1、To read and talk about understanding and coping with stressTo listen and read for general understandingTo listen for specific information and understanding words in contextTo learn about and practice expressing likes and dislikesTo express other kinds of stress you often suffer fromstressfulrelaxing
2、Which word describes a positive and negative experience?She is studying for an exam.Is studying stressful or relaxing?Look at the diagram.Do you find these situations stressful or relaxing?Can you think of other similar situations?Stressful or Relaxing?Study/Work Leisure ActivitiesSocial Situationse
3、xamsmeeting a friend in a cafe downtowndoing exerciseI find waiting for exam results very stressful.I find walking along the beach very relaxing.I also find going out with my family relaxing.I find preparing for classes very stressful.I find grading too much homework very stressful.walking along the
4、 beachgoing out with my familypreparing for classesgrading too much homeworkI find _ very _.relaxingstressfulHe/She findsDr.King is talking about stress in a radio interview.You are going to listen to a radio interview about stress.Tick()the information you think will be discussed.causes of stresski
5、nds of people suffering from stressdifferent levels of stressstress and successways to reduce stress_ Skill BuilderMaking 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
6、 knowledge and personal experience to help you.Making PredictionsListen to the interview.Check your predictions.Write the aspects mentioned in the left column in Activity 4.Which topics did Dr.King talk about?kinds of people suffering from stresscauses of stressways to reduce stressListen to the int
7、erview.Check your predictions.Write the aspects mentioned in the left column in Activity 4.kinds of people suffering from stresscauses of stressways to reduce stressteachers,doctors,factory workers,newspaper editors,the police,the militarypressure from work or studysocial situation(shy people)organi
8、se work and studieseat wellexercise oftentalk to a friend,teacher or family membersseek professional helpListen again.Answer the questions.1.When do students suffer from stress?2.What situations can be difficult for shy people?3.What is a good way to organise you work or study?Students suffer from s
9、tress when they have too much homework and when they feel like they dont have enough time to finish all their work.Social situations,like parties,are difficult for shy people.A good way to organize your work or study is to make a list and do all the important things first.Dr.King is an expert on str
10、ess.In his talk,he believes everyone 1_ 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_.Dr.King thinks there are different causes of 5_.But more often than not,its 6_ pressure from work
11、 or study.Students with lots of homework can feel 7_ when they dont have enough time to finish everything.suffers fromComplete the summary with words from the interview.newspaper editors positionsthe militarystressdue tovery stressedDr.King also discusses social pressure and how to some 8_ it can al
12、so 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 11_ your work or studies,you must eat well and exercise often and you can also talk to people about your problems.Dr.King
13、ends his talk by advising people who become too stressed and cant 12_ properly to seek 13_ help.extentreducetensionorganisefunctionprofessionalListen to a student talking about stress.Complete the table.Stressful ActivitiesRelaxing Activities doing exams going to parties talking in front of the clas
14、s in French class talking to friends listening to music reading sitting around and doing nothing at allListen and imitate.Complete the Talk Builder.Talk BuilderExpressing Likes and Dislikes1.I really _ doing exams.2.I _ going to parties very much.3.I _ meeting people in small groups.4.I _ talking in
15、 front of the class.5.I _ talking to my friends.6.I _ listening to music.7.I _ reading.8.I _ sitting and doing nothing.love likeenjoyquite likedont mindcant standhatehatedont likedont mindcant standloveenjoylikequite likeExpressing Likes and Dislikescant standdont likehatequite likedont mindloveenjo
16、ylikeTell each other the kinds of stress you often suffer from.Then,share your experiences and the activities you like or dislike in coping with those stresses.1.kinds of people suffering from stresssuffer v.to experience physical or mental pain 遭受遭受(痛苦痛苦)eg She is suffering a lot of pain.(vt.)Im su
17、ffering from a bad back.(vi.)suffer from (身体或精神上身体或精神上)遭受遭受(痛苦痛苦)【拓展拓展】sufferer n.患病患病者，受苦者，受难者者，受苦者，受难者 n.疼痛疼痛，痛苦，痛苦，折磨折磨eg Almost 50 percent of cancer sufferers are treated successfully.The war will cause widespread human suffering.用用suffer的正确形式填空。的正确形式填空。1)A new drug may give new hope to thousand
18、s of cancer _.2)If youre not happy with it,you should complain.Dont just _ in silence.3)His friend has _ from ill health for some years.sufferers suffer sufferedreduce vt.to make something smaller or less in size,amount,or price 缩小缩小;减少减少;降低降低2.ways to reduce stresseg My weight reduces when I stop e
19、ating sugar.It reduces the risks of heart disease.The new bridge should reduce travelling time(from 50 minutes)to 15 minutes.Costs on books have been reduced by 20%over the past year.根据根据括号内的汉语提示补全下面句子（每空一词）。括号内的汉语提示补全下面句子（每空一词）。1)Small businesses will need to _ _(降低成本降低成本)in order to survive.2)The
20、number of workers _ _ _ _(已被削减了已被削减了)40%in the last five months.3)Alice has successfully _ _ _ _(把她的体重减到了把她的体重减到了)55 kilos in just three months.reduce costs has been reduced by reduced her weight toWhat is your choice?Theres always stress in life,but its our choice whether we let it affect us or not.Write at least two ways you can relax when you feel stressed.
