Intro
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2. Read and Prepare - Read the introduction and prepare to hear the audio.
While most people are snoozing away in bed, night owls are just beginning their nights. They’re the people who seem to get more energy as the night goes on. They may be reading, surfing the web, or playing video games, and all while everyone else is sleeping.
Some people’s bodies are like clockwork. Maybe it’s because they’ve trained their bodies to be asleep and awake at specific times. Night owls may have taught themselves to stay up later than most people.
Brian tells Gary about how he’s a night owl and loves being up late. Learn more in today’s English lesson about staying up.
Dialog
1. Listen and Read - Listen to the audio and read the dialog at the same time.
2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.
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Gary: Brian, I’m really looking forward to our new living arrangement.
Brian: Great. Because I was thinking tonight, we’ll just stay up all night. All-nighter.
Gary: Oh, man. I’m not a night owl like that. I’m in bed really early. I’m not a nocturnal person. I can’t stay up late.
Brian: You’re a grown adult, and you have a bedtime?
Gary: Yeah, I have a sleep schedule. I’m in bed around 10 o’clock. I wake up around five, six, or seven in the morning.
Brian: See, I can never get to sleep. There are always so many distractions. My mind just keeps racing. Usually around 11 or midnight, I get a second wind. I like to read, I’ll watch a movie, I’ll go out. I love going out at night.
Gary: What time do you stay up until?
Brian: It just depends. Whenever I start to get tired, I will then fall asleep.
Gary: Woah.
Brian: How about this one time? To celebrate living together, let’s just do one all-nighter.
Gary: I’ll try.
Brian: Alright. You can do it.
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Discussion
Brian really likes to stay up late when he gets a second wind. He says that he has trouble falling asleep. Instead, he spends time reading or watching a movie. Sometimes he’ll go out at night, too.
Gary is excited to be living with Brian. But he doesn’t have the same bedtime. Gary is in bed by the time Brian begins his nighttime activities. Even though they don’t have the same schedule, Gary agrees to try to have one all-nighter with Brian.
When is your bedtime? Do you like to stay up late?
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