Hooked on Stress
1. Watch the video. What's the main message of the story? What do we learn from it?
Pre-teaching vocabulary.
1. to cruise (along)
to travel on ships for pleasure
2. to bug smb
to annoy or worry someone
3. out of the blue (idiom)
unexpectedly
4. to snap back
respond in irritable manner
5. a bait
a small amount of food on a hook
6. thoughtful (adj)
carefully considering things
7. to refuse (to do something)
to say that you will not do or accept something
8. It's up to you. (phrase)
It's your choice, you're responsible
1. to cruise (along)
to travel on ships for pleasure
2. to bug smb
to annoy or worry someone
3. out of the blue (idiom)
unexpectedly
4. to snap back
respond in irritable manner
5. a bait
a small amount of food on a hook
6. get/have a lot on my plate I'm sorry I can't help you. I just have a lot on my plate right now.
F. facing or enduring something such as pressure or a deadline
7. blow off steam I need to go for a quick walk to blow off some steam.
to say that you will not do or accept something
8. It's up to you. (phrase)
It's your choice, you're responsible
2. Watch the video again and complete the gaps.
Have you ever been having a g_____ day having fun, feeling good, cruising along when someone or s_________ bugs you out of the blue? What do you choose to do? Do you snap back and t_____ the bait like a seriously stressed out fish on a hook or do you make a d_________ choice? Are you more like this thoughtful fish who didn't take the bait and just s______ along having fun, feeling just fine? So, next time (when) something doesn't go your w____ and you have a stressful f________, remember: you have a choice. You don't have to snap and react without t__________. Will you l____ stress hook you or refuse to take the bait? It's up to you!
3. Аnswer the questions.
- What choice do you face when you have a stressful feeling?
- Do YOU let stress hook you?
Stress
Vocabulary/ Expressions
4. Read the phrases related to the word "stress" in context. Match them with their definitions.
1. reach your limit I'm trying to be patient with him, but I've just about reached my limit.
2. a nervous breakdown The student had a nervous breakdown during her big exam.
3. under a lot of pressure/under the gun I am under a lot of pressure lately. The management is under the gun for the mistakes made last year.
4. wind down The discussions have been interesting, but now it's time to wind them down and go home.
5. be up to your ears in something (e.g., work, paperwork, debt, etc) I'm sorry I can't meet you. I'm up to my ears in reports at the moment.
6. get/have a lot on my plate I'm sorry I can't help you. I just have a lot on my plate right now.
7. blow off steam I need to go for a quick walk to blow off some steam.
8. put your feet up Why don't you put your feet up for a moment and rest?
9. bury/have your head in the sand You've got to face facts here - you can't just bury your head in the sand.
2. a nervous breakdown The student had a nervous breakdown during her big exam.
3. under a lot of pressure/under the gun I am under a lot of pressure lately. The management is under the gun for the mistakes made last year.
4. wind down The discussions have been interesting, but now it's time to wind them down and go home.
5. be up to your ears in something (e.g., work, paperwork, debt, etc) I'm sorry I can't meet you. I'm up to my ears in reports at the moment.
6. get/have a lot on my plate I'm sorry I can't help you. I just have a lot on my plate right now.
7. blow off steam I need to go for a quick walk to blow off some steam.
8. put your feet up Why don't you put your feet up for a moment and rest?
9. bury/have your head in the sand You've got to face facts here - you can't just bury your head in the sand.
A. get rid of stress or from being really angry
B. extremely busy with something; deeply or overly involved in something, e.g., work, reports, debt, etc.
С. to refuse to think about an unpleasant situation, hoping that it will improve so that you will not have to deal with it.
D. a period of mental illness resulting from severe depression, stress, or anxiety
E. to reach the point where one can no longer continue doing something
F. facing or enduring something such as pressure or a deadline
G. to sit down, relax or do very little
H. to be very busy, be responsible for something
I. to gradually reduce work; relax after doing something that has made you tired or excited
B. extremely busy with something; deeply or overly involved in something, e.g., work, reports, debt, etc.
С. to refuse to think about an unpleasant situation, hoping that it will improve so that you will not have to deal with it.
D. a period of mental illness resulting from severe depression, stress, or anxiety
E. to reach the point where one can no longer continue doing something
F. facing or enduring something such as pressure or a deadline
G. to sit down, relax or do very little
H. to be very busy, be responsible for something
I. to gradually reduce work; relax after doing something that has made you tired or excited
1. reach your limit I'm trying to be patient with him, but I've just about reached my limit.
A. get rid of stress or from being really angry
2. a nervous breakdown The student had anervous breakdown during her big exam.
B. extremely busy with something; deeply or overly involved in something, e.g., work, reports, debt, etc.
3. under a lot of pressure/under the gun I am under a lot of pressure lately. The management isunder the gun for the mistakes made last year.
С. to refuse to think about an unpleasant situation, hoping that it will improve so that you will not have to deal with it.
4. wind downThe discussions have been interesting, but now it's time to wind them down and go home.
D. a period of mental illness resulting from severe depression, stress, or anxiety
5. be up to your ears in something (e.g., work, paperwork, debt, etc) I'm sorry I can't meet you. I'm up to my ears in reports at the moment.
E. to reach the point where one can no longer continue doing something
6. get/have a lot on my plate I'm sorry I can't help you. I just have a lot on my plate right now.
F. facing or enduring something such as pressure or a deadline
7. blow off steam I need to go for a quick walk to blow off some steam.
G. to sit down, relax or do very little
8. put your feet up Why don't you put your feet up for a moment and rest?
H. to be very busy, be responsible for something
9. bury/have your head in the sand You've got to facefacts here - you can't just buryyour head in the sand.
I. to gradually reduce work; relax after doing something that has made you tired or excited
1 - E, 2 - D, 3 - F, 4 - I, 5 - B, 6 - H, 7 - A, 8 - G, 9 - C.
5. Match the phrases with the pictures.
A. bury/have your head in the sand, B. put your feet up, C. get a lot on my plate, D. blow off steam, E. be up to your ears in paperwork, F. under a lot of pressure/under the gun, G. reach your limit, H. a nervous breakdown, I. de-stress/wind down
A. bury/have your head in the sand, B. put your feet up, C. get a lot on my plate, D. blow off steam, E. be up to your ears in paperwork, F. under a lot of pressure/under the gun, G. reach your limit, H. a nervous breakdown, I. de-stress/wind down
Cover the phrases and look at the pictures. Test yourself or a partner.
6. CONVERSATION questions.
- How can we recognize stress in ourselves? In other people?
- How do you think you could reduce stress or prevent stress in your life? Do you get stressed out easily?
- Is it normal for people to feel stressed at work?
- Are there certain times of year when you feel more stress? When and why?
- Is it stressful talking to someone you find attractive?
- Do you get nervous if you have to make a speech? What do you do to relieve your stress? Is speaking in English stressful?
- Do you think life is stressful?
- A certain level of stress can be positive. Can you think of any cases where stress can be useful or even necessary?
- Andrew Bernstein said, "Remember that stress doesn't come from what's going on in your life. It comes from your thoughts about what's going on in your life." Do you agree?
- What is the most stressful job you can think of?
