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Some of us shoot up at 7 a .m without the help of an alarm clock, while others only hit the pillow at 7 a .m.
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So what really dictates your choice of sleep schedule?
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Well, the circadian rhythm of your body is responsible for regulating your sleep patterns.
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Genetics weighs less than half of your preference in your sleep schedule,
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and it's environmental, social, and personal factors that make up for the rest of your sleep schedule.
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According to research reported in Insider 2022, there are six distinct types of sleepers.
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Morning larks are most productive from 9 a .m to 11 a .m., afternooners being the most active from 11 to 5 p .m.
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Nappers wake up alert, but as the day progresses, their energy dwindles before re -energizing by mid -afternoon.
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Night owls tend to sleep much later.
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Swifts are those super robots that are alert for the whole day until they naturally fall asleep.
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And funnily, the last type are woodcocks.
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Those are constantly running on 5 % of their battery's capacity from the moment they wake up to bedtime.
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So what does your choice of sleep schedule reveal about you?
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Here's a comparison of the two extremes, a morning lark and a night owl.
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Which one are you?
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Number one, who's happier?
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A 2008 study published in the journal
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Social Indicators Research found that morning larks are often happier and have higher life satisfaction compared to their night owl counterparts.
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A large contributing factor to
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that is morning larks get better social support as they fit better into the majority of society
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that is most active in the daytime.
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Night owls, on the other hand, often have a tougher time integrating into society,
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partially because they may not have the best familial relationships as they miss out on family times with their sleeping schedules.
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In the morning larks' workplace, they're able to be productive right from the get -go and operate easily in the standard nine to five hours,
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and as such, morning larks tend to thrive in a corporate world.
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Number two, who's smarter?
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According to a study published in the journal
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Personality and Individual Differences, night owls are often found to be more intelligent than morning larks, as opposed to the common saying,
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early birds get the worm.
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The study states, the results indicate that contrary to conventional folk wisdom, evening types are more likely to have higher intelligence scores.
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Night owls were also found to have better processing speed and better memory retention than morning larks.
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In a separate study at University of Lege in Belgium, they found that both morning larks and night owls are productive after waking up naturally,
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but morning larks' productivity falls off after 10 .5 hours of
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being awake night owls proved to be more consistent with their focus
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and productivity with faster reaction time however night owls perform poorly academically
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but night owls are at a disadvantage considering school always starts early number three who's more creative
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while both early risers and late risers do experience bursts of creative ideas studies show
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that early risers do not have these as much as the night owls
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it could possibly be linked to morning larks usually going by
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a routine in contrast to night owls who have to learn
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early on to be creative to adapt to their
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out -of -norm living style a 2008 study on art students in taiwan published in the international journal of art
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and design education found that more than half of the art students felt more are creative after 10 p .m.
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Creativity strikes most when the mind wanders.
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Night owls are often left alone to a quiet atmosphere without the hustle and bustle of the city, allowing their minds to freely roam.
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So what does your sleep schedule reveal about you?
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Take everything with a grain of salt.
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There's very little research and much needed studies on sleep, personality, and behavior.
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And most of us are not just a morning lark or night owl, but a mix of both.
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What's most important, regardless of your sleep schedule, is that you have a good cycle of light and deep sleep,
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and you can wake up refreshed and feeling your best.
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Do you feel you're a mix of the two?
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Or are you simply a night owl or a napper, a woodcock sleeper?
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Feel free to let us know in the comments down below.
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Thanks so much for watching, Psych2Goers.

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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione

Questa lezione di conversazione si basa sul video “What Your Sleep Schedule Reveals About You”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: owl, lark, sleep, schedule, study. Questo video contiene 57 frasi e 766 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 4:36. Chi parla ha un ritmo naturale di circa 166 parole al minuto, vicino a una conversazione quotidiana. Solo il 79% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è impegnativo.

Vocaboli chiave di questo video

15 parole del video che vale la pena imparare, con pronuncia e significato:

ParolaPronunciaSignificato
owl sostantivo/aʊ(ə)l/gufo, civetta
productive aggettivo/pɹəˈdʌk.tɪv/produttivo
naturally avverbio/ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/naturalmente
reveal verbo/ɹɪˈviːl/rivelare, gettare la maschera
alert aggettivo/əˈlɝt/allerta, attento
productivity sostantivo/ˌpɹɒdʌkˈtɪvəti/produttività
consistent aggettivo/kənˈsɪs.tənt/costante, continuo
regardless avverbio/ɹɪˈɡɑɹd.lɪs/comunque, in ogni caso
atmosphere sostantivo/ˈætməsˌfɪɹ/atmosfera
contrast sostantivo/kənˈt(ʃ)ɹæst/contrasto
compare verbo/kəmˈpɛɚ/paragonare
clock sostantivo/klɑk/contachilometri, tachimetro
routine sostantivo/ɹuˈtin/routine, tran tran
asleep aggettivo/əˈsliːp/addormentato
indicate verbo/ˈɪndɪˌkeɪt/indicare

I phrasal verb che sentirai

ParolaPronunciaSignificato
wake up verbo/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/svegliarsi

Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione

Chi parla usa 3 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come don't, they're, you're. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.

  • I suoni “th”: rhythm /ˈɹɪð.əm/, thrive /θɹajv/
  • I suoni “sh” e “zh”: contrast /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹæst/, conventional /kənˈvɛnʃənl̩/, partially /ˈpɑɹʃəli/, satisfaction /sætɪsˈfækʃən/, retention /ɹɪˈtɛnʃən/
  • Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, productivity /ˌpɹɒdʌkˈtɪvəti/, intelligent /ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/, satisfaction /sætɪsˈfækʃən/, creativity /kri.eɪˈtɪv.ᵻ.ti/

I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:

  • Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: productive /pɹəˈdʌk.tɪv/, alert /əˈlɝt/, consistent /kənˈsɪs.tənt/, regardless /ɹɪˈɡɑɹd.lɪs/, contrast /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹæst/
  • /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, atmosphere /ˈætməsˌfɪɹ/, contrast /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹæst/, satisfaction /sætɪsˈfækʃən/, adapt /əˈdæpt/

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  1. Ascolta tutto il video una volta senza parlare e annota le parole che non conosci.
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  3. Registrati e confronta con l’originale, facendo attenzione a parole come owl, productive, naturally.

Cos'è la tecnica dello Shadowing?

Shadowing è una tecnica di apprendimento delle lingue supportata da studi scientifici, originariamente sviluppata per la formazione dei traduttori professionisti e resa popolare dal poliglotta Dr. Alexander Arguelles. Il metodo è semplice ma potente: ascolti un audio in inglese di madrelingua e lo ripeti immediatamente ad alta voce — come un'ombra che segue il parlante con un ritardo di solo 1–2 secondi. A differenza dell'ascolto passivo o degli esercizi di grammatica, lo shadowing costringe il tuo cervello e i muscoli della bocca a elaborare e riprodurre simultaneamente i modelli di discorso reale. La ricerca dimostra che migliora significativamente la precisione della pronuncia, l'intonazione, il ritmo, il discorso connesso, la comprensione dell'ascolto e la fluidità del parlato — rendendolo uno dei metodi più efficaci per la preparazione alla prova di speaking dell'IELTS e per la comunicazione reale in inglese.

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