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UNIT FIVE

UNIT FIVE. STRESS. 暨南大学精品课程. JNU QUALITY COURSE. JNU QUALITY COURSE. 暨 南 大 学 外 国 语 学 院. 外语学院大学英语教学部外招生教研室制作. ML Book two unit five overview. Discussion Stressful jobs. Starting up Understand Stress. Language review Past simple and present perfect.

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UNIT FIVE

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  1. UNIT FIVE STRESS 暨南大学精品课程 JNU QUALITY COURSE JNU QUALITY COURSE 暨 南 大 学 外 国 语 学 院 外语学院大学英语教学部外招生教研室制作

  2. ML Book two unit five overview Discussion Stressful jobs Starting up Understand Stress Language review Past simple and present perfect Listening Dealing with stress Skills Participating in discussions Reading A career change Case study Genova Vending Machines Vocabulary Stress in the workplace Textbook-- page(42-49)

  3. Starting up Which of these situations are the most stressful for you ? A • Going to the dentist • Queuing in the supermarket • Being stuck in a traffic jam • Going to the hairdresser • Finding a place to park • Organizing a dinner party • Having an interview • Making a speech • Flying

  4. Starting up What do you do to relax? Which of these activities are the most effective for you and why ? In what other ways do you relax? B

  5. Starting up Rank these situations from 1(most stressful) to 8(least stressful). Then discuss your choices. C • Making a presentation to senior executives • Leading a formal meeting • Telephoning in English • Writing a report with a tight deadline • Negotiating a very valuable contract • Meeting important visitors from abroad for the first time • Asking your boss for a pay rise • Dealing with a customer who has a major complaint Can you think of any other stressful situations?

  6. Listening What do you think are the main causes of stress at work? A B 5.1 Professor Cary Cooper is a well-known authority on stress management. Listen to the first part of the interview and answer these questions. • According to Professor Cooper, what are the two major causes of stress at work? • Firstly, increasing ……………… …………… • Secondly, working ……………… …………… • 2. Does Professor Cooper think these are new problems ? Do you agree? Explain why or why not? job in security long hours is becoming common

  7. Listening 5.2 Listen to the second part of the interview. Tick the examples of stress which Professor Cooper mentions. C • Long hours • Too much paperwork • Not enough breaks during working hours • A difficult boss • Transport problems going to and from work • Lack of promotion opportunities for women v v v

  8. Listening 5.3 Listen to the third part of the interview. Underline the correct answers, according to Professor Cooper . D • Men / women are more flexible. • Men / women cope with pressure better. • Men / women have more stress-related illnesses.

  9. Listening In your opinion, which of the following apply more to men or women. Why ? E • Men/women: • are better time managers. • are less worried about deadline. • have more pressure outside work. • are less ambitious. • worry more about making mistakes. • pay more attention to detail. • are better at doing many things at the same time. • are more likely to become angry when stressed.

  10. Reading Before you read the article, discuss these questions. • Do you have a “dream job” when you were a child ? • What is the rat race? Is it a : • game where people bet money on arts that race? • very busy and competitive way of life? • group of criminals driving fast cars? 3. To swap means “to exchange”: true or false? A

  11. Reading Read the article. Then answer the questions that follow it . Banker swaps rat race for bus lane By Simon De Bruxelles B A BANKE manager has given up his £30,000-a –year job with NatWest to realize his childhood ambition of becoming a bus driver. Despite the £11,000 salary and anti-social hours, john burgin,48, has never been happier. “banking was a career but in the end it became just a job ,” he said . “once I knew I was leaving , I used to go outside at lunchtime and watch as the buses drove up and down. The time had come. His passion was awakened as a boy growing up in Sheffield, where he collected bus maps and time-tables. But Mr. Burgin ,from Nailsea, near Bristol, went on to spend nearly 30 years working his way up through Nat West. “ The levels of stress are totally different,” he said. “at the bank , things were very political. I worked hard all day then took work home, and it never really finished. There is stress in driving a bus around Bristol, but it’s a different kind and I don’t take it home.” From The Time

  12. Reading • What job does John Burgin do now? What job did he use to do? • How much did he earn? How much does he earn now? • What did he collect when he was a child? • How long did he work in a bank for? • ‘Banking was a career but in the end it became just a job,’ what does Burgin mean by this? • Why is Burgin’s new job less stressful than his old one? He’s a bus driver now but he used to be a bank manager. He earned £ 30,000 per year before . Now he earns £ 11,000 Bus maps and timetables. Nearly 30 years. He found no pleasure in work any more and did not want to progress any further in his banking career. He doesn’t take work to do at home or think about work when he’s not working, unlike when he was at the bank

  13. Reading Look at the words below. Which go with the job of a ) a bank manager or b) a bus driver? Label them a) or b). C a) b) b) b) a) a) b) a) a) b) b) a)

  14. Reading Find words and phrases in the article which mean: D • to stop doing an activity • to achieve a dream • times when people do not usually work, for example the weekend or at night • to get better and better jobs in the same company • to do extra work outside the office give up realize an ambition anti-social hours work your way up through a company take work home

  15. Vocabulary Match the words to their definitions. A • A time or date by which you have to do something • A system where employees choose the time they start and finish work each day • the way people choose to organize their lives • Someone who can’t stop working and has no time for anything else • The amount of work a person is expected to do • Lifestyle • Workaholic • Workload • Deadline • flextime

  16. Vocabulary Complete each sentence with an appropriate word from the list in exercise A. B deadline • I work until 11 o’clock at night to meet the ……………for presenting the report. • I work six days a week and never have a holiday . My girlfriend says I’m a …………….. • Karl has a heavy ….. . ……..at the moment because several colleagues are sick. • She gave up a highly paid job to join a meditation group in India. She’d completely changed her ……………… • A ……………system can help to reduce stress levels of employees by giving them more control over their working hours. workaholic workload lifestyle flextime

  17. Discussion Look at the words in the box. Discuss where to put the jobs in the stress league below. Then turn to page 140 and check your answers. A actor hairdresser librarian banker bus driver teacher Your place in the stress league Rating is from ten to zero: the higher the rating, the greater the pressure. Miner 8.3 Police officer 7.7 Construction worker 7.5 Journalist 7.5 Airline pilot 7.5 Advertising executive 7.3 …………… 7.2 Doctor 6.8 Film producer 6.5 Fireman 6.3 musician 6.3 ………… 6.2 social worker 6.0 sales assistant 5.7 stockbroker 5.5 ….……….. 5.4 psychologist 5.2 diplomat 4.8 farmer 4.8 vet 4.5 Accountant 4.3 …………… 4.3 Solicitor 4.3 architect 4.0 optician 4.0 postman 4.0 ………… 3.7 vicar 3.5 nursery nurse 3.3 ………….. 2.0 Hairdresser Teacher Bus driver Actor Banker Librarian

  18. Discussion • Is your own job (or one you intend to do) included in the table? Do you think it is in the right place? • What about the other jobs in the table ? • If your job is not included, where would you place it? B

  19. Discussion Discuss these questions. • Do you like working under pressure? Why or why not? • What deadline do you have to meet in your daily life? which are the most difficult to meet? • Why do people become workaholics? C

  20. Language review Cross out the incorrect sentence in each pair. A • Stress levels have increased in the recent years. • Stress levels increased in the recent years. • 2. The role of women changed dramatically over the past 100 years. • The role of women has changed dramatically over the past 100 years. • He has worked as a stress counselor since 1999. • He worked as a stress counselor since 1999. • I resigned two months ago. • I have resigned two months ago. • 5. Have you ever been to a stress counselor before? • Did you ever go to a stress counselor before? • 6. I have seen a stress counselor last week. • I saw a stress counselor last week.

  21. Language review Write the time expression from the box under the correct heading. B Ever in 1999 yet just yesterday for the past two weeks already Never last Monday during the 1990s over the last few years Since 2001 when I was at university Two years ago in 1999 yesterday last Monday during the 1990s when I was at university So far Ever yet just for the past two weeks already Never over the last few years Since 2001

  22. Language review Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about the subjects below. C • Attend a conference • Be late for an important meeting • Make a telephone call in English • Travel abroad on business • Make a presentation • Go on a training course

  23. Skills A 5.4 A personnel manager and two colleagues are discussing ways of improving staff’s health and fitness. Listen and note down their suggestions. • Offer a free medical checkup every year • Have a no-smoking policy in the staff restaurant • Offer healthier meals • Set up a counseling service

  24. Skills 5.4 The speakers use several expression to make suggestion. Listen again and fill the missing words. B could offer • We …………….. all staff a free medical checkup. • ………… having a no-smoking policy in the staff restaurant? • I think we ……………….. the food. • True. We ……………… the menus and offer healthier meals. • ………… setting up a counseling service, Vincent? How about should improve could change What about

  25. Skills 5.5 Later in the same meeting they discuss whether to buy group membership to their local Sports Centre. Listen and tick the expressions they use. Then write A if the expression shows agreement, or write D if it shows disagreement. C • Mm , I don’t know. • It sounds interesting, but it could be very expensive. • I agree with you, Tanya. It’d cost a lot ….. • I don’t agree at all. It’s got a very good pool and sauna. • Yes, it’s worth checking out, I suppose. • A sauna is very relaxing , I must admit. • Maybe, but there are so many other things we could do. D D A D A A D

  26. Skills D Work in pairs. You work in the personnel section of a large bank. Discuss how to deal with the problem below. • Staff often arrive at work late and leave early. • Abuse of the telephone and e-mail systems. Staff often use them for personal matters rather than for company business. • High staff turnover of front-desk cashiers in all the bank’s branches.

  27. Case study Background • Geneva Vending Machines (GVM) is part of a multinational company, based in Zurich, Switzerland. GVM merged with another company 18 months ago. As a result of the merger, the management: • cut the workforce by 15%; • Introduced open-plan offices; • Proposed that salary payments and staff recruitment should be done by outside companies instead of by the Human Resources (HR) Department. If this happens, there will be redundancies in the department. • Most staff are now worried about job security and morale is low. In particular , staff in the Human Resources Department complain of being overworked and severely stressed. Absenteeism is high and several staff have recently resigned.

  28. Consultants’ findings The management has asked a group of consultants to study the problems in the HR Department. They have presented a report of their findings. Space problems The HR staff don’t like the open-plan office. They don’t have enough space or privacy. Many of them work in small areas without windows. The office is noisy and staff are often interrupted by colleagues. Heavy workload Because of the redundancies, staff are working harder and longer hours. Also , they have to attend too many meeting and deal with too much paperwork. The company is monitoring their work more closely and controlling them more than ever before. Pressure from the redundancy process Since last year, the HR staff have had to make many colleagues redundant. Some of the HR staff involved in this have suffered great emotional strain. Further staff cuts There is a new rumor about possible further redundancies. The union have said that they will recommend strike action if this happens. The new HR Director The new Director of HR is extremely unpopular. She doesn’t listen to people or try to understand their points of view. She never mixes with staff outside office hours. Career moves Several good HR personnel say they will resign unless the situation improves.

  29. Task • You are members of the group of consultants studying the problem in the HR Department. Work in small groups to discuss these questions. • Which problems do you think are the most serious? • What should the management do to solve the problems? • Meet as one group. Work out an action plan to reduce the stress in the HR Department.

  30. As leader of the Stress Management Team, write a memo to GVM’s Managing Director outlining your recommendations for stress management in the company in both the short and long term. writing file page 131

  31. Thank You !

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