Fall asleep

I can’t fall asleep。= insomnia

I have a sound sleep。（nice）

He suffered from insomnia for eight years。

Cure insomnia

I drink the milk every night to cure the insomnia。

Cure the cold 治疗感冒

Lighter / heavy sleeper

Get insomnia 患失眠症

Nightmare 恶梦

Have a nice / bad dream

Have a day dream 白日梦

A key high school 重点高中

Practical 实际的

I feel sleepy。

I’m sleepy。

Under too much pressure

Have a case 有一点

Extremely important 非常重要

Provided that 倘若

Provided that you all agree，we will hold the meeting here。

Provided the salary is low，I’ll quit the job。

Exercise

A：Match the clauses to make logical sentences。Then compare with a partner。

1、 Some people have accident just because they haven’t slept well。

2、 Many people can wake up without an alarm clock，provided that they’re gotten a good night’s sleep。（If）

3、 Most people have trouble remembering their dreams unless they write them down as soon as they wake up。（have trouble / difficulty doing something）

4、 Some people are so sensitive to noise that they can’t go to sleep unless they wear earplugs。 （be sensitive to sth 对什么敏感）

5、 Some people always have difficulty waking up，even if they use several alarm clocks。（既是）

6、 People sometimes have trouble sleeping because they are under too much pressure at work。

B：A good night’s sleep

Do things sometimes prevent you from falling asleep？

Do you take naps during the day？（小睡）

Do you snore？is it loud enough to wake people up？（打鼾）

Do you sleep with the shades open or closed？what about the windows？