CBSE solutions for English Communicative - Main Course Book Interact in English Class 10 chapter 1.1 - Do Indians Get Enough Sleep? [Latest edition]

Now that you have read a substantial part of the feature article, work with your partner and jot down at least five reasons that, according to you, are mainly responsible for Indians today not getting the desired quota of sleep each night. Share your views with other pairs of students in your class.

On the basis of your reading of the article, answer the following question :

The direct result of lack of sleep is _____.

On the basis of your reading of the article, answer the following question :

Why is it important for physicians to ‘wake up’ to sleep disorders ? How will it help ?

On the basis of your reading of the article, answer the following question :

What do you understand by sleep deficit ? Why does the amount of sleep required to rejuvenate people vary from one person to another ?

On the basis of your reading of the article, answer the following question :

 Why does the writer refer to the ‘early to bed …’principle ?

Now, write a letter to your school going younger brother or sister who is sleep deprived. Advise him or her to make life style changes to his/her daily schedule in order to get the desired hours of sleep daily.
Work in pairs and follow the CODER (Collect, Organize, Draft, Edit, Review) steps recommended for writing.

Language Tips :
(a) Remember to use the imperative form of sentences mostly.
E.g. “Drink a lot of water and take at least a fifteen minute stroll after dinner on a regular basis.”

(b) For the sake of introducing variety into your writing, use other forms of sentences making statements or asking questions, but consider the possibility of using modals like “should”, “must”, “may”, “might”, etc or using words or expressions that we usually employ when we advise others.
E.g. “You are recommended / advised to ……………… ”
“You ought to…”
“You must not forget to…”
“It is important to…”

Phrasal verbs are “multi-word verbs”. These verbs consist of a basic verb + another word or words. The other word (s) can be prepositions and/or adverbs that modify or change their meaning. For example ‘give up’ is a phrasal verb that means ‘stop doing’ something, which is very different from ‘give’. In the article that you have just read there are a few phrasal verbs like :

• pull off : Manage to do something difficult or tricky/to steer or turn a vehicle off the road
• roll down : roll down (something) or roll (something) down : to move (something) down especially by turning handle
• head for : to go or cause to go (towards)
• woke up : arose from sleep/realized

Now look through the unit of Health and Medicine, figure out the phrasal verbs that you come across and list them.

Find words from the article which mean the same as the following : 

1 . compel ( para 1) 

2 . evade ( para 2 ) 

3 . revitalize (para 6 ) 

4 . amass ( para 6 ) 

5 . oppose ( para 7) 

6 .  restate ( para 8 )  

Find words from the article which mean the same as the following : 

1 . compel ( para 1) 

2 . evade ( para 2 ) 

3 . revitalize (para 6 ) 

4 . amass ( para 6 ) 

5 . oppose ( para 7) 

6 .  restate ( para 8 )  

Find the words from the final part of the above article that you have just finished reading which mean the same as the words or group of words given below.

(a) Vital, very important (para 1): _________

(b) the quality of being prone to or open _________
to dangers, like a disease or infection or a weakness (para 1):

(c) a wide range (para 1) : _________

(d) very badly in a damaging way _________
(para 4):

(e) a problem that has persisted for_________
quite some time (para 5):

Choose the appropriate options to complete the sentence below.

 Lack of sleep

Choose the appropriate options to complete the sentence below.

Natural killer cells

Choose the appropriate options to complete the sentence below.

C-reactive protein

Choose the appropriate options to complete the sentence below.

If we don’t sleep well,

Lack of sleep has a direct effect on the production of three hormones and brain neurotransmitters, which in turn has a bearing on our health. Complete the table below to show the above.

You have read about sleep deprivation and the ill effects it has on human beings. There are other work areas where youngsters remain sleep deprived and fall a pray to ill health. Listen carefully to some of the comments made about the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector which is part of the IT-enabled industry and do the activity. 

While you listen, complete the following statement by choosing the right option :

According to the speaker, call centre work is insensitive because :

You have read about sleep deprivation and the ill effects it has on human beings. There are other work areas where youngsters remain sleep deprived and fall a pray to ill health. Listen carefully to some of the comments made about the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector which is part of the IT-enabled industry and do the activity. 

While you listen, complete the following statement by choosing the right option :

People working at call centres are not allowed to leave their desks because :

You have read about sleep deprivation and the ill effects it has on human beings. There are other work areas where youngsters remain sleep deprived and fall a pray to ill health. Listen carefully to some of the comments made about the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector which is part of the IT-enabled industry and do the activity. 

While you listen, complete the following statement by choosing the right option :

The targets that have to be met by the call centre employees have been called unrealistic because :

You have read about sleep deprivation and the ill effects it has on human beings. There are other work areas where youngsters remain sleep deprived and fall a pray to ill health. Listen carefully to some of the comments made about the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector which is part of the IT-enabled industry and do the activity. 

While you listen, complete the following statement by choosing the right option :

Closed circuit cameras have been installed in these offices to monitor

You have read about sleep deprivation and the ill effects it has on human beings. There are other work areas where youngsters remain sleep deprived and fall a pray to ill health. Listen carefully to some of the comments made about the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector which is part of the IT-enabled industry and do the activity. 

While you listen, complete the following statement by choosing the right option :

The statistics about the health problems suffered by these people are

You have read about sleep deprivation and the ill effects it has on human beings. There are other work areas where youngsters remain sleep deprived and fall a pray to ill health. Listen carefully to some of the comments made about the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector which is part of the IT-enabled industry and do the activity. 

While you listen, complete the following statement by choosing the right option :

That most people are not happy with their jobs in a call centre can be inferred from the fact that: