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A CLOSER LOOK 1

C. ‘I must get the highest score
Vocabulary in this exam. I must be the
best student in the class!’
1 Complete the paragraph with the words in the
box. There is one word that you don't need.
D. ‘I feel worried when I have to wait
independence informed shape and height for the bus in that neighbourhood
embarrassed delighted self-aware after my evening class. It’s so
reasoning skills quiet and dark there.’

Adolescence is the period between childhood E. ‘I have this big assignment
and young adulthood. Your body will change to complete and I don’t
in (1)______. Your brain will grow and you’ll have know where to start. It’s
improved self-control and (2)______. Physical too difficult!’
changes are diff erent for everyone, so you don’t
need to feel (3)______ or frustrated! F. ‘Why does he make me do all
You’ll experience emotional changes as well. of his homework? It’s not fair.
You’ll feel you want more (4)______ and And he says if I don’t do it,
responsibility. You may become more (5)______, he’ll make my life difficult.’
and care about other people’s opinions,
especially those of your friends. But remember 3 Which of the following can be done in the
you’ll need adult support and guidance to make above situations? Discuss with your partner.
(6)______ decisions and overcome stress. (More than one solution can be suitable for one
situation.)
2 Match the source of stress and pressure to the
expression. 4.
1. Talk to
Take a break, someone
2.
1. school pressures and frustrations then you will feel then you will feel Break a 3. about this and/
ready to start
2. physical changes again. large task Focus on or ask them for
help.
3. unsafe living environment into smaller your strong
points.
4. problems with classmates at school tasks.
5. negative feelings about themselves
6. having too high expectations

4 Have you ever been in any of these situations?
If so, what did you do to deal with them?
A. ‘I’ll never be good
at maths. I’m just Pronunciation
too stupid!’ Stress on the verb be in sentences

Listen again to what Amelie said in GETTING
STARTED. Notice the way she pronounced the
B. ‘I hate my voice. It’s high verb be in the sentence.
one minute, low the next,
then high again! What’s the
matter with it? AND the girls ‘Hi Phuc! Where’s Mai?
are making fun of me! I’m so Isn’t she coming?’
embarrassed.’

28 Unit 3/ Teen Stress and Pressure