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Stress压力

Unit8Stress

ⅠTopic:

Stress

Presentation

Stresscomesinallshapesandsize,andhasbecomepervasive,itseemstopenetrateeverythingandeverybody,andit’shardtogetthroughadaywithouthearingorreadingsomethingaboutstress.Somedoctorsrefertostressassomekindofnewplague.However,numeroussurveysconfirmthattheproblemhasprogressivelyrisensincethe1980s.Whyallthedisorder?

Afterall,stresshasbeenaroundsinceAdamandEvewereintheGardenofEden,Stressisanunavoidableconsequenceoflife.Withoutstress,therewouldbenolife.However,justasdistresscancawdisease,therearegoodstressesthatbalancethis,andpromotewellness.

ⅡAimsoftheUnit

1.Learningkeywords,usefulexpressionsandsentencestructures.

2.Havingacorrectknowledgeofstress.

3.Knowinghowtodealwithstresscorrectly.

IIIPassagereadingandretelling

Readthefollowingstory,andthenretellitinthenextclass.

PassageOneWhatIsStress?

Stressisafeelingthat'screatedwhenwereacttoparticularevents.It'sthebody'swayofrisingtoachallengeandpreparingtomeetatoughsituationwithfocus,strength,stamina,andheightenedalertness.

Theeventsthatprovokestressarecalledstressors,andtheycoverawholerangeofsituations-everythingfromoutrightphysicaldangertomakingaclasspresentationortakingasemester'sworthofyourtoughestsubject.

Thehumanbodyrespondstostressorsbyactivatingthenervoussystemandspecifichormones.Thehypothalamussignalstheadrenalglandstoproducemoreofthehormonesadrenalineandcortisolandreleasethemintothebloodstream.Thesehormonesspeedupheartrate,breathingrate,bloodpressure,andmetabolism.Bloodvesselsopenwidertoletmorebloodflowtolargemusclegroups,puttingourmusclesonalert.Pupilsdilatetoimprovevision.Theliverreleasessomeofitsstoredglucosetoincreasethebody'senergy.Andsweatisproducedtocoolthebody.Allofthesephysicalchangesprepareapersontoreactquicklyandeffectivelytohandlethepressureofthemoment.

Thisnaturalreactionisknownasthestressresponse.Workingproperly,thebody'sstressresponseenhancesaperson'sabilitytoperformwellunderpressure.Butthestressresponsecanalsocauseproblemswhenitoverreactsorfailstoturnoffandresetitselfproperly.

PassageTwo:

HowtoManageStress?

Itisundeniablytruethatnowadayspeopleareundermoreandmorepressure,athomeoratwork.Noonecanescapefromit.Buthowcanwefaceit?

Thatisthequestion.

There’ssuchatermcalledstressmanagement.Expertssayit’sadouble-edgedsword.Ifyoumanagestresswell,itcanworkforyou.Otherwise,itmakespeoplefeelmiserable,fallillorintheextremecases,commitsuicide. Tensioniscumulative.Somepeoplearemuchstressedathomeand/oratwork.Buttheydragonuntiltheybreakdown.Ortheyhopethatanescapeofaholidaycancureitall.Unfortunatelyitdoesn’tworksometimes.

 Expertssuggestthattomanagestresswell,weneedtomanageourtimewell.Bydoingthat,wecanreducethechancestobeunderunnecessarystress.Butwecan’tbefreefromit.Therearemanykindsofrelaxationtechniques.Amongthemaremeditation,musictherapyandregularworkouts.Forexample,youcandoyourmeditationonthesubway.Closeyoureyesandimagineyourselflayingonaseasidebench,enjoyingthevastnessoftheoceans,thescentofseawaterandtherefreshingtasteofacoconutdrink.Shuttheoutsideworldforawhile,youwillfeelreenergizedtotackleallthetroublesfacingyouathomesometimelater.Butremember,don’tmissthestopyougetoff.That’simportant.Besidesmeditationorlisteningtosoothingmusic,regularworkoutscanupliftone’sspirit.A30-minutebriskworkintheparkorarelaxingsessionofyogaorChineseTaiChiwilldowonders.

Inanutshell,dosomethingtomakestressundercontrol.Makestressmanagementintosuccessmanagement.Letitworkforyouandstriveforabetterandbalancedlife.

Workinpairsdiscussingthefollowingquestions,andthenshareyouranswerswiththewholeclass.

1.Doyouthinkyouareunderanystress?

Ifyes,whatkindofstressdoyouhave?

（Possibleanswer:

I'mworryingaboutmyfinalexam./Ihavestressfrommyfamily/work,etc.）

2.Whatdoyouthinkofstress?

Goodorbad?

Andexplain.

（Possibleanswer:

Good,justasthesayinggoes:

pressureisthestimulationforprogress./Bad,becausestresscancausealotofphysicalandpsychologicaldiseases./Normal,becausenobodycangetridofstress.）

3.Inyouropinion,Whatinfluencesdostresshave?

（Possibleanswer:

stressmayhavesomebadinfluencesonpeople’sphysicalandpsychologicalhealth.Lotsofdiseasesarecausedbystress.）

4.Howshouldwedealwithstress?

（Possibleanswer:

Takeiteasy.Everybodyactuallyisunderstressbecausenobodycanavoidstresscompletely.Justlearntodevelopapositivementalattitude andconvertpressuretostimulationforprogress）

IV.KeywordsandPhrases

1.beengagedin:

todoortakepartinsomething从事，参加

2.theStudents'Union:

学生会

3.layafoundationon…….：

打下…的基础

4.keep…..inmind:

toremembersomething记住

5.priority:

somethingthatneedsattentionimmediatelyorfirst,beforeotherthings优先考虑的事情givepriorityto…...:

优先考虑…..

6.onthespot:

a）.attheplacewheresomethingishappening在现场

b）.withoutstoppingtoconsider立即，即刻

7.commitsuicide：

killoneself自杀

8.seniorstudent:

大四学生freshman/sophomore/juniorstudent大一/大二/大三学生

9.convert.to：

tochangeintoanotherform,stateorsystem：

（使）转变/转化/转换

10.arrange:

tomakeplansforsomethingtohappenandtoagreewithotherpeoplethatitwillhappen安排，准备

11.reducingthestafftrimmer：

裁员

12.as\solongas:

onconditionthat只要

13.pervasive:

presentstronglyinaplace（awordoftenusedtoexpressdisapproval）遍布的，蔓延的（常含贬义）

14.penetrate:

togetthroughorforceawayintosomethingthatisdifficulttoenter渗入，穿透

15.plague:

averyseriousdiseasethatspreadsquickly,especiallyaparticularonethatproducehighfeverandswellingsonyourbody疫病，瘟疫，传染病

V.KeyStructures

1.Whenitrainsitpours：

tocausemoreseriousdamagewithonedisasterafteranother.Thesimilarexpressionis“misfortunesnevercomesingly”.

2.nowonder…:

it’snotsurprising….Thesimilarexpressionsare“it’snowonder…/it’ssmallwonder…”

3.Doyouhaveanytrouble（in）…:

tobeunabletodosomethingeasily.Thesimilarexpressionsis“Doyouhaveanydifficulty（in）…”

4.Ihavethe…balancebetween…and…:

5.Froma…perspective:

wayoflookingatthings.Thesimilarexpressionsare“Froma…angle/pointofview”

6.Without…,therewouldbeno…:

Thesesentencestructurecontainsverbsinthesubjunctivemood,whichisusedchieflytoexpressacontrary-to-factandcontrary-to-possibilityprotasis.Thesimilarexpressionsis“Iftherewereno…,/Werethereno…,therewouldbeno…”

7.NeverhaveI…:

InformalEnglish,itisquitecommontouseinversionafternegativeadverbialexpressionsandrestrictivewordssuchasonly,never,hardlyandlittle,etc.

ⅤIDialoguesorpresentationsrelatedtothetopic

SectionA

Dialogue1

May:

Hi,June!

It’sbeenalongtimethatIhaven’tseenyou!

June:

Yeah,I'vebeenbusypreparingforCET-4examlately.I’mworriedImightfail.

May:

Thatshouldn’tworryyou.IrememberedyouwereverysharpinEnglishwheninhighschool.

June:

Well,usedtobe.SinceIentereduniversity,I’vebeenengagedintheactivities

oftheStudents'Union,soIhaven’tstudiedEnglishashardasbefore.

May:

Oh,sorrytohearthat.Butyou’velaidasolidfoundationinEnglishinyourhighschool,ifyoustudyharderfromnowon,IbelieveyoustillhavethechancetopassCET-4exam.

Jane:

thanks,May,I’lltrymybest.

May:

Nexttime,pleasekeepinmindthatasastudent,studyshouldalwaysbeourNo.1priority. 

June:

Ok,Iwill.Thanks.IhavetogototheclassroomtostudyEnglish,seeyousoon.

May:

Seeyou.

Dialogue2

Linda:

Didyouhearthat?

Bill:

What?

Whathappened?

Linda:

AuniversitystudentinBeijingjumpedofffromhis20-storeydormitorybuildingthismorninganddiedonthespot.

Bill:

Unbelievable!

Why?

Whydidhecommitsuicide?

Linda:

It’ssaidthathe’saseniorstudent,becausecouldn’tfindajobtosupporthimself.Youknowthatrecentyears,theemploymentsituationisbecomingmoreandmoreserious.Hemustbeunderagreatstress.

Bill:

Whatapity!

Givinguphislifeforajob!

Linda:

What’sworse,hisgirlfriendsaidgoodbyetohim.It’salsoaheavyblowforhim.

Bill:

Oh,poorman.Whenitrainsitpours,nowonder…

Linda:

Butthesearereallyworthhislife?

Idon’tthinkso.Lifeisgiventousonlyonce，ifweenditsoeasily,it’skindoffoolish.Thenwhataboutourfamily,friends?

We’renotaloneintheworld,andweshouldlivearesponsiblelife.

Bill:

Exactly,nomatterwhatdifficultiesandstress,everybodyshouldhaveapositiveattitudetowardslife.Learntoconvertpressuretostimulationofprogress.

Linda:

Tomorrowwe’llhaveourclassmeeting,howaboutdiscussingthistopic?

Ourstudentwillgainalot.

Bill:

Goodidea!

Let’sarrangeforit.

SectionB

Dialogue1

Alan:

Youlooksotiredthesedays,what’swrongwithyou?

Jason:

Well,nothingmuch,justaboutmyjob.

Alan:

Yourjob?

Doyouhaveanytroubleinit?

Jason:

No,everythinggoeswell.Ilovemyjobandworkveryhard.But…

Alan:

Well,whatisit?

Jason:

Youknowthatrecently,becauseoftheeconomiccrisis,manycompaniesarereducingthestafftrimmer.I’mworryingthatmaybesomeday,Iwillbeoneofthose.IfindthatIcouldn'tgettosleeplatelyandmyhairislikedroppingfast.I’mjustwalkingaround.

Alan:

yeah,Icanfe