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I wanna talk about beating stress
Introduction This support pack accompanies the audio file 'I wanna talk about beating stress'. To listen to the audio file, go to: http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/i-wanna-talk-about/beating-stress This support pack contains the following materials: • • • a pre-listening vocabulary activity the transcript of the audio file a comprehension activity
Before you listen Exercise 01 Match the words and phrases in the table to their definitions. a. bunch of d. cope with g. instead of j. reduce b. commitment e. crowded into h. keep oneself in shape k. release n. stress q. trust c. confidence f. i. l. expectation nourishment resolve
m. schedule p. to be honest
o. tip
1. arrange an event/activity for a certain time 2. believe in the honesty or goodness of somebody 3. express a feeling you were not showing 4. feeling worried and tense because of the difficulties in life 5. filled completely 6. food that is needed for life, growth and good health 7. group of (informal) 8. feeling sure about your abilities 9. a promise to do something 10. in place of 11. make something smaller in size or importance 12. strong hopes or beliefs that good things will happen in the future 13. to manage and deal with something successfully 14. to solve a problem or difficulty 15. to stay in good physical condition 16. to tell the truth 17. useful piece of information Transcript I wanna talk about beating stress today. You know life here in Hong Kong is very stressful so I think today’s topic is very useful for everyone because we can do something about it, just to cope with the stress. So maybe you have some change(s) in your life, maybe big change and small change, but instead of being afraid, I think you should have a positive attitude and think of change as a normal part of life. And I think maybe here in Hong Kong, the family (families) are crowded into a very small housing space, so maybe you would sometimes argue with your family and I
Introduction This support pack accompanies the audio file 'I wanna talk about beating stress'. To listen to the audio file, go to: http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/i-wanna-talk-about/beating-stress This support pack contains the following materials: • • • a pre-listening vocabulary activity the transcript of the audio file a comprehension activity
Before you listen Exercise 01 Match the words and phrases in the table to their definitions. a. bunch of d. cope with g. instead of j. reduce b. commitment e. crowded into h. keep oneself in shape k. release n. stress q. trust c. confidence f. i. l. expectation nourishment resolve
m. schedule p. to be honest
o. tip
1. arrange an event/activity for a certain time 2. believe in the honesty or goodness of somebody 3. express a feeling you were not showing 4. feeling worried and tense because of the difficulties in life 5. filled completely 6. food that is needed for life, growth and good health 7. group of (informal) 8. feeling sure about your abilities 9. a promise to do something 10. in place of 11. make something smaller in size or importance 12. strong hopes or beliefs that good things will happen in the future 13. to manage and deal with something successfully 14. to solve a problem or difficulty 15. to stay in good physical condition 16. to tell the truth 17. useful piece of information Transcript I wanna talk about beating stress today. You know life here in Hong Kong is very stressful so I think today’s topic is very useful for everyone because we can do something about it, just to cope with the stress. So maybe you have some change(s) in your life, maybe big change and small change, but instead of being afraid, I think you should have a positive attitude and think of change as a normal part of life. And I think maybe here in Hong Kong, the family (families) are crowded into a very small housing space, so maybe you would sometimes argue with your family and I