Welcome to ‘Wellness English Impulse: Episode 1: Sleep or lack there of’. In today’s first episode, Clare and Annie explore their own sleeping patterns and ways to improve sleep. Have a listen, turn on the subtitles if you need and then take a look at the vocabulary and expressions used in today’s episode.
Vocabulary
Sleep deprivation
- When you do not get enough sleep, usually due to external reasons.
- One of the main reasons I have sleep deprivation is that I am on my tablet way too late at night.
- Kids today are said to be sleep deprived since they are on their phones until 3 or 4 o’clock in the morning.
Sleep insufficiency
- The medical term used for getting less sleep than is needed due to external factors, such as one’s schedule.
- He is giving a talk on sleep insufficiency and the reasons that provoke it.
- She has been diagnosed with sleep insufficiency and will begin treatment next week.
Insomnia
- A condition where someone has trouble falling asleep or staying asleep.
- Insomnia has been linked to many other physical illnesses and must be addressed.
- My friend has terrible insomnia and only sleeps about 2 or 3 hours a night.
Intermittent sleep
- Interrupted sleep that is not continuous.
- It is quite common for new parents to have intermittent sleep since the baby wakes them up during the night.
- My daughter has always had intermittent sleep. She wakes up several times during the night.
Expressions
As the case may be
- used to say that something depends on the circumstance.
- You may sleep very well, or quite poorly, as the case may be.
- Please tell me if you have any problems with the reading or listening sections, as the case may be.
To be on board with something
- used to show your agreement with something.
- The whole team is on board with the project and have agreed to the deadlines as well.
- Are you on board with all the changes they are making?
To break something down
- to analyze something step by step.
- I’m having trouble following. Could you break that down for me?
- Carol is going to break down the year’s goals into months.
ENGLISH IMPULSE PODCAST
Now that you have listened to ‘Wellness English Impulse: Episode 1’, have a listen to our other episodes:
English Impulse: episode 1: Pomp and Gluttony
Business English Impulse: First nonverbal impressions
