Explore listening: Teenagers and stress What things can cause stress and pressure in your life? In pairs, talk about the following points. ■■ school ■■ parents ■■ fitting in ■■ keeping up with the others ■■ overscheduling ■■ your own expectations of yourself What helps you to cope with the stress of everyday life? Talk in class. Example: I think it’s important to have good friends who you can talk to about everything and who share your values. If someone tries to make me do something I don’t want to do, then they’re not really my friend, are they? You are going to listen to a talk about teenagers and stress. First you will have 45 seconds to study the task below, then you will hear the recording twice. While listening, match the beginnings of the sentences (1–6) with the sentence endings (A–I). There are two extra sentence endings that you should not use. Write your answers in the spaces provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. After the second listening, you will have 45 seconds to check your answers. TIP: Use the 45-second preparation time to carefully read the sentence halves. In both halves, underline keywords to listen for. When matching, make sure the resulting sentences are grammatically correct! 0 The reason for the talk at the grammar school . 1 An increasing number of pupils and students . 2 It is wrong to think that teenagers . 3 Stress can also have a positive effect and make us . 4 The behaviour of people under extreme stress often . 5 Anxiety in teenagers sometimes even . 6 If you have problems discussing your situation, you . 25 a b d65fr8 30 26 E A feel more focused and attentive B experience extreme stress C leads to depression D may find writing everything down helpful was a nervous breakdown F can help them by talking to them G changes dramatically H knows how to cope with stress I don’t experience stress E 92 Language skills Extras Explore 7 Safe and healthy Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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