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Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
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73 words
- A mother helps set the baby's clock.
- This happens while the baby is in the womb.
- The clock controls sleep and daily body functions.
- Scientists studied this in the laboratory.
- They watched signals that show the clock working.
- Baby clocks matched the mother's day-night routine.
- No clock activity in some fetuses linked to problems.
- Keeping regular daily rhythms may help pregnancy.
- Many people see light at night and this can disturb rhythms.
Difficult words
- womb — place inside a woman where the baby grows
- fetus — a baby before birth inside the wombfetuses
- rhythm — a regular pattern of activity over timerhythms
- signal — a sign that gives information or messagesignals
- pregnancy — the time when a woman has a baby inside
- disturb — to make a pattern not normal or regular
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Discussion questions
- Do you see light at night?
- Do you have a regular daily routine?
- Do you try to sleep at the same time each day?
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