Lesson 2
Relaxing
stress
studio
expert
suffer
suffer from
pressure
n.
压力
n.
工作室,演播室
n.
专家
vi.
感到疼痛,遭受
(
痛苦
)
忍受,遭受
n.
压力
Words and Expressions
social
reduce
organise
diet
stand
prefer
adj.
爱交际的,社交的
v.
减少,降低
vt.
组织
n.
饮食,节食
vt.
忍耐,忍受
vt.
更喜欢,宁愿
Words and Expressions
Think about situations in your life. Use the key words to say how relaxing or stressful they are for you.
quite relaxing, very relaxing, a little stressful, very stressful
Key words
studying for an exam
lying on a beach
waiting for exam results
giving a talk to your class in your own language
e) giving a talk to our class in English
f) shopping with a friend
relaxing
relaxing
relaxing
stressful
stressful
stressful
stressful?
relaxing
You will hear the following words in the interview. Use them to complete the sentences.
1. _____ can cause headaches and other illnesses.
studio, expert, suffer from, stress, pressure, social, reduce, organise
Stress
2. The interview took place in a ______.
3. I am shy and find _____ situations stressful.
4. John ______________ backache.
5. The _______ of being a doctor causes me stress.
studio
social
is suffering from
pressure
6. Breathing exercises can help ______ stress.
7. Someone must ________ this year’s Christmas party.
8. Dr Smith is an ______ on losing weight.
reduce
organise
expert
In order to live happily we must think of ways to reduce stress, do you think so? What ways do you have?
Try to predict answers to the questions. More than one answer is possible.
Which of these people can suffer from a lot of stress?
a) police officers b) students
c) factory workers d) teachers
a) police officers
b) students
c) factory workers
d) teachers
2. Which of these can cause stress?
a) a lot of free time
b) problems with people
c) some social situations
d) doing sport
3. What can we do to relax and reduce stress?
a) organise our work/studies
b) eat a lot c) do exercise
d) talk to people about problems
b) problems with people
c) some social situations
a) organise our work/studies
c) do exercise
d) talk to people about problems
Listen again and answer these questions:
When do students suffer from stress?
What social situations can be difficult for shy people?
What is a good way of organising work or studies?
Who can people talk to about their problems?
When do students suffer from stress?
When they have a lot of homework to do and they feel they haven’t got much time to do it all.
2. What social situations can be difficult for shy people?
Parties.
3. What is a good way of organising work or studies?
Make a list and do all the important things first.
4. Who can people talk to about their problems?
A friend, someone in the family, a teacher.
Listen to Mark and complete the table
stressful activities
relaxing activities
doing exams
going to parties
talking in front of the class in French lessons
talking to friends
listening to music
reading
sitting and doing nothing
Listen again. Use the verbs to complete the sentences in the Function File.
can’t stand, love, like, don’t like, quite like, prefer, enjoy, hate
I really (1) ____ doing exams.
I (2) __________ talking in front of the class.
I (3) ________ going to parties very much.
hate
can’t stand
don’t like
I (4) ______ meeting people in small groups.
I (5) _____ listening to music.
I (6) ___ reading.
I (7) ________ sitting and doing nothing.
I (8) ____ talking to my friends.
enjoy
prefer
love
like
quite like
Listen to Mark again. Which words or sounds does he use to hesitate?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Well, mm
mm…you know
You know what I mean
Er…mm
mm
Listen again
Tapescript
1. Well. I really hate…mm…doing exams.
2. Mm, I get very nervous the night before, you know.
3. And I can’t sleep , you know what I mean?
4. Er…I get nervous and, mm, make lots of mistakes.
5. Things I find relaxing? Well, mm, I like a lot of things.
Practice- Speaking
In pairs students act out a role play in which one person is not sure what to say and so uses a lot of
hesitation
words. For example, you borrowed your friend’s favourite CD last week. Now she asked you for it back but you can’ t find it.
Homework
Write eight sentences about yourself, using the verbs in the Function File.