- Sleep is a normal human activity every day.
- Many people do not know what happens during sleep.
- Wrong ideas about sleep are common and unclear.
- An expert explains facts and gives simple steps.
- She wants to replace wrong ideas with facts.
- The advice is for many different people.
- The material appears in a short online post.
- The post is for a general audience.
- Some people may talk to health or sleep professionals.
Difficult words
- expert — A person with special knowledge
- replace — To put one thing instead of another
- advice — A suggestion to help someone
- audience — The group of people who read or watch
- professional — A trained person who works in healthprofessionals
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Discussion questions
- Do you sleep every day?
- Do you read short online posts?
- Would you talk to a health professional about sleep?
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