[Unit 8] 8A Sleep vocabulary

Question 1

I go back to bed, and then I’ll d_ _ to sleep for a couple of hours.

(= засыпаю)

Answer 1

I go back to bed, and then I’ll drift off to sleep for a couple of hours

Question 2

I naturally wake up at about one in the morning or two in the morning. I feel quite wide awake and r_.

(= беспокойно)

Answer 2

I naturally wake up at about one in the morning or two in the morning. I feel quite wide awake and restless.

/ˈrestləs/

Question 3

Most of the time he’s f_ asleep and doesn’t even notice when I get up.

(= крепко спит)

Answer 3

Most of the time he’s fast asleep and doesn’t even notice when I get up.

Question 4

Then I get tired again at around three am, I d_ _ to sleep until about seven o’clock or so.

(= начинаю дремать)

Answer 4

Then I get tired again at around three am, I drop off to sleep until about seven o’clock or so.

Question 5

Most of the time he’s fast asleep and doesn’t even notice when I get up. He sleeps like a l_.

(= спит как убитый)

Answer 5

Most of the time he’s fast asleep and doesn’t even notice when I get up. He sleeps like a log.

BrE /lɒɡ/
AmE /lɔːɡ/

Question 6

I’ve always been a l_ sleeper..

(= я всю жизнь чутко сплю)

Answer 6

I’ve always been a light sleeper..

Question 7

I naturally wake up at about one in the morning or two in the morning. I feel quite wide a_ and restless.

(= у меня сна ни в одном глазу)

Answer 7

I naturally wake up at about one in the morning or two in the morning. I feel quite wide awake and restless.

Question 8

You never o_?

(= ты никогда не просыпаешь?)

Answer 8

You never oversleep?

Question 9

My wife used to force me to get out of bed ’cause I would lie there t_ and t_ all night and I couldn’t sleep a wink and it would disturb her.

(= я ворочаюсь)

Answer 9

My wife used to force me to get out of bed ’cause I would lie there tossing and turning all night and I couldn’t sleep a wink and it would disturb her.

Question 10

Sometimes I will have a n_ later in the day.

(= ложусь вздремнуть)

Answer 10

Sometimes I will have a nap later in the day.

/næp/

Question 11

So that’s one idea if you’re suffering from i_ – get out there and take some photos.

(= страдаешь от бессонницы)

Answer 11

So that’s one idea if you’re suffering from insomnia – get out there and take some photos.

BrE /ɪnˈsɒmniə/
AmE /ɪnˈsɑːmniə/

Question 12

My wife used to force me to get out of bed ’cause I would lie there tossing and turning all night and I couldn’t sleep a w_ and it would disturb her.

(= глаз не мог сомкнуть)

Answer 12

My wife used to force me to get out of bed ’cause I would lie there tossing and turning all night and I couldn’t sleep a wink and it would disturb her.