Three speaking tasks from Unit 1 — describe homes, develop your listening, and talk about types of holiday. Work with a partner on each one.
Back in 1667, Paris became the first city in the world to light its streets at night. It soon became popular to go out at night and suddenly when and how long you slept became a matter of choice. Rather than everyone getting up with the sun and going to bed soon after dark, we've now moved to a 24-hour culture, where we divide ourselves into being morning people or night owls, working day shifts or night shifts – but where we all sleep less.