Unit 3: Teen stress and pressure
Lesson 1: Getting started
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STRESS & PRESSURE
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I. New words:
-frustrated(adj):
bực bội (vì không giải quyết được việc gì)
-graduate(n/v):
người tốt nghiệp, tốt nghiệp
-tense (adj):
căng thẳng
-assure (v):
cam đoan, đảm bảo
-depressed (adj):
tuyệt vọng
- put themselves in my shoes (phr):
đặt họ vào vị trí của mình.
Look at the picture and answer the questions.
Who are they?
Where are they?
What are they going to do?
What are they talking about?
Why do you think Mai couldn’t come?
Amelie: Hi Phuc! Where`s Mai? Isn`t she coming?
Phuc: She said she was too tired and didn`t want to go out. She`s been staying up late studying for the exam.
Nick: Does she need to be that stressed out?
Phuc: Maybe not. But my parents always expect her to get good grades and she doesn`t want to disappoint them. They want her to go to a top college and study medicine.
Amelie: Really? She told me she wanted to be a designer...
Phuc: Yes, that`s why she`s been a bit tense lately. She doesn`t know what to do. My parents said design graduates wouldn`t find jobs easily and they wanted her to get a medical degree.
Amelie: Oh, I understand. Sometimes I wish my parents could put themselves in my shoes...
Nick: Anyway, Mai needs to take a break. I`ll call and ask her if she wants to go and see a film with us tomorrow.
Phuc: Oh, I doubt it... She`s already fully booked for the weekend with her maths class, English class, judo class, and music lesson!
1. Listen and read.
Getting started:
She`s been a bit tense lately...
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II. Practice:
1a. Match these following words with the opposite
1. Why is Mai not playing badminton with Phuc, Nick, and Amelie?
She doesn`t like playing badminton. B. She is late.
C. She wants to stay at home.
2. Why is Mai working very hard for the exam?
She failed the last exam. B. She wants her parents to be proud of her.
C. She wants to compete with her classmates.
3. How is Mai feeling now?
A. Confident and tired B. Tense and disappoint C. Tired and stressed
4. What do Mai`s parents want her to be?
A medical doctor B. A designer C. A musician
5. What does Mai want to be?
A. A medical doctor B. A designer C.A musician
6. What are Phuc, Nick, and Amelie trying to do?
A. Understand Mai`s situation and help her feel better.
B. Make Mai feel left out.
C. Find somebody else to replace Mai for the badminton
1b. Choose the best answer
1c. What do you think Amelie means when she says,
“Sometimes I wish my parents could put themselves in my shoes”?
- Amelie wishes her parents could put themselves in her situation to better understand her.
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2. My mother is a strong person. She stays………….. even in the worst situations.
tense frustrated delighted confident relaxed worried depressed calm stressed
Ex 2. Fill the gaps with the words in the box . In some cases more than one word may be suitable
1. Thu had been studying very hard for the exam, but she still felt………… ……………… . . Now that she has done well in the exam she is feeling much more……………….…
3. Linh is feeling a bit………….. …………………about her
study. She’s failed the exam once again!
4. I think taking a speech class is a good idea if you want to be more……………………
5. Emma is feeling so……………………. with her fashionable new hairstyle.
6. Phuc, Nick, and Amelie feel……… ………………. They want to help Mai but don’t know what they can do for her.
worried/tense/stressed
relaxed/ confident
calm
depressed/ frustrated
relaxed/ confident/ calm
delighted/ confident
worried/ frustrated
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Ex 3. Match the statements with the functions
4. How do you feel today?
Work in pairs. Tell your friend how you today and what has happened that made You feel that way. Your friend responds to you using one statement from the box in 3
A: Today, I feel happy and motivated. My English teacher gave me 10 mark for my English presentation in class. I could prepare such a good presentation because I got reference from the website called Vietjack.com
B: Well done!
You did a really great job!
EXAMPLE:
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HOMEWORK
- Learn by heart vocabulary
- Do ex 2,3 p. 27 again.
- Prepare: U3 - A closer look 1
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