10 Unit 01 | Healthy and happy This is your final year of school, and academically it will be the most demanding yet. Work with a partner and discuss the specific challenges you expect to face this year, such as oral exams, cramming material for maths or science exams, applying for jobs/universities, etc. Working with the same partner, each of you should now make a list of five major personal challenges and rank them from 1 to 5, with 1 being the biggest challenge you’ll face. Share your list with your partner and discuss similarities/differences. SPEAKING 7 a b You already know a lot about how to stay physically healthy, but what about your mental health? Look at the statements below. Put a tick next to the ones you think are true. Then listen to the information about World Mental Health Day and check if you were right. 1 Stressful events such as changing school or leaving home can cause mental health problems. 2 Half of mental illness starts by age 14. 3 Unfortunately, most cases of poor mental health go undiagnosed. 4 It isn’t helpful to talk too much about mental health. 5 In 15- to 29-year-olds, suicide is the second-most frequent cause of death. 6 Mental illness is a problem that schools can’t help with. 7 Young people should work independently to improve their own mental health. 8 Mental health should be discussed much more openly. LISTENING 8 01 Expand your vocabulary: Mental health Make sure you understand the expressions in the box, then use them to complete the sentences below. LANGUAGE 9 a stigma b detect early warning signs c mental health disorder d mental resilience e psychosomatic f psychological support g mindful of their feelings 1 Bulimia, depression, anxiety and OCD1 are all forms of . 2 Young people need to learn to be . 3 means being able to cope with life’s challenges and having the ability to recover positively from setbacks. 4 Health workers should be trained to in young people. 5 A physical illness that is caused or made worse by mental stress is known as a illness. 6 It is vital that schools and communities provide for young people. 7 In order to remove the associated with mental illnesses, they should be openly addressed. 1 OCD: (abbr. for) obsessive compulsive disorder: Zwangsstörung Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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