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Unit 1 Life Choices
Lesson 2 Understanding and Coping with Stress
Lead in
Look at the photos. Do you think the situations are stressful or relaxing?
Lead in
Look at the photos. Do you think the situations are stressful or relaxing?
Look at the diagram. Do you find these situations stressful or relaxing? Can you think of other similar situations?
Example: I find waiting for exam result very stressful.
Study / Work
exams
Social Situations
meeting a friend in a café downtown
Relaxing Activities
doing exercise
Pre-listening
Stressful or Relaxing?
Fast-listening
causes of stress
kinds of people suffering from stress
different levels of stress
stress and success
ways to reduce stress
You are going to listen to a radio interview about stress. Tick (√) the information you think will be discussed.
Skill Builder
Making Predictions
Making a prediction is guessing what is going to be mentioned.
Before you listen, look at the title, pictures and key words to guess the types of information you will hear.
Use your general knowledge and personal experience to help you.
Listen to the interview, check your predictions and complete the table in Activity 4.
Fast-listening
causes of stress
kinds of people suffering from stress
different levels of stress
stress and success
ways to reduce stress
Careful-listening
Listen again. Take notes with detailed information in then right column, then compare your notes with your partner.
Kinds of people suffering from stress
Causes of stress
Ways to reduce stress
Listen again. Answer the following questions.
When do students suffer from stress?
What situations can be difficult for shy people?
What is a good way to organise your work or studies?
Careful-listening
Dr. King is an expert on stress. In his talk, he believes everyone 1_____________ at some point in their lives, from teachers, doctors and factory workers to 2________________. However, some jobs may be more st