大学英语听说教程3Unit6Stress.docx

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大学英语听说教程3Unit6Stress

大学英语听说教程3-Unit-6-Stress

Unit6Stress

PartA

Pre-listeningTask

QuestionsforDiscussion

1.Whatdoesstressmean?

2.Whatcausesstresstopeople?

3.Doyousometimesfeelyouareunderstress?

Whatmakesyoufeelstressed?

4.Whatshouldwedotodealwithstress?

AdditionalQuestionforDiscussion

Doyouknowanythingaboutthelifeofapoliceofficer?

Howstressfulcanitbe?

LanguageFocus

Herearesomesentencesandstructuresthatyoumayfindusefulindiscussingtheabovequestions.

●Stressisastateofworryduetopressurefromtoomuchworkorstudy,heavyresponsibilities,thequickenedpaceoflife,etc.

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●Learningtosaynotoextraworkrequestsisagoodwaytobeatstress.

●Ithelpstorelievestressifwelookatthebrightsideoflife/viewthechangesinourlifeaschallenges/arerealisticandacceptwhathashappened/takeabreakfromlifeanddonothingforawhile.

PartB

ListeningTasks

Conversation1

BeingaPoliceOfficerIsaStressfulJob

WordBank

stressfula.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违反交通规则

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.

Exercise1

Listentotheconversationandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.

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.

Exercise2

ListenagainandfillintheblankswiththemissinginformationaboutSam.

Samhasbeenapoliceofficerfor30years.Hehasdoneeverythingfrompatroltoundercoverwork.Hehasalsodonedetectiveworkandnowheissupervisinginvestigations.

Samthinksbeingapoliceofficerisaverystressfuljob,butitdependsontheassignmentonehas.Inhisopinionpatrolisthemoststressfulassignmentandthebiggestpartofthestressisthefearoftheunknown.

Conversation2

StressReducers

WordBank

manifestv.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.

Exercise1

Listentotheconversationandthenyou’llhearfivestatementsbasedontheconversation.Write“T”foratruestatementand“F”forafalseone.

1.Theconversationismainlyabouthowpoliceofficerscandealwithstress.（T）2.AccordingtoSam,mostpoliceofficersenjoygoodhealth.（F）

3.AccordingtoSam,thedivorcerateamongpoliceofficersishigherthanthatamongpeopleinotherjobs.（T）

4.Counselingisthemosteffectiveprogramtohelppoliceofficersrelievestress.（F）

5.Samknowshowtoreducehisstress.（T）

Exercise2

Listenagainandcompletetheanswerstothefollowingquestions.

1.Whatdomostpolicedepartmentsdotohelpreducethestressofthepoliceofficers?

Theyprovideseveralprogramstohelppoliceofficerscopewithstress.Oneisanexerciseprogram;anotherisapsychologicalprogramwithcounselingforofficers.Andthereareseveraldiscussiongroupsaswellforofficerstositdownandtalkabouttheirstresswithotherofficers.

2.WhatdoesSamdotorelievehisstress?

1）Hetakesagreatinterestinbaseball.

2）Hetriestogetsomesortofexerciseeveryday.

3）Heworkshardatkeepinguphispersonalrelationships,especiallyhisrelationshipwithhiswife.

SpeakingTasks

PairWork

Debating—Argumentsfororagainsttheviewthatfeelingstressedbeforejobinterviewsisgood

ASample

Thestudentsaregoingtohavejobinterviewssoon.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.