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In this activity, Teacher Yanina Avalos presents some questions to recognize if we are stressed and some expressions and vocabulary related to stress. This activity is optimal for this time of year, isn´t it? We hope you enjoy it! 

En la actividad de hoy, la Profesora Yanina Avalos nos presenta algunas preguntas para reconocer si estamos estresados y algunas expresiones y vocabulario relacionado al estrés. Esta actividad está óptima para esta altura del año ¿no es así? 

Nesta atividade, a Professora Yanina Avalos apresenta algumas perguntas para reconhecer se estamos estressados e algumas expressões e vocabulário relacionados ao estresse. Essa atividade é ideal para esta época do ano, não é? Esperamos que você goste!

THE END OF THE YEAR IS COMING AND YOU ARE FEELING WORN OUT… TAKE A LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS AND FIND OUT IF YOU ARE UNDER STRESS.

STRESS MANAGEMENT

Recognizing Stress

·         What is stress?

·         What causes stress?

·         How do you recognize stress in your life?

·         Have you been under stress recently?

·         How does stress affect you?

·         Do you have a kind of red warning flag that indicates too much stress?

·         When you are stressful, how do you feel physically?

·         Do you feel tired during the day?

·         Can you sleep well at night?

·         Does your stomach hurt?

·         How do you feel emotionally?

·         Do you feel nervous or worried about stressful situations?

·         Do you get angry easily?

Controlling Stress

·         How do you relieve stress?

·         What stresses you out?

·         Do you have a stressful lifestyle?

·         How can you eliminate stressful situations?

·         How do you get control of a stressful situation that is getting too tough?

·         What is the "fight or flight" response? How does it relate to stress?

·         Do you enjoy the feeling of being stressed?

·         If you are feeling stressed, what do you do?

·         Do you like to relax or be active when stressful?

·         Are you capable of relieving your stress or do you need help?

·         Can alcohol cure stress temporarily?

Stress idioms

Ways of saying: “I’m stressed”

I’m frazzled.

I’m burnt out.

I’ve got a lot on my plate.

I’ve got a lot on my mind.

I don’t know whether I’m coming or going.

I’ve had it up to here.

I can’t take any more.

It drives me up the wall.

It drives me round the bend.

I’m at my wit’s end.

I’m at the end of my tether.

My head’s about to explode.

I’m wound up.

I’m drowning in paperwork.

I’m snowed under.

I’m coming apart at the seams.

Ways of saying: “It’s difficult./ I don’t know what to do”

It’s like herding cats.

I’ve got my work cut out for me.

I can’t see the wood for the trees.

I feel like I’m banging my head against a brick wall.

To manage a problem = To tackle a problem head-on.

To ignore a problem = To bury your head in the sand.

Ways of saying: “To relieve stress”

Blow off steam.

Recharge your batteries.

Let go.

Let your hair down.

Take a load off.

Put your feet up.

Take a breather.

Take time out.

Take a step back.

Take stock of what's important.

Activity! Match the words or phrases to their definitions:

emotional _____ to manage / to cope _____ stress / anxiety _____ stressed / anxious _____ stressful _____ stressor _____ lifestyle _____ to de-stress/ to blow off steam _____ eustress _____ distress _____ technostress / technophobia _____ to prioritise tasks _____ peer pressure _____ to be on your case _____ comfort food _____ deadlines _____ to exacerbate _____ anorexia _____

describes a person who is feeling worried the way in which you live. to relieve stress stressed experienced in negative situations e.g. death of a family member stress experienced in positive situations e.g. marriage, having a baby a stress related illness in which a person limits the amount of food they eat in order to control their weight to succeed in doing something difficult, such as dealing with a problem related to feelings the feeling of being worried describes a situation that causes stress stress caused by technology to constantly ask you questions about homework/eating properly etc. to put tasks in order of importance the feeling of needing to do the same thing as all your friends. food that you eat when you are feeling stressed or depressed, usually unhealthy food like chocolate make worse a date on which you need to submit work a situation that causes a stress reaction

KEY

emotional

related to feelings

to manage / to cope

to succeed in doing something difficult, such as dealing with a problem

stress

the feeling of being worried

stressed

describes a person who is feeling worried

stressful

describes a situation that causes stress

stressor

a situation that causes a stress reaction

lifestyle

the way in which you live.

to de-stress/ to blow off steam

to relieve stress

eustress

stress experienced in positive situations e.g. marriage, having a baby

distress

stressed experienced in negative situations e.g. death of a family member

anxiety

a feeling of worry

anxious

worried

technostress

stress caused by technology

to prioritise tasks

to put tasks in order of importance

peer pressure

the feeling of needing to do the same thing as all your friends.

to be on your case

to constantly ask you questions about homework/eating properly etc.

comfort food

food that you eat when you are feeling stressed or depressed, usually unhealthy food like chocolate

deadlines

a date on which you need to submit work

to exacerbated

made worse

anorexia

a stress related illness in which a person limits the amount of food they eat in order to control their weight.

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