Speaking Boost · A1 · Lesson 18 of 50
Speaking Boost A1 · Block 4: Daily Routine

How many hours do we sleep?

Sleep is important for our health. How many hours do people need? In this lesson you ask and answer questions about habits. You use do and does in the Present Simple.

1

Warm-up

5 min
1.1

Sleep and tiredness

Answer each question with 2–3 sentences.

  1. What time do you go to bed?
  2. How many hours do you sleep?
  3. Do you sleep well?
  4. Do you have dreams?
  5. Do you feel tired in the morning?
  6. What do you do before bed?
2

Words and phrases

12 min
2.1

New words

Read each word and the example. Then say one sentence with the word.

2.2

Which word?

Choose the word that fits.

  1. I am after a long day at work.
  2. To is to stop and relax.
  3. You put your head on a .
  4. You see pictures in your head in a .
  5. Eight hours of sleep is for most adults.
  6. A person who is 25 years old is an .
  7. A person who is 15 years old is a .
  8. A very young child is a .
2.3

Opposites and pairs

Choose the right answer, then press Check answers.

  1. tired = needing
  2. a pillow is for your
  3. a dream is
  4. enough = as much as you
  5. an adult is a
  6. a teenager is between 13 and
2.4

Useful phrases

Use these phrases to ask about habits.

  • Do you...?Ти...?Do you sleep well?
  • Does she...?Вона...?Does she sleep eight hours?
  • Yes, I do.Так.Do you dream? Yes, I do.
  • No, I don't.Ні.Do you wake up early? No, I don't.
  • Yes, she does.Так (вона).Does she sleep well? Yes, she does.
  • No, he doesn't.Ні (він).Does he get up late? No, he doesn't.
  • How many hours do you sleep?Скільки годин ти спиш?How many hours do you sleep?
  • When do you go to bed?Коли ти лягаєш спати?When do you go to bed?
3

Read and react

8 min
3.1

How much sleep do we need?

Read the text. Hover over the dotted words for help.

How many hours do we sleep?

How many hours do we sleep? Experts say that most adults need about seven to nine hours a night. Teenagers need about eight to ten hours. Babies sleep much more, about twelve to sixteen hours a day.

Do all people sleep the same number of hours? No, they don't. Some people feel good after six hours, but many people don't get enough sleep, and they feel tired. Doctors say that good sleep is healthy for the body and for the head. After a good night, we think better and we feel better.

What helps? Go to bed at the same time every day. Do not use your phone in bed. Have a quiet room and a soft pillow. Do not drink coffee in the evening.

Do you dream every night? Most people dream, but they often don't remember the dreams in the morning.

How many hours do you sleep, and do you sleep well?

3.2

True or false?

  1. Most adults need about seven to nine hours of sleep.
  2. Babies sleep less than adults.
  3. Good sleep is healthy.
  4. Everybody sleeps exactly the same number of hours.
  5. Doctors say that you should drink coffee in the evening.
3.3

What do you think?

  1. Do you get enough sleep?
  2. What helps you to sleep well?
  3. Is it good to sleep in the day?
  4. Do you remember your dreams?
4

Grammar for speaking

10 min
4.1

Grammar for speaking

Present Simple questions

For I, you, we and they, ask with do: Do you sleep well? For he, she and it, ask with does: Does she sleep well? After do and does, use the base verb without -s.

Do you sleep well? Do they get up early? Does she dream? Does he work at night? Does your cat sleep a lot?

Short answers and question words

Answer with Yes, I do. No, I don't. Yes, she does. No, he doesn't. Question words go first: When do you sleep? How many hours do you sleep? Where does she sleep?

When do you go to bed? I go at eleven. How many hours do you sleep? Eight. Where does he sleep? In the bedroom.

Block 4 review

Use the grammar from this block.

Present Simple and telling the time (L16) · Present Simple negative (L17)

Common mistakes: in questions, use do / does + the base verb. ✗ You sleep well? → Do you sleep well? ✗ Does she sleeps? → Does she sleep? ✗ Yes, she sleeps → Yes, she does.

4.2

Choose the right form

  1. you sleep well?
  2. she sleep eight hours?
  3. they get up early?
  4. Do you dream? Yes, I
    .
  5. Does he work at night? No, he
    .
  6. Does she
    well?
  7. How many hours
    you sleep?
  8. When
    your brother go to bed?
4.3

Fix the mistake

Each sentence has one mistake. Type the correct words.

  1. You sleep well? →
  2. Does she sleeps well? →
  3. Yes, she sleeps. →
  4. Do he work at night? →
  5. Where you sleep? →
  6. How many hours sleep you? →
4.4

Talk about it

Answer with full sentences. Ask and answer questions with do and does.

  1. How many hours do you sleep?
  2. What time do you go to bed?
  3. Do you sleep well?
  4. Does your best friend go to bed late?
  5. Do you have dreams?
  6. What do you do before bed?
5

Three people and their sleep, and a short talk

8 min
5.1

Three people and their sleep

Three people tell about their sleep. Compare them. Who sleeps the most? Who sleeps the least? How many hours do you sleep?

Person 1

Nora, 16

  • Is a teenager
  • Sleeps about eight hours
  • Goes to bed at eleven
  • Doesn't like to get up early
Person 2

Mr King, 45

  • Is an adult
  • Sleeps about six hours
  • Drinks a lot of coffee
  • Often feels tired
Person 3

Baby Jo, 1

  • Is a baby
  • Sleeps for fourteen hours a day
  • Wakes up at night
  • Has a soft pillow
5.2

Mini-talk: questions about sleep

Your teacher will time you.

  1. Plan for one minute, then speak for one or two minutes.
  2. Part 1: ask your teacher three questions with Do you...?
  3. Part 2: answer three questions with Yes, I do. or No, I don't.
  4. Part 3: say how many hours you sleep and what helps you.
2:00
6

Personal questions

10 min
6.1

Part I: Me

  1. How many hours do you sleep?
  2. What time do you go to bed?
  3. Do you sleep well?
  4. Do you dream every night?
  5. Do you use your phone in bed?
  6. Do you take a nap in the day?
  7. Do you feel tired in the morning?
  8. What do you do before bed?
6.2

Part II: Other people

  1. Who sleeps the most in your family?
  2. Who sleeps the least?
  3. Who goes to bed late?
  4. Who gets up early?
  5. Does your best friend sleep well?
  6. Does your mother sleep eight hours?
6.3

Part III: A bit deeper

  1. Do people sleep enough today?
  2. Is eight hours enough?
  3. Does a phone help you to sleep?
  4. Do you remember your dreams?
  5. Do teenagers need more sleep?
7

Roleplay

12 min
7.1

Asking about sleep

You

Reporter

You ask a person (your teacher) about sleep:
  • ask how many hours he or she sleeps
  • ask what time he or she goes to bed
  • ask if he or she dreams
  • ask if he or she feels tired
Speak for at least 1 minute. Use Do you...?
Your teacher

Person

Says things like:
  1. I sleep seven hours.
  2. I go to bed at eleven.
  3. Yes, I do.
  4. Sometimes.
7.2

At the doctor

You

Patient

You are tired and you go to the doctor (your teacher):
  • say you feel tired
  • say how many hours you sleep
  • say when you go to bed
  • ask for advice
You do most of the talking. Use: I sleep... · I go to bed at... · Do I need...?
Your teacher

Doctor

Says things like:
  1. What is the problem?
  2. How many hours do you sleep?
  3. Do you drink coffee?
  4. Go to bed early.
8

Homework

at home

Your homework score

Do all four exercises, then press Check all homework. Correct answers will appear next to your mistakes.

– / 30
H1

Complete with a word

tiredrestpillowdreamenoughadultteenagerbaby
  1. I am after a long day at work.
  2. To is to stop and relax.
  3. You put your head on a .
  4. You see pictures in your head in a .
  5. Eight hours of sleep is for most adults.
  6. A person who is 25 years old is an .
  7. A person who is 15 years old is a .
  8. A very young child is a .
H2

Choose the correct word

  1. you sleep well?
  2. he work at night?
  3. they get up early?
  4. Do you dream? Yes, I .
  5. Does she sleep? No, she .
  6. Does he a lot?
  7. How many hours you sleep?
  8. Where she sleep?
H3

Correct or incorrect?

Decide if each sentence is grammatically correct.

  1. Do you sleep well?
  2. You sleep well?
  3. Does she sleep eight hours?
  4. Does she sleeps eight hours?
  5. Yes, she does.
  6. Yes, she sleeps.
  7. How many hours do you sleep?
H4

Match the two halves

  1. Do you
  2. Does she
  3. Yes, I
  4. No, I
  5. Yes, she
  6. How many hours
  7. When do you

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