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Giving adviceI’m a little bit shy. I’m afraid of speaking in front of people. What should I do? You should be more confident. You should play sports with your friends after class.

I left my homework at home.

You should tell it to your teacher. You could call your parents and ask them to bring it to school.

What’s wrong with the girl? She’s too stressed out. What should she do? Can you give her some advice?

Why not hang out with her friends?

She could play sports.

She could play computer games.

She should listen to music and read some books.

1aWhat activities do you like to do to help lower your stress? Order them [1- 8] with 1 being the most favorite thing you do to lower stress.

______ play sports ______ hang out with friends ______ talk to parents or other family members ______ spend time alone ______ play computer games ______ read books ______ watch movies ______ other: _______________

1bTell your partner about your answers in 1a.

I always hang out with my friends to lower stress.

I like to listen to music to lower stress best. I’d like to play sports when I’m stressed out.

1. member n. 成员；分子

Jenny is the most active member in our group. 珍妮是我们小组最活跃成 员。

2. pressure n. 压力 (不可数名词) Never give her a lot of pressure about school , just encouragement. 不要给她太多的学习压力，多一些 鼓励。

3. compete v. 竞争；对抗 compete with 与……进行竞争 We hope to compete with that team. 我们希望与那支队竞争。

1cListen and check the problems Wei Ming talks about. ___ My parents give me a lot of pressure about school. ___ I don’t get enough sleep. ___ I don’t have enough free time. ___ I had a fight with my parents. ___ I have to compete with my classmates at school.

Listen again. What advice does Alice 1d give to Wei Ming? Fill in the blanks.

1. Although you may be ________ unhappy with your parents, you should talk to them. Ask them why they give you so much _______. pressure

2. Life shouldn’t just be about grades ______. Free time activities like sports _____ and hanging out with friends are important, too. 3. You shouldn’t _______ compete with your classmates to get better grades. You helping each other to should all be _______ improve.