however, your body paralyzes your major muscles to keep you
finish: finalize
from acting out your dreams
snack: merienda
meal: comida Considerations
at least: al menos
avoid: evitar (18) Finish your last snack or meal at least 2 to 3 hours before you plan to go to bed. (19) In
all of which: todo esto
hinder: dificultar those 2 to 3 hours, you should also avoid caffeine, alcohol and nicotine, all of which can
right: justo hinder your sleep efforts. (20) Exercising regularly during the day, but not right before bed, can
as well: también help to regulate your sleep schedule as well. (21) You should also create a relaxing nighttime
such as : tales como
wind down:relajarse routine that will help prepare your body for sleep. (22) Activities such as taking a bath and reading
a book will help your body to wind down and prepare for bed. (23) One of the most important
aspects of healthy sleep is keeping a consistent sleep schedule by going to bed and waking up
at the same time every day.
2.1. Lee el texto de nuevo y escribe una pregunta cuya respuesta esté en el texto.
1.
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2.2. Identifica sujetos y verbos en las siguientes oraciones: (2), (3), (10), (20)
2.3. Responde las siguientes preguntas:
1. ¿Por qué es importante dormir? Menciona dos razones.
2. Si tienes un hijo de 8 años de edad, ¿cuántas horas necesita dormir?
2.4. Completa el siguiente cuadro con las dos fases del sueño:
Fases del
sueño
A. Fase de sueño
lento. 3 etapas con
diferentes...
B. Fase del sueño
rápido
Etapa 1
1. Tus ojos...
Los músculos se...y...
2. Tus músculos...
43. Tu cuerpo se...
Etapa 2
Es más difícil...y...
Etapa 3
Es muchísimo más...
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Etapa 2
¿Qué recomendaciones le darías a alguien para que duerma un número apropiado de horas?
2.4. Complete the topic and main idea of this text? (Spanish)
El tema de esta lectura es:
El ____________________ apropiado de horas ______________________
La idea principal es:
El sueño es una actividad _______________ para ____________________________________ variando el
_____________________________________ según la edad así mismo pasa por dos _____________ y se
debe garantizar siguiendo una serie de ____________________________ como_______________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
2.5. ¿A qué hace referencia el pronombre “it” en la oración 2?
2.6. Traduce los siguientes grupos nominales.
a relaxing nighttime routine
a consistent sleep schedule
