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B1 Intermediate English 5:56 Educational

Naps: Good for your brain? BBC News Review

BBC Learning English · 2,115,547 views · Added 2 months ago

Learning Stats

B1

CEFR Level

5/10

Difficulty

Subtitles (94 segments)

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Could a short sleep during the day.

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protect your brain?

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This is News Review from BBC Learning English.

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I'm Beth. And I'm Phil.

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Make sure you watch to the end to learn all the vocabulary

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that you need to talk about this story.

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And don't forget to subscribe to our channel, like this video

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and try the quiz on our website.

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Now, today's story.

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Our brains get smaller as we get older, but this doesn't happen as fast

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in people who take regular short sleeps during the day.

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That's according to a new study. Researchers suggest

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that these naps might reduce the risk of developing conditions

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like Alzheimer's in later life.

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You've been looking at the headlines.

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What's the vocabulary?

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We have 'power nap',

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'sharp', and 'hinder'.

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This is News Review from BBC Learning English.

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