Unit 3

TEEN STRESS AND PRESSURE
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED

Look at the picture and answer

What Where
are
they
are
going
they?to do?
Who
are
they?

Listen and read
Amelie: Hi Phuc! Where's Mai? Isn't she coming?
Phuc:
She said she was too tired and didn't want to go out.
She's been staying up late studying for the
exam.
Nick:
Does she need to be that stressed out?
Phuc:
Maybe not. But my parents always expect her to get
good grades and she doesn't want to disappoint them. They
want her to go to a top college and study medicine.
Veronica: Really? She told me she wanted to be a designer…
Phuc:
Yes, that's why she's been a bit tense lately. She
doesn't know what to do. My parents said design graduates
wouldn't find jobs easily and they wanted her to get a medical
degree.
Amelie: Oh, I understand. Sometimes I wish my parents could
put themselves in my shoes...

Nick:
Anyway, Mai needs to
take a break. I'll call and ask her if
she wants to go and see a film with
us tomorrow.
Phuc:
Oh, I doubt it... She's
already fully booked for the
weekend with her maths class,
English class, judo class, and music
lesson!

01

Reading
comprehession

Find the OPPOSITE of the following words in the conservation

- To go to bed early > < To stay up late: (v) Thức khuya.
- To be relaxed > < To be stressed (out):
(a) Lo lắng = anxious, nervous.
- Bad exam result > < Good grades:
(n) Điểm cao = high score/band.

Find the OPPOSITE of the following words in the conservation

- To make someone happy > < To disappoint someone:
(v) Làm ai thất vọng = let someone down
= discourage someone.
- To work continuously > < To take a break: (v) Nghỉ ngơi.
- To have no plans > < To be fully booked:
(v) được đặt kín

Choose the best answer

1. Why is Mai not playing badminton with Phuc, Nick,
and Amelie?
A. She doesn't like playing badminton.
B. She is late.
C. She wants to stay at home.

Choose the best answer
2. Why is Mai working very hard for the exam?
A. She failed the last exam.
B. She wants her parents to be proud of her.
C. She wants to compete with her classmates.

Choose the best answer
3. How is Mai feeling now?
A. Confident and tired.
B. Tense and disappointed.
C. Tired and stressed.

Choose the best answer
4. What do Mai's parents want her to be?
A. A medical doctor.
B. A designer.
C, A musician.

Choose the best answer
5. What does Mai want to be ?
A. A medical doctor.
B.
B. A designer.
C. A musician.

Choose the best answer
6. What are Phuc, Nick, and Veronica trying to do ?
A. Understand Mai's situation and help her feel better.
B. Make Mai feel left out.
C. Find somebody else to replace Mai for the badminton.

c. What do you think Veronica means when she says, “
Sometimes I wish my parents could put themselves in my
shoes”?
- Veronica wishes her parents could put themselves in her
situation to better understand her.

2. Fill the gaps with the words in the box. In some
cases more than one word may be suitable.

1. Thu had been studying very hard for the exam, but she still felt
_______________________.
Now that she has done well in the
Tense/worried/stressed
exam she is feeling much more relaxed/
______________
confident.
2. My mother is a strong person. She stays __________
even in the
calm
worst situations.
Depressed/frustrated about her study. She's
3. Linh is feeling a bit ____________________
failed the exam once again!
Tense
Confident
Depressed

Frustrated
Relaxed
Calm

Delighted
Worried
Stressed

2. Fill the gaps with the words in the box. In some
cases more than one word may be suitable.
4. I think taking a speech class is a good idea if you want to be more
relaxed/calm/ confident
_______________________.
delighted/ confident with her fashionable new
5. Emma is feeling so ____________________
hairstyle.
frustrated/worried
6. Phuc, Nick, and Veronica feel ___________________.They
want to help
Mai but don't know what they can do for her.
Tense
Confident
Depressed

Frustrated
Relaxed
Calm

Delighted
Worried
Stressed

Remember!
Many adjectives of emotions and feelings are
formed from the -ed form of verbs: excited,
relaxed, frustrated, etc. Can you find more
examples?

What do 'give advice', 'encourage', 'empathize', and
'assure' mean? Match the word with the correct definitions.
1. __________: to be able to understand how someone else feels.
2. __________: to give someone support and confidence to do something.
3. __________: to give suggestions and ideas to help somebody make a
decision.
4. __________: to tell someone that something is going to be all right, so
that they do not worry.
give advice

encourage

empathize

assure

3. Match the statements with the functions.
give advice to someone
encourage someone
empathise with someone.
assure someone
1. Go on! I know you can do it!
2. If I were you, I would (get some sleep).
3. You must have been really disappointed.
4. Stay calm. Everything will be alright.
5. I understand how you feel.
6. Well done! You did a really great job!

Encourage someone
Give advice to someone
Empathise with someone
Assure someone
Empathise with someone
Encourage someone

4. How do you feel
today?
Work in pairs. Tell your friend how you feel today
and what happened that made you feel that way.
Your friend responds to you, using one option from
the box 3.

Examp
le
A: Today, I feel happy and

motivated. My English
teacher gave me an A+ for
my English presentation in
class.

B: Well done !
You did a really great job.

Good bye
class!

Prepare ”A CLOSER LOOK 1”
Practise the dialogue with your friends.
Learn the vocabulary and expressions by heart.