Arbeitsblatt: Podcast Sleepwalking (BBC 6 minutes English)

Listening „Sleepwalking Name: Date: Sleepwalking Listening 1. Pre-Listening Task: 1.1) Discuss the following questions with your partner and write down key words for the plenary discussion: a) Have you ever sleepwalked, talked in your sleep or know someone who has? What happened? b) What do you think could be the dangers of sleepwalking? c.) Why do you think people sleepwalk, make assumptions. 1.2 Share your results in the plenary discussion. Podcast: ute/2011/02/110224_6min_english_sleep_page.shtml H2012 Jessica Fiedler, Elena Bombardieri, Marina Ludwig Page 2. While-Listening Task: 1. Read through questions 2.1 to 2.2 carefully before listening to the podcast. 2. Listen to the podcast and answer the questions. 3. Listen to the podcast one more time to complete check 2.1 Tick the picture that is true according to the podcast: a) What does Margaret Brand do when sleepwalking? She takes shower. She eats. She drives her car. b) How common is sleepwalking? Every second adult sleepwalks. One in five adults Sleepwalks. One in 10 adults sleepwalks. 1:10 1:2 1:5 c) What is the main cause for sleepwalking? Stress Nightmares (Albträume) family. It runs in the 2.3. Answer the following questions: H2012 Jessica Fiedler Page a) Stephen doesnt sleepwalk but hes known for in his sleep. b) genetic means c) Margaret Brand knows its her who changes things in her apartment because d.) What are the three dangerous situations Dr Banerjee talks about in the interview? 1. 2. 3. e) The cause for sleepwalking is f) What are the chances of passing on (vererben) sleepwalking? f.a) What does REM stand for? f.b) What does it describe? H2012 Jessica Fiedler Page 3. Post-Listening Task 3.1Listen to the Podcast one more time while reading the transcript. Correct your exercises 2.1 and 2.2 using the transcript. 3.1) Jeannie Keeling is sleepwalker and posted the following question onto Yahoo1: Why do sleepwalk/talk in my sleep? Its really weird. always end up doing things during the night and dont remember them. AT ALL. slightly used to do it when was younger and now it has gotten worse. Im 13 now. am stressed out lot and bottle up (aufgestaut) lot of anxiety and anger. Ive heard some cases of this being possessed by spirit (von einem Geist besessen), can someone help me?to Jeannine, is she really possessed by spirit or what Write an answer Jeannine Keeling (Yahoo) else could be the reason for her sleepwalking? What is wrong with Jeanine is she really possessed by spirit or what else could be the reason for her sleepwalking? Write her an answer in letterform. Use the vocabulary listed in the end of the transcription of the Podcast. 1 Source: qid20110818205415AApE429 (23.03.2012) H2012 Jessica Fiedler Page