1D How to make stress your friend

1D How to make stress your friend

PREVIEWING

Read the sentences below and guess if they are correct. Circle T for true or F for false. Then match each bold word to its meaning. You will hear these words in the TED Talk

Multiple Select

1 Chronic stress can cause serious health problems.

• T

• F

Multiple Select

2 The way you view stress can transform the way your body reacts to it.

• T

• F

Multiple Select

3 Stressful experiences can increase your chances of dying by 30 percent.

• T

• F

Multiple Select

4 People who are closer to their loved ones live relatively stress-free lives.

• T

• F

Multiple Choice

Which of the options mean:

A) in comparison with

• Relativity

• Chronic

Multiple Choice

Which of the options mean:

B) to change significantly

• experiences

• Transform

Multiple Choice

Which of the options mean:

C) long-lasting

• transform

• Chronic

Multiple Choice

Which of the options mean:

D) events or occurrences

• experiences

• Chronic

VIEWING 

Watch Part 1 of the TED Talk. Choose the correct options

Multiple Choice

1) What helped McGonigal change her mind about stress?

• a) personal experience

• b) the results of a study

Multiple Choice

2 Who has the lowest risk of death?

• a) people who don’t experience a lot of stress but who believe that stress is dangerous

• b) people who experience a lot of stress but who think that stress isn’t harmful.

Multiple Choice

2 Who has the lowest risk of death?

• a) people who don’t experience a lot of stress but who believe that stress is dangerous

• b) people who experience a lot of stress but who think that stress isn’t harmful.

Open Ended

Share your general impressions and feelings about stress now. How does stress affect you specifically? Do you experience physical effects? How do you think long-term stress can affect people in general?