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Vocabulary: Sleep

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  • What do you call someone who likes to stay up late at night?
    A night owl
  • If you get some sleep after lunch, you take/have a ...
    (cat) nap
  • I couldn't get any sleep last night. I didn't ...
    sleep a wink / get a wink of sleep.
  • If you decide to stay in bed later then usual in the morning, you have a ...
    lie-in
  • Name TWO colloquial expressions that mean to be in a bad mood from the start of the day.
    wake up on the wrong side of the bed / get out of bed on the wrong side.
  • Name TWO colloquial ways of saying 'go to bed'
    hit the sack / hit the hay
  • What advice would you give to someone suffering from insomnia? Do you know of any remedies?
    Students' own answer.
  • What do you call someone who easily wakes up because of noise?
    a light sleeper
  • When someone breathes in a noisy way, they ...
    snore.
  • Name TWO phrasal verbs that mean to fall asleep unintentionally during the day.
    doze off / nod off
  • Name TWO colloquial ways of saying 'go to bed early'
    have an early night / go to bed with the chickens
  • Name TWO ways to describe someone who is in a deep sleep: ___ / ___ asleep.
    fast / sound
  • What do you call a bad dream?
    a nightmare
  • Which idiom means to wait before making a decision?
    'to sleep on it'.
  • When you move a lot while trying to sleep, you _______ and ________
    toss and turn
  • Name TWO colloquial expressions that mean to work or study late into the night
    burn the candle at both ends / burn the midnight oil.
  • Name THREE different ways to refer to someone who likes waking up early.
    an early bird / an early riser / a morning person
  • Name THREE different ways of saying 'sleep very well'
    sleep like a log / sleep like a rock / sleep like a baby.
  • Which idiom is used to describe the situation when someone worries about something so much that they cannot sleep?
    'to lose sleep (over something)'.
  • Name a synonym of SLEEPY
    drowsy
  • Certain types of music or a film after lunch send some people to sleep. Does anything have this effect on you?
    Students' own answer.
  • Idiom: the sleep you need in order to feel and look healthy and attractive.
    'your beauty sleep'.