Looking back Unit 3: Teen stress and presure

Looking back at Unit 3: Teen stress and pressure

The Looking Back section of the book is designed to help you review and revise the vocabulary and skills you learned in Unit 3. It provides suggestions for solving exercises in the textbook.

1. Put yourself in these teens' shoes. Choose the TWO best words to describe your feelings in the following situations:

1. You won an essay contest: excited/delighted
2. Your parents misunderstood you: frustrated/upset
3. You stayed up late studying for an important exam: tense/stressed
4. You are left out by friends. You can’t concentrate on your studies: worried/tense
5. Last week you had a presentation in class and you think it was very bad: disappointed/frustrated
6. Your closest friend is moving to another city: emotional/depressed

2. Use the following prompts to say something to the students:

• Well done/ you did a really great job —> congratulate, encourage
• You must have been really disappointed —> empathize, advise
• Everything will be alright —> empathize, advise
• I understand how you feel —> empathize, advise
• It might help to consider focusing on the good points rather than the weak points —> assure, encourage
• You must have been really emotional —> empathize

3. Give at least two examples for each of these sets of skills:

• Cognitive skills: concentrate on doing something; organize your timetable
• Emotion control skills: control feelings; know how to get over negative feelings
• Social skills: cooperate with others; communicate well
• Self-care skills: know how to act in emergencies; know when to stop taking risks
• Housekeeping skills: cook for oneself and others; manage a small budget

4. Rewrite the following in reported speech:

1. ‘I'm really stressed out! I've had three sleepless nights thinking about my exam.’ —> She said she was really stressed out and that she had had three sleepless nights thinking about her exam.
2. ‘I can't concentrate! It's too noisy in here.' —> He said he couldn't concentrate because it was too noisy in there.
3. ‘She was very upset at first but she's fine.' —> She said she had been very upset at first but she was fine then.
4. ‘I don't think taking risks too often is a good idea.’ —> He said he didn't think taking risks too often was a good idea.
5. ‘He'll take a cooking class before he goes to college.’ —> She said he would take a cooking class before he went to college.
6. ‘I really wish I could make informed decisions.' —> He said he really wished he could make informed decisions.

5. Rewrite the underlined phrases in the following text, using question words + to-infinitives:

In our Life Skills lesson last week, our class had a visit from a Fire Safety Officer, and this is what he told us: Today I'm going to tell you (1) what you should do in case of fire. If there is a fire, keep calm. Be sure you know (2) where to find the nearest exit or stairway. Do not use the lift. Before you leave, close all the doors behind you. You should know (3) how you could activate the fire alarm, and then shout ‘fire’. You should know (4) what number you should call to report the fire and ask for help. In Vietnam, it's number 114. The number is toll-free and you can call any time from either a mobile or a landline without dealing with area codes.

6. Work in pairs. Look at the notes of the two callers from the Skills 1 section and give them some advice.