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Sleep Whisperers
(ABC News, 2014)
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http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/sleep-whisperer-sleep-22674182
And next right here our series Sleepless in America tonight. Twenty-three million of us wonder if we’re
going to go to sleep or stay awake all night with insomnia. Well, what if there was a simple way to drift
off to sleep and for free? ABC’s Lindsey Davis shows us the new sleep whisperers, who say (that) they
can change millions of lives.
Hi guys, today I have a new video for you.
If just hearing her voice makes you suddenly have the strong desire to doze off-- a couple of sounds to
request, Ilse Blansert won’t be offended. In fact, it’s the response she wants - the waterwhispers Ilse –
she is a sleep whisperer, one of an exploding community on the Internet known as autonomous sensory
meridian responders or ASMR. They tap, brush, pour and mostly whisper – all to lull people to sleep – it
makes really nice sounds –
Is it just a soothing voice, is it a calming voice?
It has to do with the combination of sounds and voices. I’m not convinced that it works, it actually works.
Her videos have generated nearly sixteen million clicks and hers are among the thousands of ASMR
options.
One of Ilse’s followers is Emily Hansen, who says (that) Ilse’s videos have changed her life.
I could not sleep and I just was thinking about so many different things going on in my life.
When Hansen saw her first ASMR video, she found it hard to keep her eyes open.
It was one of the most euphoric experiences (that) I’ve ever felt. I didn’t know what it was, but I was
hooked. My brain relaxes so much that I just fall asleep. I mean, I just conk out.
And that’s with no pills, no side effects, no danger of addiction.
It is quite believable to me that somebody says this works better than a sleeping pill for me.
In fact, (Dr.) Khan says that ASMR videos could be a good solution to insomnia.
It brings me comfort that I can’t find in other things.
(There are) Millions of people now relying on the Internet’s equivalent of counting sheep.
Lindsey Davis, ABC News, New York.
Vocabulary
01. to whisper
02. and next right here
03. to wonder
04. stay awake
05. what if there was a simple way ..?
06. to drift off to sleep
07. for free
08. if just hearing her voice
chuchoter
et maintenant ici même
se demander
rester éveillé
et s’il y avait un moyen simple .. ?
s’endormir doucement
gratuitement
si rien qu’en entendant sa voix
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09. to doze off
10. offended
11. to tap
12. to brush
13. to pour
14. to lull people to sleep
15. a soothing voice
16. it has to do with
17. things going on in my life
18. she found it hard
19. (that) I’ve ever felt
20. I was hooked
21. I just fall asleep
22. I just conk out
23. no side effects
24. a sleeping pill
25. to rely on
26. to count sheep
somnoler
offusqué
(ici) tapoter
effleurer
verser
“bercer” les gens jusqu’à ce qu’ils s’endorment
une voix apaisante
il s’agit de
les choses qui se passent dans ma vie
elle avait du mal
que je n’ai jamais ressenti
j’étais accro
je m’endors tout simplement
je m’endors sur le coup / je m’écroule de fatigue
pas d’effets secondaires
un somnifère
dépendre de
compter les moutons (pour s’endormir)
Sleep Whisperers
(ABC News, 2014)
Exercise: fill in the blanks with the correct words
And next _r________h______ our series Sleepless in America tonight. Twenty-three million of us
ici même
_w____________if we’re going to go to sleep or stay _a__________ all night with insomnia. Well, what
se demandent
éveillé
if there was a simple way to _d_______o______to _s_______ and _f_____f_______? ABC’s Lindsey
s’endormir doucement
gratuitement
Davis shows us the new sleep whisperers, who say (that) they can change millions of lives.
Hi guys, today I have a new video for you.
If just hearing her voice makes you suddenly have the strong desire to _d_______o_____-- a couple of
somnoler
sounds to request, Ilse Blansert won’t be _o_____________. In fact, it’s the response she wants - the
offusquée
waterwhispers Ilse – she is a sleep whisperer, one of an exploding community on the Internet known as
autonomous sensory meridian responders or ASMR. They _t________, _b__________, _p__________
tapotent
effleurent
versent
and mostly _w___________ – all to _l_______ people _t____s________ – it makes really nice sounds –
chuchotent
(pour) bercer (les gens) jusqu’à ce qu’ils s’endorment
Is it just a _s____________ voice, is it a calming voice?
apaisante
It has to do with the combination of sounds and voices. I’m not convinced that it works, it actually works.
Her videos have generated nearly sixteen million clicks and hers are among the thousands of ASMR
options.
One of Ilse’s followers is Emily Hansen, who says (that) Ilse’s videos have changed her life.
I could not sleep and I just was thinking about so many different things _g________o_____ in my life.
qui se passent
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When Hansen saw her first ASMR video, she found it hard to keep her eyes open.
It was one of the most euphoric experiences (that) I’ve ever felt. I didn’t know what it was, but I was
_h_____________. My brain relaxes so much that I just _f______a________. I mean, I just
accro
(m’) endors
_c_______o_______.
m’écroule de fatigue
And that’s with no pills, _n______s______e_________, no danger of addiction.
pas d’effets secondaires
It is quite believable to me that somebody says this works better than a _s___________p_______ for me.
somnifère
In fact, (Dr.) Khan says that ASMR videos could be a good solution to insomnia.
It brings me comfort that I can’t find in other things.
(There are) Millions of people now _r________o_____ the Internet’s equivalent of
(qui) dépendent
_c___________s__________.
compter les moutons
Lindsey Davis, ABC News, New York.