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Listen to and read the poem. Do you agree with it? Discuss in pairs.

Before reading learn new words!
to mount
run-up
lowdown
in a nutshell
to tense
shallow
keep you on your toes
in the long term
to get out of hand
lighten the load
grin and bear it
overwhelmed
rationally
keep things in perspective
pulling your hair out
nutritious
essential
positive
укреплять
подготовка, преддверие
информация, факты
в двух словах, вкратце
напрягать, натягивать
неглубокий (о дыхании)
держать в тонусе
в перспективе
отбиться от рук
облегчить нагрузку
улыбайся и терпи
пораженный
разумно
держать вещи в перспективе
рвать на себе волосы
питательный
необходимый
положительный

Read Study Skills and read the text and listen.

Complete the gaps.
What is the purpose of the text?
The purpose of the text is to give advice to teenagers about how to handle stress.

Match the underlined words/phrases in the text with their meanings:
Important information
Make a difficult situation better
Increases
Time just before
Cause you to remain alert/ready
Unable to manage
Basically
Going crazy
Over a long period of time
Uncontrollable
Judge how important something really is
Accept it without complaining
Pulling your hair out
Grin and bear it
Out of hand
Mounts
In a nutshell
Lighten the load
Run-up
Lowdown
In the long term
Keep things in perspective
Overwhelmed
Keep on your toes

Complete the sentences with the missing words.
Keep things in perspective
In a nutshell
Mounts
Lowdown
Out of hand
Overwhelmed
Pulling out her hair
Lighten the load
Run-up
In the long term
Grin and bear it
Keep on your toes

Match the words to their definition.
Tense
Shallow
Rationally
Nutritious
Essential
Positive
based on reason
important, necessary
hopeful, confident
to take small amount of air in with each breath
to tighten
healthy and nourishing

Prepare a two-minute talk on stress. Include:
what it is and what causes it
how it affects our bodies
what stresses you out
what you do to relieve stress

Choose the correct word. Check in the Word List.

Complete with: giving, proportion, take, strain, temper, tired, building, getting. Explain the words in bold.
tired
getting
take
proportion
temper
strain
building
giving
Extremely bored of
Depressing me
The pressure is too much for me
Exaggerate
Suddenly became angry
Come under pressure from
Gradually increasing
Causing problems for me

Fill in: snarl, stammer, whisper, sigh, groan. Check in the Word List.
snarl
stammer
whisper
sigh
groan

Match the phrases. Mime the body movements. What are these phrases in your language?
b
a
d
f
c
e
h
g

Read the statement. What does Sydney Harris imply? Discuss in pairs.

Workbook
Read the text and fill in the gaps with words/ phrases from the list.
*nutritious *out of hand *overwhelmed *essential *lighten the load *relieve *grin and bear it *keep things in perspective *positive
Coping with school stress
overwhelmed
grin and bear it
positive
essential
lighten the load
Nutritious
relieve
out of hand
keep things in perspective

Underline the correct word.