大學英語聽說教程3Unit6Stress

Unit6StressPartAPre-listeningTaskQuestionsforDiscussionWhatdoesstressmean?Whatcausesstresstopeople?Doyousometimesfeelyouareunderstress?Whatmakesyoufeelstressed?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’sbest.friendExerciseisoneofthemosteffectivewaystorelievestress.ListeningtotraditionalChinese/classical/lightmusiccaneaseourminds.Talkingtoafriendhelpstogetwhateverisworryingyouoffyourchest.Participatinginsocialactivitiesproveseffectiveinrelievingstress.Tobepositiveinwhatwedoandtohaveahealthyattitudetowardslifewillhelpuscopewithharshreality.Startingahobbycanalsohelptorelievestress.Learningtosaynotoextraworkrequestsisagoodwaytobeatstress.Ithelpstorelievestressifwelookatthebrightsideoflife/viewthechangesinourlifeaschallenges/arerealisticandacceptwhathashappened/takeabreakfromlifeanddonothingforawhile.PartBListeningTasksConversation1BeingaPoliceOfficerIsaStressfulJobWordBankstressfulpatrolundercoversupervisejustifypresenceroutinetrafficviolationbackoverjumpoutat

充滿壓力的，緊張的n.theactofgoingatregulartimesaroundanarea,abuildingetc.toseeifthereisanytrouble巡邏a.doneinsecret暗中進行的，奧密的v.todirectorbeinchargeof(work,workers)監(jiān)察；管理v.toprovetobereasonable證明有理n.thestateofbeinginaparticularplace出席a.regular慣例的breakingatrafficregulation違犯交通規(guī)則toreverseone’svehicleoversb.倒車撞擊toattacksuddenlywithoutwarning忽然侵襲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.What’stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?Friends.Apoliceofficerandaninvestigator.Twopoliceofficers.Apoliceofficerandaprogramhostess.WhatdoesSammainlytalkabout?Hisjobasapoliceofficer.Hispersonallife.Howstressfulpatrolworkis.Howpoliceofficersaretaughttodealwithstress.WhatdoyouknowaboutSam?Heisanexperiencedpoliceofficer.Hewillquithispresentjobsoonerorlater.Heisagoodsupervisor.Heenjoysbeingapoliceofficer.Exercise2ListenagainandfillintheblankswiththemissinginformationaboutSam.Samhasbeenapoliceofficerfor30years.Hehasdoneeverythingfrompatroltoundercoverwork.Hehasalsodonedetectiveworkandnowheissupervisinginvestigations.Samthinksbeingapoliceofficerisaverystressfuljob,butitdependsontheassignmentonehas.Inhisopinionpatrolisthemoststressfulassignmentandthebiggestpartofthestressisthefearoftheunknown.Conversation2StressReducersWordBankmanifestulcerdocumentpsychologicalcounselingfanatic

表示，顯示n.asoreplaceontheskinorinsidethebodywhichmaybleed潰瘍v.tosupportanopinion,argumentetc.withrecordedfacts用文件或事實證明a.ofthemind心理（上）的n.theprovisionofprofessionalassistanceandguidanceinresolvingpersonalorpsychologicalproblems（對個人或心理問題等的）咨詢服務n.apersonwhoisveryenthusiasticaboutsth.熱中者stressreducersth.thatrelievespressureortension降低壓力的事物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’’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)AccordingtoSam,thedivorcerateamongpoliceofficersishigherthanthatamongpeopleinotherjobs.(T)4.Counselingisthemosteffectiveprogramtohelppoliceofficersrelievestress.(F)5.Samknowshowtoreducehisstress.(T)Exercise2Listenagainandcompletetheanswerstothefollowingquestions.1.Whatdomostpolicedepartmentsdotohelpreducethestressofthepoliceofficers?Theyprovideseveralprogramstohelppoliceofficerscopewithstress.Oneisanexerciseprogram;anotherisapsychologicalprogramwithcounselingforofficers.Andthereareseveraldiscussiongroupsaswellforofficerstositdownandtalkabouttheirstresswithotherofficers.WhatdoesSamdotorelievehisstress?Hetakesagreatinterestinbaseball.Hetriestogetsomesortofexerciseeveryday.Heworkshardatkeepinguphispersonalrelationships,especiallyhisrelationshipwithhiswife.SpeakingTasksPairWorkDebating—ArgumentsfororagainsttheviewthatfeelingstressedbeforejobinterviewsisgoodASampleThestudentsaregoingtohavejobinterviewssoon.Theyareundergreatstress.Areyoufororagainststressbeforejobinterviews?Expressanddefendyourviewsfromtheperspectivesgiveninthecardbelow.Topic:Isitgoodtofeelstressedbeforeajobinterview?Perspectives:Fromtheperspectiveofastudent(positive)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.7.It’seasytosaythatsomestressisgoodbutit’sdifficulttoknowhowmuchstressistoomuch.TheCounter-argument(negative)Stressisanormalresponsetoeventsthathappentoallofus.2.Thestressresponseisourbody’swaytoprotectus.Somestresshelpsfocused,tostayenergeticandalert.3.Stressisanaturalpartofastudent’slifeduringtheexamweek.Everyone,eventhebeststudents,willfeelstressfulduringtheexamweek.Acertainamountofstressisusefultosharpenourconcentrationandhelpusdealwithchallenges.Ifweareunderstress,wetendtoworkharder,andasaresultaccomplishmore.Sometimesstresscanstimulateusandincreaseourlevelofalertness.PartCTestYourListeningShortConversationsYou’regoingtohearfiveshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversationaquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatyou’veheard.Listencarefullyandchoosetherightanswertoeachquestionyouhear.1.M:Youlooksonervous,Rose.Areyouallright?Franklyspeaking,I’monpinsandneedles.Ihavetogiveapresentationtoagroupofimportantvisitorsthisafternoon.Q:WhydoesRosefeelnervous?a.Becauseshewillmeetagroupofveryimportantvisitorsthisafternoon.b.Becauseshehastodeliverareportintheafternoonbutitisn’tready.c.Becausesheisnotfeelingwell.d.Becausesheisgoingtos