LISTENING 5 A2

How do you sleep?

Radio interview
You are going to listen to six people describe their sleeping position. Then you are going
to listen to an expert describe the personality of people who sleep in each position.

1 Look at the pictures of six sleeping 3 A2 5.2 Listen to an expert talking about sleeping positions. Complete the
positions and answer the questions. sentences with position A–F.
Write A–F. 1 Type people like everything to be in the correct place.
Which sleeper(s) lies … 2 Type people like to go out and be with other people.
1 on their back? and 3 Type people sometimes take a long time to decide on something.
2 on their side? , and 4 Type people are quiet.
3 on their front? 5 Type people are sometimes loud.
4 with their arms in front of them? 6 Type people are good listeners.
and
5 with their arms down by their 4 A2 5.2 Listen again. Are these sentences true or false?
sides? and 1 Many women are type C people. TRUE/FALSE
2 Type C people like to tell other people what to do. TRUE/FALSE
2 A2 5.1 Listen to six people describe
their sleeping position. Match each 3 Type D is the second most popular sleeping position. TRUE/FALSE
speaker to a sleeping position, A–F. 4 13% of people are type A sleepers. TRUE/FALSE
Speaker 1 Speaker 4 5 Type F sleepers sleep in a comfortable position. TRUE/FALSE
Speaker 2 Speaker 5 6 Dr Rico is a type D person. TRUE/FALSE
Speaker 3 Speaker 6

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