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Listen to the audio and fill in the blanks using the words from the box:
| border | blood pressure |
| immunity | reveal |
| probable | sleep |
| wonders | recovering |
| rejuvenates | rest |
| unconsciousness | probable |
The lesson "The Wonder Called Sleep" talks about the concept of sleep. Sleep is a state of unconscious . During this state, our body and mind drift into a state of . When we sleep, our body starts from the tiredness caused by the day’s activities. Several things happen to our body while we are sleeping. Our biological system repairs and , our muscles relax, our heartbeats become slower, our temperature and go down, our minds and bodies grow stronger, and we gain more power during our sleep. The ever-active also slows down so that we won’t be able to think or act consciously. Moreover, we have dreams.
Dream, an activity of mind, is a series of events, thoughts, images, and sensations that happen in our mind when we are sleeping. Dreams can be or improbable in nature, but they can never anything about the future. Dreams are essential because it can help us sleep through the night without disturbances. Also, it can tell a lot about one’s problems.
Though sleep is a common experience, it is filled with and packed with power. The poem "Lights Out" by Edward Thomas describes the concept of sleep at its best. It tells us the experience of falling asleep, and it makes us wonder at the beauty and the mysterious nature of . At the same time, the poem also explains how inevitable the sleep is. Once you are in the , you cannot refrain yourself from falling asleep.
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