大学英语听说教程3-Unit-6-Stress

大学英语听说教程3-Unit-6-StressPAGEPAGE6Unit6StressPartAPre-listeningTaskQuestionsforDiscussion1.Whatdoesstressmean?2.Whatcausesstresstopeople?3.Doyousometimesfeelyouareunderstress?Whatmakesyoufeelstressed?4.Whatshouldwedotodealwithstress?AdditionalQuestionforDiscussionDoyouknowanythingaboutthelifeofapoliceofficer?Howstressfulcanitbe?LanguageFocusHerearesomesentencesandstructuresthatyoumayfindusefulindiscussingtheabovequestions.Stressisastateofworryduetopressurefromtoomuchworkorstudy,heavyresponsibilities,thequickenedpaceoflife,etc.Stressarisesfromfeelingoverwhelmedbecausetherejustseemstoomuchtodoandnotenoughtimetodoit.Ifeelstressed/I’munderstress/I’mundergreatpressurewhenIfeelIcan’tliveuptomyparents’expectations.Iworryalotaboutmyabilitytocompeteinthejobmarket/whatchancesthereareinthejobmarketwhenIgraduate/howIcanbestusewhatI’velearnedatcollegeinmyfuturejob.Myparentsandrelativeslay/placegreaterexpectationsonmethanIcanreach.MyteachersexpectmetodomorethanIcanhandle.BeingunabletospeakEnglishfluently/getonwellwithmyroommatesisoneofmybigworries.Havingtotaketestsofvariouskinds/completenumerousassignments/doalotofreadingbeforeclassputsgreatpressureonme.Thepressureofhavingtoworkagainstadeadlineistoomuchforme.Amajorchangeinlife,suchaslosingajoboradeathinthefamilyorendingarelationshipcausesgreatstress.Stressmaybecausedbyfinancialproblems/poorhealth/failingatest/disagreementswithroommates/misunderstandingbetweenfriends/breakingupwithone’sbestfriend.Exerciseisoneofthemosteffectivewaystorelievestress.ListeningtotraditionalChinese/classical/lightmusiccaneaseourminds.Talkingtoafriendhelpstogetwhateverisworryingyouoffyourchest.Participatinginsocialactivitiesproveseffectiveinrelievingstress.Tobepositiveinwhatwedoandtohaveahealthyattitudetowardslifewillhelpuscopewithharshreality.Startingahobbycanalsohelptorelievestress.Learningtosaynotoextraworkrequestsisagoodwaytobeatstress.Ithelpstorelievestressifwelookatthebrightsideoflife/viewthechangesinourlifeaschallenges/arerealisticandacceptwhathashappened/takeabreakfromlifeanddonothingforawhile.PartBListeningTasksConversation1BeingaPoliceOfficerIsaStressfulJobWordBankstressfula.causingsb.tofeeltenseandanxious充满压力的，紧张的patroln.theactofgoingatregulartimesaroundanarea,abuildingetc.toseeifthereisanytrouble巡逻undercovera.doneinsecret暗中进行的，秘密的supervisev.todirectorbeinchargeof(work,workers)监督；管理justifyv.toprovetobereasonable证明……有理presencen.thestateofbeinginaparticularplace到场routinea.regular常规的trafficviolationbreakingatrafficregulation违反交通 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backovertoreverseone’svehicleoversb.倒车撞击jumpoutattoattacksuddenlywithoutwarning突然袭击Script:Interviewer:Welcometoourprogram,Sam.Sam:Thankyou.Interviewer:Sam,howlonghaveyoubeenapoliceofficer?Sam:I’vebeenapoliceofficerforthirtyyears.Interviewer:Thirtyyears.Andyou’vehaddifferenttypesofassignmentsonthepoliceforce,Iguess.Sam:Yeah,I’vedoneeverythingfrompatroltoundercoverworktodetectivework,andnowI’msupervisinginvestigations.Interviewer:Sam,Ithinkmostpeoplewouldsaythatbeingapoliceofficerisaverystressfuljob.Wouldyouagree?Sam:Yes,it’sdefinitelyastressfuljob.Butitdependsonyourassignment.Interviewer:So,what’sprobablythemoststressfulassignmentyoucanhave?Sam:I’dsaypatrolisthemoststressfulassignment.Interviewer:That’sinteresting!Inwhatway?Sam:Well,Iguessthebiggestpartofthestressisthefearfactor—thefearoftheunknown.Interviewer:Whatdoyoumean,Sam?Sam:Well,inpatrolwork,youdon’tknowfrommomenttomomentwhoyouaretalkingtoorwhattheirreactionisgoingtobetojustifyyourpresence.Let’ssay,forexample,apatrolofficerstopssomeoneforatrafficviolation.Itseemsasthoughthatwouldbeaverylow-stresssituation.Interviewer:Yes,itisaverylow-stresssituation.Sam:Butthetruthis,therearemorepoliceofficersinjuredduringaroutinestop.Interviewer:Really?Sam:Really!That’swhyallpoliceofficersaretaughtfromtheverybeginningtobeawareoftheirsurroundings.Peoplebackoverpolicemen,peopleshootpolicemen,peoplejumpoutatpolicemen—differentkindsofthings.Sothat’sprobablythemoststressfultime.Interviewer:Isee.Let’stakeabreakandthenwe’llmoveontoournexttopic.Sam:Allright.Exercise1Listentotheconversationandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.1.What’stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?a.Friends.b.Apoliceofficerandaninvestigator.c.Twopoliceofficers.d.Apoliceofficerandaprogramhostess.2.WhatdoesSammainlytalkabout?a.Hisjobasapoliceofficer.b.Hispersonallife.c.Howstressfulpatrolworkis.d.Howpoliceofficersaretaughttodealwithstress.3.WhatdoyouknowaboutSam?a.Heisanexperiencedpoliceofficer.b.Hewillquithispresentjobsoonerorlater.c.Heisagoodsupervisor.d.Heenjoysbeingapoliceofficer.Exercise2ListenagainandfillintheblankswiththemissinginformationaboutSam.Samhasbeenapoliceofficerfor30years.Hehasdoneeverythingfrompatroltoundercoverwork.Hehasalsodonedetectiveworkandnowheissupervisinginvestigations.Samthinksbeingapoliceofficerisaverystressfuljob,butitdependsontheassignmentonehas.Inhisopinionpatrolisthemoststressfulassignmentandthebiggestpartofthestressisthefearoftheunknown.Conversation2StressReducersWordBankmanifestv.toshowsth.plainly表明，显示ulcern.asoreplaceontheskinorinsidethebodywhichmaybleed溃疡documentv.tosupportanopinion,argumentetc.withrecordedfacts用文件或事实证明psychologicala.ofthemind心理（上）的counselingn.theprovisionofprofessionalassistanceandguidanceinresolvingpersonalorpsychologicalproblems（对个人或心理问题等的）咨询服务fanaticn.apersonwhoisveryenthusiasticaboutsth.热衷者stressreducersth.thatrelievespressureortension降低压力的事物Script:Interviewer:Sam,you’vetalkedaboutthepoliceofficers’stressfultime.Nowlet’smoveontothenexttopic.SofarasIknow,there’saconnectionbetweenstressandillness.Doyouthinkthatthere’sahigherpercentageofillnessamongpoliceofficersthaninthegeneralpopulation?Imean,dotheygetmorecoldsoranything?Isthisreallytrue?Sam:Yes,itis,andthestresslevelnotonlymanifestsitselfindailyhealth—whetherornotyou’refeelingwellonanygivenday.Italsomanifestsitselfinthingslikeulcers,heartdisease—policeofficerstendtohaveahigherrateofheartdiseaseandulcersthanpeopleinotherprofessions.Interviewer:Really?That’sdocumented?Sam:Yes,it’sdocumented.Andalsothedivorcerateamongpoliceofficersismuchhigher.Interviewer:Istheresomethingthatthepolicedepartmentdoestohelpyoudealwiththisstress?Sam:Yes,thereareseveralprogramsthatmostpolicedepartmentshaveinplace.Oneisanexerciseprogramwheresomepartofyourdayisspentonsometypeofphysicalexercise.They’vefoundthat’sagreatstressreducer.Besides,there’salsoapsychologicalprogramwithcounselingforofficerstohelpthemreducetheirstress.Andthereareseveraldiscussiongroupsaswell.They’vefoundthatsometimesjustsittingaroundandtalkingaboutthestresswithotherofficershelpstoreduceit.So,thosethingsareavailable.Interviewer:Andwhatdoyoudo,personally,todealwiththestressofyourjob,Sam?Sam:Well,duringthebaseballseason,I’mthebiggestbaseballfanatic,andIwilleitherbereadingaboutbaseball,orlisteningtobaseball,orwatchingbaseball.AnotherthingItrytodoistogetsomesortofexerciseeveryday.AndthenIworkhardatkeepingupmypersonalrelationships,especiallymyrelationshipwithmywife.FortunatelyIgetalongverywellwithmywife.WhenIcomebackhome,Icantalkaboutmydaywithher,andthenjustforgetaboutit.Exercise1Listentotheconversationandthenyou’llhearfivestatementsbasedontheconversation.Write“T”foratruestatementand“F”forafalseone.1.Theconversationismainlyabouthowpoliceofficerscandealwithstress.(T)2.AccordingtoSam,mostpoliceofficersenjoygoodhealth.(F)3.AccordingtoSam,thedivorcerateamongpoliceofficersishigherthanthatamongpeopleinotherjobs.(T)4.Counselingisthemosteffectiveprogramtohelppoliceofficersrelievestress.(F)5.Samknowshowtoreducehisstress.(T)Exercise2Listenagainandcompletetheanswerstothefollowingquestions.1.Whatdomostpolicedepartmentsdotohelpreducethestressofthepoliceofficers?Theyprovideseveralprogramstohelppoliceofficerscopewithstress.Oneisanexerciseprogram;anotherisapsychologicalprogramwithcounselingforofficers.Andthereareseveraldiscussiongroupsaswellforofficerstositdownandtalkabouttheirstresswithotherofficers.2.WhatdoesSamdotorelievehisstress?1)Hetakesagreatinterestinbaseball.2)Hetriestogetsomesortofexerciseeveryday.3)Heworkshardatkeepinguphispersonalrelationships,especiallyhisrelationshipwithhiswife.SpeakingTasksPairWorkDebating—ArgumentsfororagainsttheviewthatfeelingstressedbeforejobinterviewsisgoodASampleThestudentsaregoingtohavejobinterviewssoon.Theyareundergreatstress.Areyoufororagainststressbeforejobinterviews?Expressanddefendyourviewsfromtheperspectivesgiveninthecardbelow.Topic:Isitgoodtofeelstressedbeforeajobinterview?Perspectives:1.Fromtheperspectiveofastudent(positive)2.Fromtheperspectiveofanotherstudent(negative)PossibleArguments(forreference)Fromtheperspectiveofastudent(positive)I’mnotagainststressbeforejobinterviews.Whenwefinishcollegewe’llhavetofaceintensecompetitioninthejobmarket.Weallwanttogiveapresentationthatdemonstratesourabilitiesandpotentialbeforeinterviewers.Andthatrequiresanalertmindtoprepareitwell.Acertainamountofstressisnecessarytomakeusmoreenergeticandthereforemoreproductive.Fromtheperspectiveofanotherstudent(negative)PersonallyIdon’tthinkstressbeforeajobinterviewisagoodthing.Ifyou’vemadethebestofyourschoolyearstoseekknowledge,ifyou’vepreparedyourpresentationwell,thereisnoneedforyoutofeelstressed.Stressbeforeajobinterviewwillhaveanegativeeffectonyou.Lifebecomesveryunpleasant,becauseyouputenormouspressureonyourself.Youfindithardtogettosleep,havenoappetiteforfood,andarenotinamoodforanythinginteresting.Youbecomesonervousthatitwillinterferewithyourperformanceattheinterview.Thebestpolicyisrelaxandfacetheinterviewconfidently.Nowusetheabovesampleasyourmodelandcarryonsimilaractivitieswithyourpartner.Topic:Isitbadtofeelstressedduringthefinalexamweek?Perspectives:1.Fromtheperspectiveofsomestudents(positive)2.Fromtheperspectiveofsometeachers(negative)SomeIdeasforReferenceTheArgument(positive)Stressduringexamweekwillhaveanegativeeffectonus.Lifebecomesveryunpleasantbecauseweputenormouspressureonourselves.Wewillfindithardtogettosleep,havenoappetiteforfood,andarenotinamoodforanythinginteresting.Toomuchstressbeforeexamsisharmfultoourhealth.Feelingstressfulwillmakeusverynervousandwillinterferewithourperformanceintheexams.Ifwedon’tkeepstressundercontrolbeforeexams,wewillbecomeunfocusedandunabletothinkquickly.It’seasytosaythatsomestressisgoodbutit’sdifficulttoknowhowmuchstressistoomuch.TheCounter-argument(negative)Stressisanormalresponsetoeventsthathappentoallofus.Thestressresponseisourbody’swaytoprotectus.Somestresshelpsustostayfocused,energeticandalert.Stressisanaturalpartofastudent’slifeduringtheexamweek.Everyone,eventhebeststudents,willfeelstressfulduringtheexamweek.Acertainamountofstressisusefultosharpenourconcentrationandhelpusdealwithchallenges.Ifweareunderstress,wetendtoworkharder,andasaresultaccomplishmore.Sometimesstresscanstimulateusandincreaseourlevelofalertness.PartCTestYourListeningShortConversationsYou’regoingtohearfiveshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversationaquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatyou’veheard.Listencarefullyandchoosetherightanswertoeachquestionyouhear.1.M:Youlooksonervous,Rose.Areyouallright?W:Franklyspeaking,I’monpinsandneedles.Ihavetogiveapresentationtoagroupofimportantvisitorsthisafternoon.Q:WhydoesRosefeelnervous?a.Becauseshewillmeetagroupofveryimportantvisitorsthisafternoon.b.Becauseshehastodeliverareportintheafternoonbutitisn’tready.c.Becausesheisnotfeelingwell.d.Becausesheisgoingtospeakbeforeimportantvisitorsthisafternoon.2.M:Youlooksoupset,Sue.What’sworryingyou?W:MysonJackmademeextremelyunhappy.Heseemstobeplayingvideogamesallthetime.WheneverItalktohimheturnsadeafeartome.Q:What’sthewoman’sproblem?a.Hersonwatchesgamesalldaylong.b.Hersonhasaserioushearingproblem.c.Hersonenjoyswatchingvideosalot.d.Hersonisaddictedtovideogames.3.W:David,youdon’tlookhappy.Anythingwrong?M:Well,youknow,mymotherdiedthreeyearsago.Andsincethenmyfatherhaslivedinanapartmentonhisownandhasveryfewfriends.Q:WhatisDavidworryingabout?a.Hecan’tlivewithhisfather.b.Hisfatherhasnofriends.c.Hismotherpassedawaythreeyearsago.d.Hisfatherislonely.4.W:Michael,Idon’tknowwhathashappenedtoMother.Hermemoryseemstobegoing.Ihavetoremindherofalmosteverything.M:Don’tworry,Mary.She’sjustgettingold.Q:WhatdoyouknowaboutMary?a.She’sworriedabouthersickmother.b.She’sconcernedabouthermother’spoormemory.c.She’stiredofremindinghermotherallthetime.d.She’sgoingtosendhermothertoanursinghome.5.W:I’mworriedaboutsendingmysonPetertocollege.Yousee,nowadaysmanycollegestudentsbehaveratherstrangely.Theydon’tseemtobeinterestedintheirstudies.M:Justafew.Moststudentsstillconcentrateontheirstudies.Q:Whatcanyouinferfromtheman’sresponse?a.Hemisunderstandsthewoman.b.Hefullyagreeswiththewoman.c.Hedisag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