Unit 1. How to overcome stress!

Listening

Activity 6

Watch the video ‘Stress management strategies: ways to unwind’ again, and
complete the chart with the words in the box.

Meet pressure Meditation effects something yummy laugh

Warm good vibes progressive jog outside baby Recuperate
sense natural responses shower repetitive sleep anxiety
chocolate your brain focus helps happiness relax

*pare down: diminishing / to trigger: to provoke, to generate / to

stave off: to prevent

STRESS RELIEF
TIP ADVICE WHY

a. Allows your brain to pare

a. Do a repetitive activity
down, and focus

1. Stay in and b. Take a _warm__ bath or hot b. Triggers _Reponses_ in the

_Recuperate_ _shower_ body and _brain similar_

c. Try _progressive_ muscle c. Allows you to _sleep__ as a

relaxation _baby_

a. Do yoga and _meditation__
b. Go _outside__ for a good dose of
2. Get out for
__natural__ light and little __jog__
_good vibes__
(exercise)
c. __Meet up with friends and get in
a good laughter
a. Helps _focus_ the mind to
stave off feelings of _anxiety__
b. Lessens anxiety and _helps_
maintaining relax of calm
c. Creates feelings of
_happiness_ and euphoria

a. Helps relax the blood vessels

a. Eat chocolate
3. Treat which reduces blood pressure
yourself to
_something_
b. Appeal to your sense of smell b. Have de-stressing effects