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1. What do teenagers mostly Children at a younger age also face stress when parent's fight, divorce, or
stress about?
2. How can teens handle
stress and pressure?
12. Teen 3. What are the signs of
stress and stress in a teenager?
pressure
are not capable to learn as rapidly as other kids. Teens also face a lot of
stress. Teenagers often have a harder time dealing with stresses because
they are at an age when it seems not appropriate, or not cool, to ask adults
for help, emotions and hormones are out of control, and sometimes they
just don't understand stress causes it. school, and parents are the main
causes for stress.
How do you handle stress? (Bạn giải quyết áp lực như thế nào?)
To me, participating in an outdoor sport such as badminton is a great way
to cope with stress. (Reason) It refreshes my mind and cheers me up a lot.
Besides, cooking delicous dishes for the family also helps me feel relaxed
after stressful hours at my workplace.
If you know that your teen is going through a difficult time, you can be on
the lookout for changes in behaviour or things that might signal that
they’re experiencing excessive stress. For example, they

 can’t sleep or are getting to bed later than usual

 seem fatigued, disengaged, panicky or down
 are saying they’re tired all the time, have headaches or stomach
aches
 are feeling irritable about themselves or others around them
 are having trouble concentrating
 are avoiding school
 aren’t being themselves
 aren’t eating very well
 are staying in their room a lot on the weekends when they usually
would be out with friends.

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4. What can stress do to a 15
year old?
5. What causes stress in
youth?
If you suspect your child is stressed, talk to them to try and determine if
something is going on. If you can identify why they’re feeling stressed, it
will be easier to help them address the cause and manage their stress
appropriately.
1/ The first major cause for stress is school. Test taking, trying to achieve
excellent grades, starting a new school, trying to fit in, those can cause
stress at school, stress cannot be always terrible, some will cause pressure
that will cause one to work harder. But mainly stress leads to headaches,
lack of concentration, forgetfulness, or stomachaches
2/ Causes of teenage stress
 homework and school (especially exams)
 expectations and pressure to do well at school from parents and
family
 their social relationships with friends and boyfriends/girlfriends
 extracurricular commitments
 life challenges, such as leaving school or getting into tertiary studies
or employment
 lack of time – having too much to do, feeling unprepared or
overwhelmed
 lack of sleep.
3/
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6. What is stress?
7. What Is Peer Pressure?
8. Benefits of peer pressure?
1/ Stress is a feeling of emotional or physical tension. It can come from
any event or thought that makes you feel frustrated, angry, or nervous.
Stress is your body's reaction to a challenge or demand. In short bursts,
stress can be positive, such as when it helps you avoid danger or meet a
deadline
2/ Stress is a normal human reaction that happens to everyone. In fact, the
human body is designed to experience stress and react to it. When you
experience changes or challenges (stressors), your body produces physical
and mental responses. That’s stress.
Stress responses help your body adjust to new situations. Stress can be
positive, keeping us alert, motivated and ready to avoid danger. For
example, if you have an important test coming up, a stress response might
help your body work harder and stay awake longer. But stress becomes a
problem when stressors continue without relief or periods of relaxation.
Peer pressure is the influence by people within the same social group. It is
also the term used to describe the effect this influence has on a person in
order to be accepted by the group. Often, peers are thought of as friends,
but peers can be anyone of a similar status, such as people who are the
same age, who have the same abilities, or who share a social status.
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 Advice: Friends can be a great support as kids try out new things,
explore new ideas, or need someone to help them work through a
challenging problem.
 Encouragement: Peers can push each other to do new things, like
trying out for the soccer team or the school play.
 Friendship and support: Feeling supported by someone who
accepts us for who we are can boost self-esteem.
 Gaining new experiences: Sometimes we need a little shove to do
something we really want to do but don't quite have the courage.
 Modeling good examples: Friends help each other be better people
when they frown upon negative behaviors like gossiping or
insensitive jokes and instead encourage positive behaviors.
 Practicing socialization: Learning about different social norms
helps us know how to adapt to different situations and decide which
groups we want to spend time with and which ones we

9. Drawbacks of peer Anxiety and depression: Being around people who pressure us to
pressure do things we aren't comfortable with can make us feel anxious and
depressed.2
 Arguments or distance from family and friends: Negative peer
pressure tends to make us feel bad about ourselves, and this can
cause us to withdraw from people we care about.
 Distractions from academics: Peer pressure can sometimes cause
us to move our focus from our priorities because we're engaged in
things we wouldn't normally do or distracted by thoughts about peer
pressure.
 Pressure to engage in risky behavior: Friends may pressure each
other to do things like drink, try illicit drugs, engage in unsafe
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10. What are some strategies
for stress relief?
11. What are some ways to
prevent stress?
 Problems with self-esteem and self-confidence: Constantly feeling
pressure to do things that go against our values can make us feel bad
about ourselves.
 Sudden changes in behavior: Trying to conform to a peer's norms
might prompt a person start acting and looking like someone else.
 Unhappiness with appearance: If our peers are fixating on
appearance, we may feel inadequate and want to change how we
look in order to fit in.
You can’t avoid stress, but you can stop it from becoming overwhelming
by practicing some daily strategies:
 Exercise when you feel symptoms of stress coming on. Even a short
walk can boost your mood.
 At the end of each day, take a moment to think about what you’ve
accomplished — not what you didn’t get done.
 Set goals for your day, week and month. Narrowing your view will
help you feel more in control of the moment and long-term tasks.
 Consider talking to a therapist or your healthcare provider about
your worries.
Many daily strategies can help you keep stress at bay:
 Try relaxation activities, such as meditation, yoga, tai chi, breathing
exercises and muscle relaxation. Programs are available online, in
smartphone apps, and at many gyms and community centers.
 Take good care of your body each day. Eating right, exercising and
getting enough sleep help your body handle stress much better.
 Stay positive and practice gratitude, acknowledging the good parts
of your day or life.
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 Accept that you can’t control everything. Find ways to let go of
worry about situations you cannot change.
 Learn to say “no” to additional responsibilities when you are too
busy or stressed.
 Stay connected with people who keep you calm, make you happy,
provide emotional support and help you with practical things. A
friend, family member or neighbor can become a good listener or
share responsibilities so that stress doesn’t become overwhelming.

12. Why is peer pressure People find it hard to resist peer pressure because they are afraid of
hard for teenagers to resist? losing their friends, or being left on their own, or even of 'letting people
down'. But they can also struggle because they simply don't know how to
get out of the situation gracefully. There are a number of skills involved in
peer resistance.
13. Have you ever helped Extra questions:
someone who was feeling
stressful?  Have you felt stress recently?
 Did the stressful feeling last a long time or a short time?
 What did you do?  Had the cause of the stress happened to you before or was this
 Did you give them a new situation?
advice?  How often do you think you feel too much stress?
 Did you listen to  Do you feel too busy sometimes?
them?  In what way does a too full schedule lead to stress?
 Did you do most of  Do you like being busy?
the talking?  If you are very busy at work or at school, do you have ways to
 Did you take some balance your life?
action to help them?  If you have nothing to do, do you enjoy yourself or do you get
bored?
 Does stress make it hard for you to think or act?
 How can you judge what is the right amount of stress for you?
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1. Name man-made/ natural
wonders of VietNam/ world
heritage sites in Vietnam
2/ Describe one of the wonders Bản Giốc Waterfall
14. Wonders
of Viet Nam 3/ many of our man-made
wonders have been damaged.
What should we do to protect
and preserve them?
4/ Name some of the things
that have caused damage to the wonders.
man-made wonders of VN
 Is your stress caused by relationships with other people?
 At work? At school?
 At home?
 With best friends?
 With partners?
 Can you think of some examples?
 Does stress come when you worry about your life?
 Do you keep your worries a secret from other people?
 Do you have anyone you can talk to when you are worried?
 When did we start talking about stress as a psychological condition?
 What do you do when you have stress?
the Complex of Hue Monuments
Tran Hai Thanh fortress
Ha Long Bay
Van Long Wetland Nature Reserve
Trang An eco-tourism area
Hoang Lien Son Range
…
First, the government should limit the number of tourists visiting them
every day. Besides, we also should raise money to restore and preserve
them. We can hold a campaign to ask for donations from individuals and
organizations. In addition, it is also a good idea to put valuable things in
high-security places. If many defensive measures are taken, our man-made
wonders will be surely protected and preserved.
a. Many roads, hotels, factories, etc., have been built around man-made
b. Too many tourists visit man-made wonders every day.
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c. Local governments don't have long-term measures to protect man-made
wonders from severe weather conditions.
d. Recent restorations have changed the original structure of some man-
made wonders.
e. Many valuable things have been stolen from man-made wonders.
5. What are some well-known
natural attractions in your
country?
6. Do you think the ancient
wonders are better than the
modern ones?
7. What wonders of the natural
world do you like best?
8. What are the three best
natural wonders in your
country?
9. What natural wonders are in
danger from climate change?
10. Where is the best place in
your country to see or
experience nature?
11. What are three natural
wonders you would like to see
before you die?
12. Why is it important to
protect natural wonders?

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15. Vietnam: 1. What type of products are

Then and more popular these days?
now
2. What changes have occurred
in the buildings in your
country?

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3. How do you think housing
will change in the future?

4. What are the drawbacks of

today’s fast-paced lifestyle?
5. Types of traditional and
modern transport systems VN

6. Do people today have more
leisure time than before?
I think that since modern appliances have cut down the amount
of unnecessary physical work we need do, there is more time
for leisure. You don't have to gather wood to make a fire, and
you don't have to spend 1 or 2 hours lighting your fire. Cell
phones and instant messaging make it possible to communicate
immediately with your friends and associates, cutting back on
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