1、Unit 1 Life ChoicesLesson 2 Understanding and Coping with StressPeriod 1Warming-upUse one word/sentence to describe the pictures.stress n./v.stressed adj.stressful adj.Warming-upstressful stress Your headaches are due to _.The report _ that students math skills need to improve.stressstressed Studyin
2、g for exams always _ me out.stresses stress sb.out How can we cope with stress?emphasize,underlineWarming-upLook at the diagram.Do you find these situations stressful or relaxing?Can you think of other similar situations?Example:I find waiting for exam results very stressful.Warming-upI find walking
3、 along the beach very relaxing.I also find going out with my family relaxing.Making a prediction is _.Pre-listening Dr.King is talking about stress in a radio interview.Making Predictions guessing what is going to be mentioned Before you listen,look at the _,_ and _ to guess the _ of information you
4、 will hear.titlepictureskey words typesgeneral knowledgeexperience Use your _ and personal _ to help you.Pre-listening 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 _Listeni
5、ngListen to the interview and check your predictions.Write the aspects mentioned in the left column.Kinds of people suffering from stressCauses of stressWays to reduce/stop stress and tensionListeningKinds of people suffering from stressCauses of stressWays to reduce/stop stress and tensionListen ag
6、ain and take notes.Then answer the questions.everyone,teachers,doctors,factory workers,newspaper editors;positions in the police or the army(due to)pressure from work or study;social pressureMake a list and do all the important things first.eat well;exercise often;talk to people;seek professional he
7、lpListening1.When do students suffer from stress?2.What situations can be difficult for shy people?3.What is a good way to organize work or studies?When they have a lot of homework to do and they feel they havent got much time to finish everything.Social situations,like parties.Make a list and do al
8、l the important things first.Answer the questions.Post-listeningDr.King is an expert on stress.In his talk,he believes everyone 1_ stress at some point in their lives,from teachers and doctors,factory workers and 2 _.However,some jobs may be more stressful than others,like some 3_ in the police or 4
9、_.Dr.King thinks there are different causes of 5_.But more often than not,its 6_ pressure from work or study.Students with lots of homework can feel 7_ when they dont have enough time to finish everything.suffers from newspaper editorspositionsmilitarystressdue to very stressed Fill in the blanks to
10、 complete the summary of the interview.Post-listening Dr.King also discusses social pressure and how to some 8_ it can also cause stress.In particular,shy people can find social situations very stressful like going to parties.Dr.King also suggests some ways to 9_ stress and 10_,for example,you can 1
11、1_ your work or studies,you must eat well and exercise often and you can also talk to people about your problems.Dr.King ends his talk by advising people who become too stressed and cant 12_ properly to seek 13_ help.extentreducetensionorganisefunctionprofessionalFill in the blanks to complete the s
12、ummary of the interview.DiscussionRead the three posts.Choose one person to give your groups suggestions.Im a doctor.My job is to take care of peoples health.I feel satisfied when I see my patients recover.But my life is stressful all the time.I have to get up very early in the morning and often go
13、back home late,feeling tired.I only have time to play with my children on weekends.Due to the stress,I cannot sleep well at night.DiscussionIt was my dream to become a volunteer teacher.So three years ago,I left my hometown and taught English in a village in Hunan Province.Its exciting to work with
14、kids.But its not surprising that being a teacher in the village can be challenging.The power and water supplies are unstable.Besides,its inconvenient to go outside because the public transportation is not well connected.I havent seen my parents for more than one year.I miss them a lot.DiscussionIm a
15、 junior high student.I came to a new school a few weeks ago.I feel depressed these days.Im very shy,so social situations are stressful for me.My mother keeps telling me to make friends with my classmates.I know it must be interesting.But its always so hard for me to chat with new classmates.I start to worry about my life here.I miss my old friends so much.AssignmentOrganise your discussion into a short passage,and then share it in class.Try to use as many newly-expressions as possible.Goodbye!
