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Lesson 2
Understanding and coping with stress
café
downtown
stress
suffer
suffer from
reduce
expert
frank
to be frank
editor
n. 咖啡馆,小餐馆
adv. 向/在城镇商业中心区
n. 压力;忧虑;紧张
vi.&vt. 遭受(痛苦)
(身体或精神上)遭受…… (痛苦)
vt. 减少;降低;缩小
n. 专家,行家
adj. 坦率的,坦诚的
坦白说,坦率地说
n. 编辑,主编
Read after the tape and speak out the Chinese immediately.
remove
entirely
position
military
due to
absolutely
stressed
extent
thus
tension
vt. 移走;去掉
adv. 完全地,彻底地
n. 职位;位置
n. 军队,武装力量
因为
adv. 正是,当然
adj. 焦虑的,紧张的
n. 程度
adv. 因此,因而,从而
n. 紧张;焦虑
organise
in other words
function
seek
professional
vt. 组织,筹划
换句话说
n. 功能
vt. 寻求;请求
adj. 专业的,职业的
Look at the diagram. Do you find these situations stressful or relaxing?
P12 1
Study / Work
Social Situations
Leisure Activities
taking exams
meeting a friend in a café downtown
doing exercise
I find waiting for exam results very stressful.
For example:
read books
do exercise
attend a business meeting…
Can you think of other similar situations?
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.
You are going to listen to a radio interview about stress. Tick (✓) the information you think will be discussed.
causes of stress
kinds of people suffering from stress
different levels of stress
stress and success
ways to reduce stress
_____________________
P12 2
Listen to the interview. Check your predictions. Write the aspects mentioned in the left column in Activity 4.
Listen again. Take notes with detailed information in the right column. Then compare your notes with your partner.
P12 4
kinds of people suffering from stress
causes of stress
ways to reduce stress
teachers, doctors, factory workers, newspaper editors, the police, the military
pressure from work or study;
social situation (shy people)
organize work and studies;
eat well;
exercise often;
talk to a friend, teacher