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• ☐ ☐ ☐ half past one [exp] - 1:30
• ☐ ☐ ☐ body clock [exp] - the internal clock of the body (circadian rhythm, biorhythm)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ The cards are stacked against them. [exp] - It is a difficult situation. They unlikey to be successful
• ☐ ☐ ☐ overriding nature [exp] - the part of the brain that controls sleep
• ☐ ☐ ☐ sixth formers [n] - high school students
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the hypothalamus [n] - a part of the brain
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the super charismatic nuclei [n] - a part of the brain
• ☐ ☐ ☐ adolescence [exp] - teenage years
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an adolescent [n] - a teenager
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a whole range of [exp] - many different
• ☐ ☐ ☐ chronically sleep deprived [exp] - always not getting enough sleep
• ☐ ☐ ☐ timetable [exp] - schedule

[n] - noun,  [v] - verb,  [phv] - phrasal verb,  [adj] - adjective,  [exp] - expression

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1. Why is Cassie still in bed?
   She is sick.
   She hates school.
   Her school starts later than most other schools.
   
   
2. What are the hours for Cassie's school?
   7:30am to 1:00pm
   9:30am to 3:00pm
   1:30pm to 7:00pm
   
   
3. Why is the relationship between Cassie and her mother better?
   Her mother doesn't have to wake her up anymore.
   Her school grades are much better now.
   She helps her mother with house chores more now.
   
   
4. According to Cassie's mother, how is Cassie different now?
   She studies much harder.
   She doesn't look tired anymore.
   She is more polite and helpful.
   
   
5. Why did they change the start time at the school?
   Because the students are lazy.
   Because the students used to come late every day.
   Because research shows it is better for the students.
   
   
6. How are most students "overriding nature"?
   By getting up so early.
   By getting up so late.
   By getting too much sleep.
   
   
7. How is the body clock of an adolescent different from that of an adult?
   It makes adolescents want to sleep earlier.
   It makes adolescents want to sleep later.
   It makes adolescents want to sleep more.
   
   
8. A 7:00 am start time for a teenager is equivalent to a ___ for an adult.
   4:30
   5:30
   8:30
   
   
9. What effects (from the school's later hours) do the students mention?
   Using smartphone less during class
   Doing more chores
   Kinder in the morning
   Doing more homework
   Socializing more
   Easier to concentrate
   
   
10. What problem do older teenagers usually face?
    Getting sick more often due to lack of sleep.
    Always going to school without enough sleep.
    Not having enough time to sleep and study.
    
    
11. What effect has the school had on the students' exam results?
    It is still unknown.
    Their grades were a little better.
    Their grades were a lot better.
    
    

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지시 : 주어진 단어를 사용하여 비디오 클립에 대한 문장을 씁니다. 어형을 변경하거나 단어를 추가할 수 있지만 어순은 변경할 수 없습니다.

it / 9am / Cassie / still / bed

It is 9am, and Cassie is still in bed.

Cassie / school / run / 1:30 / afternoon / 7:00 / evening

Cassie's school runs from 1:30 in the afternoon to 7:00 in the evening.

Cassie / mother / think / daughter / seem / happy / healthy

Cassie's mother thinks (that) her daughter seems happier and healthier.

school / change / start / time / base / 20 / year / research / teenage / body / clock

The school changed the start time based on 20 years of research into the teenage body clock.

body / clock / teenager / two / three / hour / late / than / adult

The body clock for teenagers is two [to/or] three hours later than for adults.

wake / 7:00 am / teenager / like / wake / 4:30 am / adult

Waking up at 7:00 am for a teenager is like waking up at 4:30 am for an adult.
Waking up at 7:00 am for teenagers is like waking up at 4:30 am for adults.

one / student / say / he / be / nice / and / co-operate / since / change

One student says (that) he has been nicer and more co-operative since the change.

other / student / say / he / find / it / easy / concentrate / lesson / and / focus / work / he / have / do

Another student says (that) he finds it easier to concentrate on lessons and focus on the work (that/which) he has to do.

teenager / particular / old / teenager / go / school / chronically / sleep / deprive

Teenagers, particularly older teenagers, are going to school chronically sleep deprived.

1. Why did the school shift the start time of its classes?
2. What effects did the students report?
3. Do you think this is a good idea? What are the advantages and disadvantages?
4. What time did you start class when you were in high school? How did you feel in the morning?
5. If your high school had started at 1:30 pm, would you have been happier and healthier? What time would you have woken up? What would you have done in the morning?
6. What time do you wake up now? How do you feel in the morning?
7. What is your ideal wake up time? Why?
8. What time of day do you feel most productive?