There is no point in worrying about it
There is no point in worrying about it
TEEN STRESS
Teenagers today live in a very competitive world. It is more important than ever to succeed at school if you hope to have a chance in the job market afterwards. It's no wonder that many young people worry about letting down their parents, their peers and themselves. To try to please everyone, they take on too many tasks until it becomes harder and harder to balance homework assignments, parties, sports activities and friends. The result is that young people suffer from stress.
There are different ways of dealing with stress. Everyone knows that caffeine, in the form of coffee or soft drinks, keeps you awake and alert. But caffeine is a drug which can become addictive. In the end, like other drugs, caffeine only leads to more stress. There are better ways to deal with stress: physical exercise is a good release for stress, because it increases certain chemicals in the brain which calm you down. You have to get enough sleep to avoid stress and to stay healthy and full of energy.
Another way to avoid stress is to manage your time effectively. It is better to do a few tasks really well, than lots of tasks badly. Know your limits and try not to take on too much. Finally, if it all gets beyond your control, don’t panic or get hysterical. Find the time to sit down quietly and breathe deeply for ten to twenty minutes. Do this regularly, and it will help you calm down and put things into perspective.
MAKE A LIST OF THE WORDS YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND
UNDERLINE THE VERBS IN THE TEXT. SEPARATE THEM INTO TENSES AND IDENTIFY WHY WE USE THEM THAT WAY.
ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT
1. What are the main causes of stress in young people?
2. Describe three ways to overcome stress.
Your headache and you sneeze and cough. Your nose is all stuffed up, and it keeps running, so you have to blow it every few minutes. You know by these _____ that you have a cold, and you feel completely miserable. You are not sure if you will live through the day.
Everyone suffers ______ the common cold at some time or other. It isn't a serious illness, but over a billion dollars a year is spent on different kinds of cold medicine every year. This medicine can relieve the symptoms. That is, it can make you cough less. Make your head intense, and stop your nose running for a while. However, it can cure your cold. So far ______ no cure for the common cold and no medicine to prevent it. Althrough there is no cure or preventive medicine for cold, people have all kinds of ideas about _____ prevent and treat cold. Some people think that if you eat a lot of onions, you won't catch cold. Others say that you should avoid getting wet and chilled or you will catch cold. However, this is apparently not so.
1. The beach is full of all kinds of...................(pollute)
2. Nam's English is excellent.He speaks English ..............(perfect)
3. There is no point in.......................over things you can't change.(worry)
1. If I (be) were you, I wouldn't worry about going to university.
2. If the doctor can't help me, I (go)will go somewhere else.
3. Will you phone me if there (be) are any problems?
4. If you drove more carefully, you (not have) wouldn’t have so many accidents.
5. If he (get) got up earlier, he'd get to work on time.
6. If we (have)........................more time, I could tell you more about it.
7. If this house costs too much, I (buy)........................a smaller one.
8. If you (sell)......................... more products, you'd earn more money.
9. What would you do if you suddenly (win)......................half a million pounds?
10. His car would be a lot safer if he (buy)......................some new tyres.
33. That restaurant is so dirty that on one wants to eat there.
- It is such……………………………………………….
34. “Don’t forget to phone me when you come, Tim” , said Jane.
- Jane told………………………………………………………..
35. If he doesn’t study harder, he won’t pass the entrance exam.
- Unless………………………………………………….
36. You should do your chores before Mom gets home.
- Your chores…………………………………………………
write a paragraph about a city you know. you may use the cuses below
name of the city?
where it is?
what it is like?
what it is famous for?
what visitors can do there?
1.It isn’t necessary for you to wear uniform on Sunday.=> You don’t …………………
2.There was no need for you to have gone to all the trouble.=>You don’t ………………………
3.It is a waste of time reading that novel.=>You needn’t ………………….
4.It is essential to meet your aunt at the airport?=>Does your aunt ……………………………………
5.It is impossible for roses to be grown in such poor ground.=>Roses can’t ………………………………
Dear Janet, I am having a wonderful (1) in India. This is really a relaxing place, I’m glad I took no notice (2) John’s complaints about this country. You know you asked me to bring back some local cloth for you? Well I can’t find (3) very nice. Mike took me to the market the (4) day and there was nothing. So, instead I’m bringing you a surprise, I hope you won’t be disappointed. There is so (5) wonderful craft here. I want to bring it all home to England. I would love to take some over to America at Christmas. The only (6) is money! I wish I had taken (7). See you soon. Thanks for taking care (8) the house for me. I’ll take you out to dinner when I get back to England.
1. Is it all right if I come to the club with you tonight.
Would you mind
2. She makes her children stay at home in the evenings.
She won’t
3. Thanks to Laura’s report, I was able to finish the project.
Had it
4. People say that the car driver was driving very fast at the time of the crash.
The car driver
5. I shut the door, but right after that I realized I had left the key inside.
Hardly
6. Tax free goods can be bought before you get on the plane.
You
7. We had to wait so long that we got fed up and left.
We had to wait for such
8. He sings well and plays the guitar well.
Not only
9. In spite of his serious sickness, he did well in the exam.
Although
10. The actress will ask the photographer to take her some photos.
The actress will have
11. Why don't we go to the cinema tonight? FILM
Why
12. One of my favourite pastimes is watching plays. THEATRE
I
13. You’d better take a sweater . It might get cold. IN CASE
You’d better
14. All the students love the principal . He is very kind . BECAUSE OF
15. John is still receiving treatment in the clinic. HOSPITAL
………………………………………………
16. Children don't attend classes on Saturday. SCHOOL
17. Why didn’t you finish the work last night. WERE
If