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*STRESS & PRESSURE
*Lesson 1:
*Look at the picture and answer the questions.
*Who are they?
*Where are they?
*What are they going to do?
*What are they talking about?
*Why do you think Mai couldn't come?
*I. New words:
*expect (v): mong chờ *disappoint (v): làm thất vọng *medicine (n) : y khoa *tense (a): căng thẳng *graduate (v): tốt nghiệp *medical degree (n): bằng y khoa *take a break (v) = relax : nghĩ ngơi *depressed (a) : tuyệt vong *frustrated (a): bực bội *delighted (a): vui sướng *stressed (a): căng thẳng, mệt mỏi
*Veronica: 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. _Veronica: _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!
*1. Listen and read.
*Getting started: * She\'s been a bit tense lately...
* to be stressed (out)
* to stay up late
* good grades
* to disappoint s.o
*to take a break
* to be fully booked
*Matching the opposite meaning
*2. to be stressed (out)
*1. to stay up late
*3. good grades
*4. to disappoint s.o
*5. to take a break
*6. to be fully booked
*b. Choose the best answer.
*Veronica wishes her parents could put themselves in her situation to better understand her.
*tense frustrated delighted *confident relaxed worried *depressed calm stressed * *
*worried/tense/stressed
*relaxed/ confident
*calm
*depressed/frustrated
*confident/ relaxed/ calm
*delighted / confident
*worried/frustrated
*___________: _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
*What do 'give advice', 'encourage', 'empathise', and 'assure' mean? Match the word with the correct definitions.
*_empathise_
*_encourage_
*_give advice_
*_assure_
*Đưa ra lời khuyên", "khuyến khích", "thấu cảm" và *"đảm bảo" có nghĩa là gì? Nối từ với các định nghĩa đúng.
*đồng cảm để có thể hiểu cảm giác của người khác
*khuyến khích cung cấp cho ai đó sự hỗ trợ và sự tự tin để làm điều gì đó
*đưa ra lời khuyên để đưa ra đề xuất và ý tưởng để giúp ai đó đưa ra quyết định
*đảm bảo nói với ai đó rằng mọi thứ sẽ ổn, để họ không lo lắng
*3. Match the statements with the functions
*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
*asure someone
*empathise with someone
*encourage someone
*give advice to someone encourage someone *empathise with someone assure someone
*4. How do you feel today? * Work in pairs. Tell your friend how you today and what has happened that made You feel that way. Your friend responds to you using one statement from the box in 3
*A: Today, I feel happy and motivated. My English teacher gave me 10 mark for my English presentation in class. I could prepare such a good presentation because I got reference from the website called Vietjack.com
*B: Well done! *You did a really great job!
*EXAMPLE: