Why Teenagers Can't Get Up

B2 First · Word Formation · Cambridge Ready original exercise

For questions 1–8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0).

LAZY

NATURE

SLEEP

NECESSITY

CONCENTRATE

ANXIETY

IMPRESS

NOTICE

Many parents complain that their teenage children seem completely (0) ___ to get out of bed in the morning. But scientists say this is not simply a sign of (1) ___ . During the teenage years, the body (2) ___ starts to produce the hormone that controls sleep later in the evening. This means that most teenagers do not feel (3) ___ until around eleven o'clock at night. Because school usually starts early, many young people get far less than the nine hours of sleep that experts consider (4) ___ . A lack of sleep can affect (5) ___ in class, and it can also make teenagers more (6) ___ and moody. A few schools have tried starting lessons an hour later, with (7) ___ results. Students arrived on time more often, they said they felt more awake, and their exam results improved (8) ___ . Experts also advise teenagers to switch off their phones an hour before going to bed, because the light from screens makes it harder to fall asleep.

Why Teenagers Can't Get Up

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