Today is the third class in our current four class set. We will begin class with our collocations exercise. Next, we will discuss our reading. Our readings this month will all be about parenting. This week we will read about a program for Dads. Our listening material is about body language. Do you see these examples at your workplace? There is no listening worksheet this week. We will continue with the grammar exercises in the back of our book. Our exercise today is exercise 8, because we did not finish it. Please complete your writing homework.

Here is our analytical writing question

Question: A folk remedy for insomnia, the scent in lavender flowers, has now been proved effective. In a recent study, 30 volunteers with chronic insomnia slept each night for three weeks on lavender-scented pillows in a controlled room where their sleep was monitored. During the first week, volunteers continued to take their usual sleeping medication. They slept soundly but wakened feeling tired. During the second week, the volunteers discontinued their medication. As a result, they slept less soundly than the previous week and felt even more tired. During the third week, the volunteers slept longer and more soundly than in the previous two weeks. This shows that over a short period of time lavender cures insomnia.

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