eee lnemee) © Wiorkin pats. answer the questions © onickty read the articte. wha 1 Which ofthe situationsin the box are the most stressful? 2. What other causes of stress are there? 3. What happens to people when they feel stressed? changingjob difficulty sleeping exams money worries movinghouse problems at work relationship problems speaking in public the topic of each paragraph? 4: the fects of stress + Quickly read the main text, Decide what each paragraph is about. + Look at the ideas before and after each gap, then look for similar ideos in A-H. + Look for words that offen link ideas, for example this, then, do, also and however. You are going to read an article about dealing with stress. Five sentences have been removed from the text. For each question, choose the correct answer. There are three extra sentences which you do not need to use, A One | particularly like has 2 ‘quick tips’ section for stressful situations. B Itwasso funny that | felt more cheerful straight away. € That made me realise | couldn't go on feeling so stressed | knew | had to finish that first. E Itrecommended that everyone should laugh more often every day. F So itook up dancing instead, People who do so often seem to be miserable. H fit’s longer, | ind ithard to concentrate on my original task Work in pairs. Discuss the questions. + Doyou think an ‘anti-stress’ app could work? Why / Why not? ‘+ Which of the other ideas in the text might help you relax? Why? What other wayscan you think of to deal with stress? How | dealt with stres: 1 corners tape rai lx atta worried about things, | wasn’t sleeping well and | couldn't concentrate on my work in the office. Then best friend told me that everyone thought | Was élway ina bad mood. (1) ..C. 2 bean by making some drole tages ach moming wien | woke up| thought about things | was looking forward to so that | started the day In ‘a more positive mood. | kept doing that until it becam 2 habit. also knew | should do more exercise but to td the truth I don’t enjoy doing sports. (2) ‘Tat really helped me to relax, particularly when | lear to concentrate on enjoying the experiencerather than negative thoughts go through my mind, every email as soon as it came in, but this meant tha | kept stopping and starting work, and | could only slow progress which made me fee! really stressed, Nowadays, | leave most messages until ater in the o and reply fo any urgent ones only when | take a brea | do this every 40 minutes or so, usually for no more than ten minutes. (3) I've also discovered some great anti-stress apps such as Headspace, Pacifica and Calm. Apps like these have breathing exercises, relaxing sounds such as the ocean rain or streams, and suggestions for making changes in daily fe to help you relax.) ‘Some of the apps are free. Last month | read an article which said people with ‘a good sense of humour are usually happier and more| relaxed. (5) Having fun with friends or watching your favourite comedy series are easy ways to achieve this. and when you aren't stressed, it can make it much easier to do your job!