When you've got a problem and can't find a solution, you'd better sleep on it and try to sort it out in the morning. Listen to what Georgie has to say about some phrasal verbs for 'sleep' and discover what "to sleep on something" really means.
Georgie teaching us some phrasal verbs for SLEEP (BBC Learning English)
Stop sleeping on it and make a move. It's your turn!
Here are some articles to read about the issue:
Need to solve a problem? New study shows it’s best to ‘sleep on it’ (The Royal-Mental Health)
Researchers activate problem-solving during sleep (Medical News Today)
Putting sleep myths to bed: experts answer the questions that keep you awake at night (The Guardian)
How lack of sleep affects the brain (BBC News)
The London to Edinburgh challenge: Episode 3: Places (BBC Learning English)
Here are some activities for you to do:
Learning English from the News: Mr Beast named in lawsuit (BBC Learning English)
English in a Minute: Verbs to use with POINT (BBC Learning English)
Learn about BUSINESS JARGON: What is jargon? (BBC Learning English)
A listening exercise for you to do: Less salt, better health (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)
QUIZZ: Which is correct? (BBC Learning English)
Here's a very interesting structure to express obligation for our 2º Bachillerato students. Lucy teaches us how to use BE SUPPOSED TO properly (English with Lucy).
Here's my musical hint for today: Sleep on it by Paul Carrack. Here's a version with the lyrics for you to check!
"All work and no play makes Jack/Jill a dull boy/girl"
Road towards success in the Selectivity exam.....
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Rewrite these sentences using a different structure buy saying the same (sometimes the beginnings of your sentences are given):
1. My brother had the habit of playing handball when he was at school.
2. Melissa has planned to go to Malaysia next summer.
3. She has already booked her flights for the 2nd June.
4. Astronomers do not write horoscopes. Horoscopes....
5. People say Cervantes was buried in a monastery in Madrid. Cervantes...
6. I tried very hard in the exam, but I didn’t pass. I did...
7. Who normally buys the food in your family? Who does...?
8. I don’t know what you have chosen. I don’t know your...
9. Takeshi got up late, so he was very late for work. If...
10. Ricky said: “I want to buy new plants for my garden”. Ricky said that...
