Vocabulary - Stress signs 1. Listen to the music and the sounds. How do they make you feel? What images come to mind? 2. Which of the following stresses you most? Number the situations below from 1 (most stressful) to 10 (least stressful) according to their stress factor. Discuss with your partner. to fall out/argue with a friend/sibling to have a doctor's appointment to lose sth valuable to change schools to move house to sit exams to disagree with parents to have too much homework to throw a party to practise an instrument/sport A: I find sitting exams the most stressful. B: I don't agree. I think losing something is more stressful. Reading & Listening 3 a) Look at the title. What do you think the texts are about? Read and check. b) Read and match texts 1-3 to A-C. Listen and check. Then, explain the words in bold. Take it easy! A) I don't have enough time to talk with my friends, watch TV or simply sit around and do nothing. I'm always studying, practising the guitar or doing sports. Help! B) My brother and I are always fighting about silly things and I always get the blame while Sam gets away with everything. What should I do? C) A new girl has come to our school. She's pretty and all my mates say she's a snob. They're spreading all kinds of rumours about her and no one will talk to her now. I think that's unfair. How can I help her? 1 People like to gossip. Most of the time it is harmless, but it can also be hurtful. Break the chain! Don't spread gossip. Just say to your mates that you are not interested in mean gossip. Don't believe everything you hear. Introduce yourself, talk to her and form your own opinion. 2 Time management is the answer. Make a weekly planner, and separate the have-tos from the want-tos. Allow some want-tos in your daily timetable. 3 If you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours! You can't always have it your way. Learn to cooperate.

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