Why do some people sleep after lunch?

Answer each question with 2–3 sentences.

1. What do you do after lunch?
2. Do you ever sleep in the afternoon?
3. What time do you have lunch?
4. Do you often feel sleepy after lunch?
5. Do you always have lunch at the same time?
6. What do you never do?

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

Choose the word that fits.

1. We eat in the middle of the day.
2. The time between lunch and evening is the .
3. A body needs food to have .
4. After a big lunch many people feel .
5. A short rest from work is a .
6. Many people work in an .
7. In some countries, shops in the afternoon for a rest.
8. A short rest after lunch in a hot country is a .

Choose the right answer, then press Check answers.

1. lunch is the meal in the
   morningnightmiddle of the day
2. energy is the power to
   sleepreaddo things
3. sleepy = wanting to
   eatrunsleep
4. a break is a short
   walkrestmeal
5. to close is the opposite of
   to opento sitto start
6. never =
   not at any timemost timesevery time

Use these phrases to say how often you do things.

• I always...Я завжди...I always have lunch at one.
• I usually...Я зазвичай...I usually have a salad.
• I often...Я часто...I often feel sleepy.
• I sometimes...Я іноді...I sometimes have a nap.
• I never...Я ніколи не...I never sleep in the day.
• He is always...Він завжди...He is always tired.
• She is never...Вона ніколи не...She is never late.
• How often do you...?Як часто ти...?How often do you have a nap?

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

1. It is normal to feel sleepy in the afternoon.
   TrueFalse
2. A short nap can give you energy.
   TrueFalse
3. All people in Spain have a siesta every day.
   TrueFalse
4. In some countries, shops close in the afternoon.
   TrueFalse
5. In China, nobody rests after lunch.
   TrueFalse

1. Is a siesta a good idea?
2. Do you want a siesta at work?
3. Is it better to have a long lunch or a short lunch?
4. What do you do when you feel sleepy?

Common mistakes: put always, usually, often, sometimes, never before the main verb and after am / is / are. ✗ I go always to bed at ten → I always go to bed at ten. ✗ He is always is late → He is always late. ✗ He never doesn't eat → He never eats.

1. I
   have alwaysalways have
   lunch at one.
2. She
   usually hashas usually
   a salad.
3. We
   feel oftenoften feel
   sleepy.
4. They
   have sometimessometimes have
   a nap.
5. I
   sleep nevernever sleep
   in the day.
6. He
   always isis always
   tired.
7. She
   is nevernever is
   late.
8. How manyHow often
   do you have a nap?

Each sentence has one mistake. Type the correct words.

1. I go always to bed at ten. →
2. He sleeps never in the day. →
3. She always is happy. →
4. We have sometimes a nap. →
5. He never doesn't eat meat. →
6. How much often do you read? →

Answer with full sentences. Use always, usually, often, sometimes and never.

1. What do you always do in the morning?
2. What do you usually have for lunch?
3. What do you often do in the evening?
4. What do you sometimes do at the weekend?
5. What do you never do?
6. How often do you have a nap?

Three people tell about their afternoons. Compare them. Who often has a nap? Who never has a rest? What do you do after lunch?

Your teacher will time you.

1. Plan for one minute, then speak for one or two minutes.
2. Part 1: say what you always, usually and often do in the afternoon.
3. Part 2: say what you sometimes and never do.
4. Part 3: say what you think about the siesta.

1. What do you usually have for lunch?
2. What time do you always have lunch?
3. How often do you have a nap?
4. What do you often do in the afternoon?
5. What do you sometimes do at the weekend?
6. What do you never do?
7. Do you often feel sleepy?
8. Do you always have a break at work?

1. Who often has a nap in your family?
2. Who always cooks lunch?
3. Who never has a nap?
4. Who is always tired?
5. Who is often late?
6. Who usually has a break with you?

1. Is a siesta a good idea?
2. Is it good to work all day?
3. Is a break important?
4. Is lunch the best meal?
5. Should shops close in the afternoon?