Lighten Your Load and Save Your Life

Book IIUnit 7

Pre-class Tasks Checking

Text Comprehension

Difficult Sentences

Writing

Summary

Post-class Tasks

Words and Phrases

Idea Sharing

Pre-class Tasks Checking

BACK

Pre-class Tasks

I. Read the text and then try to comprehend the following questions.

1.Of work and life, which should be our priority, and why?

For positive answer:firstly ,health in your life is a necessary thing to live and work I can say

work can bring people identify and seize new opportunities, acquire new skills in the globalization world which brings fierce competition, because we will absolutely use it to live, to trade and to do everything.

As much as your work and life takes priority in your life, it’s important that you schedule "me time" Learn how to use your time more effectively — both at work and home. Try to balance your life—to feel successful in your job and happy in your outside activities.

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2. What other factors may add to our stress?

1) Death of your beloved family member;

2) Worsening of your health or financial state;

3) Getting into trouble with law; 4) Fear for new challenges;5) Uncertainty about future;6) Doubt about one’s abilities;

II. Discussion

How do you handle daily stress?

Book IIUnit 7

Job Stress

I. Make Lists of Major PointsI. Make Lists of Major PointsI. Make Lists of Major PointsI. Make Lists of Major Points

1. Who is Dr. Robert S. Eliot?1. Who is Dr. Robert S. Eliot?

a.a. ____________________.____________________.

b.b. __________________________.__________________________.

Author of a new book

A clinical professor of medicine

2. What does Eliot say in his book?2. What does Eliot say in his book?

a. You may be hurting your heart if ___________________________.b. You need to learn to take charge of your life if ___________________________.c. Being tense may cause ____________________ __________________________ for “hot reactors”.d. Stressed people have ______________________.

feeling angry and overwhelmed

not wanting to break your heart

tremendous and rapid

increases in their blood pressure higher cholesterol levels

3. What causes stress?3. What causes stress?

a.a. _________________________________._________________________________.

b.b. _______._______.

FUD factors together with lack of control

Anger

4. The anger is coming from4. The anger is coming from

a.a. _________________________________._________________________________.

b.b. _________________._________________.

a feeling that everything must be perfect

not having compass

5. How to deal with stress?5. How to deal with stress?

a. _____________________.

b. __________________________________.

c. __________________.Write down six things like Ben Franklin Learn how to flow

Trying NICE factors

1. Effects of stress (Para. 1 － 6)

2. Causes of stress (Para. 7 － 12)

3. Solutions to stress (Para. 13 － 20)

II. Write a Summary

You should learn to take charge of your life and recognize many things are _________ your control. Being tense may cause tremendous and rapid __________in blood pressure. Alarm or stress chemicals can literally ______heart muscle fibers.The main factors causing stress are ____________

and doubt, together with the______________. For some people, anger is the ______of their stress. The NICE factors—new, interesting, __________experiences—are recommended in order to calm you down. Like Ben Franklin, you have to set your _________.To face all the problems you have little control over,you have to learn ___________.

beyondincreases

burst

fear, uncertaintylack of control

rootchallenging

priorities

how to flow

III. A Role Play

Points to cover:

Exchange of greetings. Necessary inquiry about the patient’s life style,

job, present engagement … Harmful effects of getting stressed. How to manage stress effectively.

How to open your conversation?Think of a conversation between a doctor and a patient.Use as many expressions and ideas from the text as you

can.

Analysis

Paraphrase Translation

Text Comprehension

I. AnalysisI. Analysis

1. So says Dr. Robert S. Eliot, author of a new book titled From Stress to Strength: How to lighten your load and save your life. (L5) Who says so?

Who is Dr. Robert S. Eliot?

What is the name of the book?From Stress to Strength: How to lighten …

Dr. Robert S. Eliot

He is the author of a new book.

2. He suggests that people write down the six things in their lives that they feel are the most important things they’d like to achieve. (L45)

What would people like to achieve?The most important things.

What are the most important things?The six things in their lives.

1. If you often feel angry and over-whelmed, like the stress in your life

is spinning out of control, then you may be hurting your heart. (L1)

as if

II. ParaphraseII. Paraphrase

If you are often angry and very strongly affected by negative feelings, as if the stress is quickly going out of control, then it is possible that you are doing harm to your heart.

2. When that happens it happens very quickly, within five minutes. (L12)

When too great amounts of chemicals are produced by too much anxiety or tension, the heart muscle fibers will be damaged quickly, within only five minutes.

excess alarm or stress

chemicals

bursting heart

muscle fibers

3. …“realize that there are other troublesome parts of your life over which you can have little or no control—like the economy and politicians”. (L56)

… get to know that there are some other aspects in your life that cause pain while you can hardly do anything towards it, such as the economy and politicians.

suchas

1. If you own anger for more than five minutes—if you stir in your own juice with no safety outlet—you have to find out where it’s coming from. (L33)

如果你生气超过 5 分钟—如果生闷气，没有安全的发泄渠道的话—必须弄清你生气源自何处。

III. Translation

2. “You have to decide what parts of your life you can control, ” he says. “Stop where you are on your trail and say, ‘I’m going to get my compass out and find out what I need to do.’” (L43)

“ 你必须确定你能控制自己生活中的哪些部分，” 他说。“在你的人生道路上停下来， 对自己说：‘我要把指南针拿出来， 弄明白自己需要做什么。’”

Word Word UsingUsing Chinese to EnglishChinese to English Word Word Formation Formation Guess Game Guess Game

【课文原句】 We’ve done years of work in showing that excess alarm or stress chemicals can literally burst heart muscle fibers. .. (Para.5)

【典型例句】 Last year's profits were in excess of one billion dollars.

去年的利润超过了十亿美元。

excess: 1. 超越 超过 2. 超额量 3. 过量 , 过剩4. 饮食等的过度 无节制

【短语搭配】 in excess to 超过； run/ go to excess 走极端 with a large excess of 带有超量的 Exceed 超过 excessive 过多的，过分的。

形近词形近词access n. entering or approaching, way inexcel v. be very good at sth.exceed v. be greater than, go beyond

2. attribute … to … (L16) v.v. caused or produced by sb./sth.① caused or produced by sb./sth.①

TranslationTranslation他们把成功归因于老师的鼓励。他们把成功归因于老师的鼓励。

They attributed their success to their teacher’s They attributed their success to their teacher’s encouragement.encouragement.

2. attribute v.v. regard sth. as belonging to② regard sth. as belonging to②

e.g.e.g.

This comedy has been attributed to Shakespeare.This comedy has been attributed to Shakespeare.

形近词形近词

contribute contribute v. v. 捐赠，贡献捐赠，贡献distribute distribute v. v. 分发，分配分发，分配

3. exterior (L17) n. the appearance or outside surface of sth.the appearance or outside surface of sth.

You must not judge people by their exteriorsYou must not judge people by their exteriors你不能以貌取人。你不能以貌取人。【短语搭配】【短语搭配】 a murderous heart under a smilia murderous heart under a smiling exterior ng exterior 笑里藏刀笑里藏刀An exterior policy An exterior policy 对外政策对外政策【相关联想】形近词：【相关联想】形近词： interior, prior, superiointerior, prior, superior, inferior, junior, seniorr, inferior, junior, senior

4. stir (L34)

v. e.g e.g “If you own anger for more than five minute“If you own anger for more than five minutes—if you stir in your own juice with no safety s—if you stir in your own juice with no safety outlet—you have to find out where it’s cominoutlet—you have to find out where it’s coming from. ” (Para.10)g from. ” (Para.10)

Bird flu has caused a stir in some countries Bird flu has caused a stir in some countries 禽流感在一些国家引起恐慌禽流感在一些国家引起恐慌【短语搭配】【短语搭配】 stir the soup with a spoon stir the soup with a spoon 用匙搅用匙搅

汤汤 stir up the dust stir up the dust 扬起灰尘 扬起灰尘 not stir a fingernot stir a finger 袖手旁观 袖手旁观 stir oneself stir oneself 奋发振作 奋发振作

stir up stir up 惹麻烦惹麻烦

5. substitute (L41)

v. replace (with)v. replace (with)

TranslationTranslation我们这把破损的椅子得换个新的。我们这把破损的椅子得换个新的。你代我去开会好吗？你代我去开会好吗？

KeyKey

We must substitute a new chair for the broken We must substitute a new chair for the broken

one.one.

Can you substitute for me at the meeting?Can you substitute for me at the meeting?

5. substitute (L41)

nn. a person or thing acting or used in place of a person or thing acting or used in place of another another

Use itUse it

When do you have a substitute teacher?When do you have a substitute teacher?

Can telephone be substitute for e-mail as a way of Can telephone be substitute for e-mail as a way of

communication? Why or why not?communication? Why or why not?

TipsTips

I think so because …I think so because …

I don’t think so because …I don’t think so because …

even/mild/sweeteven/mild/sweet

hot/quick/shorthot/quick/short

moodymoody

goodgood

bad/illbad/ill

-tempered-tempered

性情平和性情平和 // 温和温和 // 温柔的温柔的脾气急噪的脾气急噪的喜怒无常的喜怒无常的好脾气的好脾气的坏脾气的坏脾气的

6. -tempered (L48)

CollocationCollocation

Other phrases

7. cut down (L49)

reduce, make less in number or amountreduce, make less in number or amount

TranslationTranslation如果不能完全戒烟，至少要少抽点。如果不能完全戒烟，至少要少抽点。

If you can’t give up smoking

completely, at least try to cut down.

Matching GameMatching Game

1.1. cut backcut back

2.2. cut offcut off

3.3. cut downcut down

4.4. cut awaycut away

5.5. cut outcut out

6.6. cut acrosscut across

A.A. take a short cut acrosstake a short cut acrossB.B. omitomitC.C. stop while in conversationstop while in conversationD.D. remove or shaping by cuttingremove or shaping by cuttingE.E. reduce the length of sth.reduce the length of sth.F.F. return quicklyreturn quickly

FF

CC

EE

DD

AA

BB

1. He ________ through the woods to where he had been standing before.

2. You’d better _________ the last paragraph of your article in order to make it short.

3. The operator ____ me ____ before I had a chance to talk to him.

4. We may as well __________ the playground. We have kept him waiting for half an hour.

Fill in the blanks with “cut” phrases

cut back

cut out

cut off

cut across

好争吵的好争吵的成为负担的成为负担的烦人的烦人的孤单的孤单的 More?

8. troublesome (L57)

a. causing trouble/anxiety/paincausing trouble/anxiety/pain

Word FormationWord Formation

n.n. + some = + some = a. liking to/causing or producinga. liking to/causing or producing

e.g.e.g.

quarrelsomequarrelsome

burdensomeburdensome

tiresometiresome

lonesomelonesome

II. Chinese to English

1.1. 学会把握自己的生活学会把握自己的生活2.2. 你必须学会随波逐流你必须学会随波逐流3.3. 4444 岁时患心脏病岁时患心脏病4.4. 使自己心平气和的一个步骤使自己心平气和的一个步骤5.5. 将病因归于压力将病因归于压力6.6. 找出愤怒的来源找出愤怒的来源7.7. 认识到许多事情是身不由己认识到许多事情是身不由己

one step to calming down

recognize there are many things beyond your control

suffer a heart attack at age 44

attribute the cause of the disease to stress

find out where the anger is coming from

you have to learn how to flow

learn to take charge of your life

III. Word FormationIII. Word Formation

v.v. n.n. a.a.

attributeattribute

stimulatestimulate

destructivedestructive

prioritypriority

attributionattribution attributiveattributive

stimulusstimulus stimulatingstimulating

destroydestroy destructiondestruction

priorprior

IV. Guess GameIV. Guess Game

One describes the word One describes the word showed on the screen showed on the screen in Chinesein Chinese ，， the other the other tries to guess it tries to guess it without looking at it. If without looking at it. If you are right, both of you are right, both of you get a mark.you get a mark.

Ready?

Pair WorkPair Work

迅速地旋转迅速地旋转

Hint: move round and round quickly, beginning with ‘s’

spin

搅拌，搅和搅拌，搅和stir

额外的，附加的额外的，附加的

excess

独立的，自主的独立的，自主的

independent

财政的，金融的财政的，金融的financial

激励，激发激励，激发

stimulate

逃跑，逃逸逃跑，逃逸

flee

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List Your “Six Things” in Your Life

Ben Franklin wrote down six things in his life that he wanted to achieve most. Then what are your “six things”“six things”?

Decide what things you can/can’t control. What will you do with the out-of-control problems?

(Ben Franklin)More About Ben Franklin

Cause and Effect Writing

Cause and Effect Writing

When you explain in writing the reasons why something happens, you are having a cause and effect writing. Read the following passage and tell the cause and effect.

SampleSample Do you know why winter is

colder than summer? One reason is that there are fewer hours of sunlight in winter.

But there is another reason. Winter sunlight is cooler. It is the same sun, and it shines just as bright as in the summertime, and yet the earth gets less heat from it.

( 结果 )

( 先果后因，多因一果 )

( 原因1)

( 原因2)

Writing TaskWriting Task

Find a model (outside the textbook):

a. Look for a typical paragraph of

cause and effect.

b. Put it down.

c. Exchange yours with other

classmates in class.

( Source: books available/online)