Sleep & dreams
What's the difference between "to sleep in" and "to oversleep"?
to sleep in = stay in bed longer because you can and want to, for example on a Saturday
to oversleep = you slept too long without meaning to, and now you're late for something
What informal adjective do we use to say that something feels weird, surreal, like we are on drugs?
sth is trippy
sth was __ social media
ON
What's the difference in how we use "so" and "such"?
"so" = thing + "be" + so + adjective --> this dog is so nice!
"such" = thing/indication + "be" + such + a/an + adjective + thing --> he/this is such a nice dog!
List at least 3 sleep-related conditions:
insomnia, snoring, sleep apnea, sleepwalking, talking in your sleep
In a formal way, how do you say someone uses drugs "for fun"?
to use drugs recreationally / recreational drug use
to __ a photo/picture (photography)
TAKE
Use vague language ("sort of like..." "-ish", "it was similar to...", "for some reason", etc.) to describe a dream or a vague memory you had:
I was at the beach, and there were huge waves, sort of like a tsunami but in the movies, where it's incorrect, you know? And for some reason people were watching it, and the water had this green-ish colour.
What do we call the two types of people, where one type prefers to be active in the morning, and the other prefers to be active in the evening?
morning bird and night owl
What do we call the additional results a medication can have, which are not meant to be part of a treatment? (Like making you tired or nervous or giving you a rash, etc.)
side effects
to __ a study (do research)
CONDUCT
Use the second conditional to transform and complete the prompt below:
If I have the chance to travel to another planet, I...
If I had the chance to travel to another planet, I would / wouldn't, because...
A sleep-related idiom that means "I worry about X so much, I keep thinking about it, I can't rest":
It keeps me up at night
What do we call a person who is against vaccines?
an anti-vaxxer
to impact __ sth
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Use the second conditional to transform and complete the prompt:
"If intelligent alien life exists, we..."
Example: If intelligent alien life existed, we would know about it by now.
What do we call the schedule of sleeping and wakefulness?
the circadian rhythm
A name we call someone who sells "miracle drugs" and other suspicious "treatments":
a snake oil salesman / a quack
to run __ office (political elections)
FOR
What's the difference between "had to" and "must have" and "was supposed to"?
had to = obligation in the past ("The lift was broken, so I had to take the stairs.")
must have = deduction about the past or unclear memory ("I must have left my keys at home!")
was supposed to = order/expectation in the past ("I was supposed to clean the bathroom, but I was too tired.")