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1、Stress in our Life,Unit 7,Pre-reading Questions,What is stress? How much do you know about it?,Stress is great worry caused by a difficult situation, or something which causes this condition.,Is stress all bad and should a life be stress-free?,Optimal stress - stress level is within a moderate range

2、, not too high and not too low. Instead youre energized and focused as you go down the road of life.,Pre-reading Questions,Are there any suggestions for handling stress effectively?,TALK! Dont hold all your feelings within! Discuss your stressful feelings with someone you trust who will listen witho

3、ut being judgmental or pressuring you to their own point of view.,ACT! Be willing to take risk and make change, no matter how small. Try to change the stressful situation, or at least some part of it.,BE IN CHARGE! Discover what you need to feel good about yourself and get your needs met.,Pre-readin

4、g Questions,Are there any suggestions for handling stress effectively?,GET AWAY: Sometimes a change, however small, can do wonders for your spirit. Forget it all for a while-escape!,PRIORITIZE: You may not be able to avoid all the responsibilities and obligations you currently have, but you can lear

5、n how to complete them without resentment and consciously choose how you will handle them.,SOCIALIZE: Spend time with family and friends for love and support.,Pre-reading Expressions,Expressions that are likely to be used to talk about stress:,If it is something that makes you worry, then it is stre

6、ss.,Anything that causes change in your daily routine is stressful.,A major source of stress is overdriving yourself.,Stress will make one feel depressed, fatigued or painful.,Pre-reading Expressions,Collocations that are possible to go with the target word “stress”:,emotional / environmental / trau

7、matic / optimal stress,under the stress of,stress-related disorders,Pre-reading Expressions,Solutions to the stress:,Become aware of your stress and your emotional and physical reactions.,There is no single level of stress that is optimal for all people.,Recognize what you can change.,Learn to moder

8、ate your physical reactions to stress.,Stress cannot be eliminated, but it can be managed to help us in our life.,Stress in our Life Reading One,Unit 7,Reading One Check your comprehension,Answer the following questions with the information from the text.,1. What kind of expert is a psychoimmunologi

9、st? What do they do?,Psychoimmunologists are experts who try to find a link between the brain and the immune system.,2What is the function of the immune system in human bodies?,The immune system in human bodies fights the bacteria and virus which cause disease.,3What did biologists know about the im

10、mune system before? What is their recent observation about it?,Biologists used to think that the immune system was a separate, independent part of our bodies. Recently, however, they have found that our brain can affect our immune system.,Reading One Check your comprehension,Answer the following que

11、stions with the information from the text.,4. What did the two studies of the cadets and the student nurses tell us?,The two studies indicated that there is a connection between stress and illness.,5Are researchers very sure of the results they have got?,No, they arent, because other factors, beside

12、s emotional ones, may also affect the immune system.,Reading One Check your vocabulary,Fill in the blanks with the words.,The _ standards in this university are high. Experts say the most effective way of preventing infection of SARS is to improve ones _ system. HIV is a _ which reduces peoples resi

13、stance to illness and can cause AIDS. The _ relatives of John felt sad for his early death. Many people complain that they sometimes can hardly breathe because of the _ and strains of modern life.,academic,immune,virus,bereaved,stresses,Reading One Check your vocabulary,Fill in the blanks with the w

14、ords.,6. When somebody comes for treatment, the doctor always begins by asking him if he is on any _. 7. Robyns loss of memory is a _ problem, rather than a physical one. 8. Anyone with a bad cold may _ the people around them.,medication,psychological,infect,Reading One Check your vocabulary,Find pr

15、oper words in Words in Focus to fill in the blanks.,1. The _ are still in mourning.,bereaved,2. Her cheerful spirits and bubbling laughter _ the whole class.,infected,3. I am _ to smallpox as a result of vaccination.,immune,4. Everyone else was in jeans and casual clothes and I had my office clothes

16、 on I stuck out like a _ thumb.,sore,5. Journalists, he insisted, must be _ from prosecution.,immune,6. Police have sealed off _ areas of the country.,infected,7. The modern office block sticks out like a _ thumb among the old building in the area.,sore,Stress in our Life Reading Two,Unit 7,Reading

17、Two,Decide whether each of them is true or false.,_ 1. Some Australian workers do not know their childrens ages because their work has kept them away from their home most of the time. _ 2. The study done by ACTU indicated that workers are suffering from damages by working unreasonably long hours. _

18、3. Friendship becomes a luxury when one is fully occupied by their work. _ 4. Mr. Gay had nothing regretful but loss of Saturday sports because of overwork. _ 5. The majority of the overworking people are concerned with the negative effects of long hours.,T,T,T,F,T,Reading Two,Decide whether each of

19、 them is true or false.,_ 6. Most workers felt guilty about not spending enough time with their children but were indifferent to their aging parents. _ 7. Most women supported the long hours working culture. _ 8. After a lot of suffering, one hospitalized worker finally realized what was more import

20、ant to him in life.,F,F,T,Reading Two,Answer the following questions with the information from the text.,What are the consequences of long working hours according to the text?,Long working hours are not only damaging workers heath, but families, friendships, and community life as well.,Why do wives

21、feel like single parents even they have husbands?,Because wives have to be in charge of children and household, and all their schedule should center around their husbands.,Reading Two,Answer the following questions with the information from the text.,What would they end up doing if they refuse to wo

22、rk overtime or promotion?,They would end up being fired from the company or being suspected of their working capability.,Why was the long hours culture a double-edged sword for many women?,Because it increased their domestic responsibilities, and cut them out of the increasing proportion of jobs whe

23、re long hours were standard.,Reading Two Check your vocabulary,Paraphrase the following sentences with a special focus on the italicized parts.,With one in five Australian workers at the grindstone more than 50 hours a week, the study says “unreasonably” working hours are damaging families, friendsh

24、ips and community life.,Because about one fifth of Australian workers have to work over 50 hours a week, the ACTU study shows that too many working hours are causing problems for the workers in terms of family relationship, friendship and community life.,Reading Two Check your vocabulary,Paraphrase

25、the following sentences with a special focus on the italicized parts., “but if you say no for three or four weeks during a critical time on a job, you not only put the company under pressure but also your work mates they need to pick up the slack. This doesnt look good when redundancies come up in t

26、he boom or bust times.”, “if you refuse to work overtime for a few weeks during an important time on a job, not only does your company suffer, your co-workers also suffer as they need to finish the part that you were supposed to do. And you may end up being dismissed since your position does not see

27、m necessary, no matter the company is in good times or bad times.”,Reading Two Check your vocabulary,Paraphrase the following sentences with a special focus on the italicized parts.,“My biggest beef is its a six-day-a-week job, sometimes seven”,My biggest grievance is that I have to work six days a

28、week, sometimes even seven days.,The “residual” partners fitted their lives around the “main” worker whose hours assumed automatic priority in the family.,The wives arranged their lives around the schedules of their husbands because their husbands time automatically became the top priority in the fa

29、mily.,Reading Two Check your vocabulary,Paraphrase the following sentences with a special focus on the italicized parts.,Some workers elected to take the “mummy” or “daddy” track, drop back to part-time work, and refuse promotion.,Some workers emphasized their role as a father or mother, and they ch

30、ose to work part-time and refused promotion.,Men who bucked the long hours culture were viewed with suspicion, and paid a price for being a “family person”.,Those men who resisted long working hours were suspected by others of their capability for work and they often had to make sacrifices, such as

31、refusing promotion or getting less pay, in order to share more time with the family.,Reading Two Check your vocabulary,Find proper words in Words in Focus to fill in the blanks.,1. Alex is always looking for ways to _ the system.,buck,2. I hadnt had enough sleep and was feeling a bit _.,grumpy,3. He

32、ave rain and excessive use have _ the soil.,impoverished,4. Your sweater will _ if you wash it at too high a temperature.,shrink,5. To keep the company alive, half the workforce is being made _.,redundant,6. The tractor _ and pulled the trailer out of the mud.,picked up the slack,7. The white _ on t

33、he kettle is a result of minerals in the water.,residual / residue,8. The companys profits have _ from $5.5 million to $1.25 million.,shrunk,9. He is an expert at express himself without _.,redundancy,10. If Sue gets a job, Mick will have to _ at home.,pick up the slack,Stress in our Life Reading Th

34、ree,Unit 7,Reading Three,Answer the following questions with the information from the text.,In order to foster childrens ability to handle stress, parents should _.,expose their children to some stress but not overdo it.,To help reduce the possible pressure children may suffer at school, parents may

35、 help by doing all the following except _.,pushing them to get top grades.,When helping their children to cope with changes in lives, one of the things parents should avoid doing is _.,jumping in and solving problems for them.,Reading Three,Answer the following questions with the information from th

36、e text.,What is the significance of exposing children to the chance of handling new tasks?,To help them feel competent and confident.,What is the authors attitude towards children watching TV for a long time?,Negative.,Reading Three Check your vocabulary,Fill in the blanks with the words.,Professor

37、Anderson has just finished _ an anthology of British poems. Never before has the industry had to _ war and recession at the same time. Our schools immediate objective is to enter into the Project 211. But _, we will build a first-rate university in China. The government had to _ and purchase million

38、 of dollars worth of supplies. The Iraqi soldier sacrificed his own life _ his motherland.,compiling,cope with,in the long run,jump in,for the sake of,Reading Three Check your vocabulary,Fill in the blanks with the words.,6. He was a loyal, distinguished and very _ civil servant. 7. This is getting

39、to be a _ from what I really want to do. 8. The company is _ by long-term contracts with growers.,competent,distraction,buffered,Reading Three Check your vocabulary,Find proper words in Words in Focus to fill in the blanks.,1. It seems a lot of effort but Im sure its the best solution _.,in the long

40、 run,2. TV can be a welcome _ after a hard days work.,distraction,3. Her latest album is a _ of all her singles.,compilation,4. I was just enjoying a _ about winning the Nobel Prize for literature.,daydream,5. He reached a reasonable level of _ in his English.,competence,6. His sense of humor was a

41、useful _ when things were going badly for him.,buffer,7. I wish youd stop _ and finishing my sentences for me all the time.,jumping in,8. Youll drive me to _ with your silly questions.,distraction,9. Their parents only stayed together _ the children.,for the sake of,10. I bought a house as a _ again

42、st inflation.,buffer,Reading Three Check your vocabulary,Here are other suggestions for parents to help relieve their kids stress, please translate them.,要对孩子行为的变化敏感并作出相应的反应。,Be sensitive to changes in childrens behavior and respond to them.,避免将自己的压力转嫁到孩子身上。,Avoid passing your own stress to your chi

43、ldren.,在学习和课外领域为孩子设立可实现的目标和恰当的期望值。,Set manageable goals and reasonable expectations for children in academic and extracurricular fields.,给孩子提供机会学习排解压力的技巧。,Provide opportunities for children to learn stress management techniques.,Stress in our Life Reading Four,Unit 7,Reading Four,Decide whether each

44、 of them is true or false.,_ 1. Even if you know how to tackle pressure, you will panic when faced with a shambles in office. _ 2. Dr. John Toohey says pressure at work is a reality, which may sometimes be helpful. _ 3. It has been proved that companies, which are successful in business for many yea

45、rs, are usually bad at preventive management. _ 4. There are both physical and mental warnings, which may remind you that your health is at risk because of pressure. _ 5. Planning your week is a good way to enhance your ability to copy with pressure. _ 6. Research has found that the better a company

46、 is at people management, the fewer stress complaints there are.,F,T,F,F,T,T,Reading Four Check your vocabulary,Paraphrase the following sentences with a special focus on the italicized parts.,Your best bet is to let your adrenaline take over,Your best choice is to get your adrenaline pumping and yo

47、urself more alert.,Theres strong evidence that theres no quick fix for those who get so stressed they have to claim for workers compensation.,It has been clearly indicated that there is not much chance of a speedy recovery for those who get so seriously stressed as to need workers medical compensati

48、on.,Reading Four Check your vocabulary,Paraphrase the following sentences with a special focus on the italicized parts.,He says being able to handle a high-pressure job takes the ability to work hard for a sustained period of time, good organization, willingness to delegate, and the capacity to take

49、 knocks.,He says if one wants to deal with a high-pressure job, he should have the ability to work hard for a long stretch of time and have good organization skills; he should also be willing to share his powers and be able to cope with any setbacks that may occur.,Reading Four Check your vocabulary

50、,Paraphrase the following sentences with a special focus on the italicized parts.,Toohey says research has shown a correlation between good management and low numbers of stress claims.,Toohey says research has shown that good people management results in less stress claims.,Reading Four Check your v

51、ocabulary,Paraphrase the following sentences with a special focus on the italicized parts.,He says the elements of good people management which minimize stress claims include allowing workers control over their work, involving them in decision-making and ensuring that they have enough resources to d

52、o their job.,He says good people management involves allowing workers to manage their own work, letting them participate in making decisions, and making sure that they have enough resources to do their job. All these can help reduce workers stress complaints to the smallest number.,Reading Four Chec

53、k your vocabulary,Fill in the blanks with the words.,The _ majority of small businesses go broke within the first twenty-four months. The vast forests of West Africa have _ because of years of unplanned deforestation. _ evidence suggests that Toshibas sales in Europe have slipped.,overwhelming,shrun

54、k,Anecdotal,Reading Four Check your vocabulary,Fill in the blanks with the words.,4.The Toronto Municipal Government accused the World Health Organization of prohibiting visitors from the city because WHO claimed that the city failed to take effective _ measures to fight against the spreading of the

55、 disease the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. 5. The working studio of the students of the Department of Arts is always in a _.,preventive,shambles,Reading Four Check your vocabulary,Fill in the blanks with the words.,6.When you purchase a house, you should _ that everything is written into your c

56、ontract signed with the real estate company to avoid potential disputes in the future. 7.Miss Foster has often been overworking so that she is afraid of _. 8. Isabella used to be a vulnerable, unhappy girl who _ affection from boys. However, she is quite an independent and strong lady now.,ensure,bu

57、rnout,craves,Stress in our Life Post Reading,Unit 7,Post-reading,Read the text quickly and write down the main idea of the text.,To be a victim of stress or a hero over it depends on the way you choose to tell your own story. The key to manage stress is to have a clear sense of purpose in life and w

58、ork out ways to close the pernicious gap between how you want to live and how you are actually living.,Post Reading,Answer the following questions with the information from the text.,The productive function of stress can be the following except _,prohibiting ones creativity.,We know things start to

59、go wrong when stress levels climb to a point where _.,we become distracted by the stress itself.,Subordinates tend to report higher levels of stress than their bosses for all the following reasons except that _,they feel that they have too much work to do.,The author says that “many women have been enslaved by their liberation” because _.,they thought that feminism was mainly about money.,Post Reading,Answer the following questions with the information from the text.,What is the tone of the author about how to handle pressure?,Realistic,