Watch and listen: Dealing with stress - Foundation tier
Watch and listen as Carlos shows Elena how to deal with stress.
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1. Carlos has given the following pieces of advice to Elena:
- a) Necesitas ir a la cama __________
- b) Debes hacer pausas de vez en cuando _________
- c) Estirar las piernas te aliviará. __________
- d) Demasiado estrés puede perjudicar tu cerebro, tu corazón y tu estómago __________
- e) Es mejor beber agua __________
- f) Es importante tener una dieta equilibrada. __________
Can you match them to the pictures?
a) 3.
b) 5.
c) 2.
d) 6.
e) 4.
f) 1.
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2. Translate the following sentences mentioned in the video into English?
a) Estoy muy estresada con los exámenes este mes.
I am very stressed about my exams this month.
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b) Demasiado estrés no es bueno para la salud.
Too much stress is not good for your health.
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c) No sé cómo evitar el estrés.
I don’t know how to avoid stress.
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d) El ejercicio físico te ayudará a mantenerte en forma..
Physical exercise will help you to stay fit.
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e) El café puede causar estrés también.
Coffee can cause stress too.
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3. Watch the video and select 5 consequences of stress mentioned by Carlos.
| It is bad for your health. | |
| You can eat a lot of junk food. | |
| It can lead you to start smoking. | |
| It can damage your eyes and back. | |
| You can develop obesity problems. | |
| It can cause head, heart and stomach problems. | |
| You can fail your exams. | |
| It can lead you to start using drugs. | |
| It prevents you from doing physical exercise. | |
| It will make you sleep a lot more. |
| It is bad for your health. |
| You can eat a lot of junk food. |
| It can lead you to start smoking. |
| It can damage your eyes and back. |
| You can develop obesity problems. |
| It can cause head, heart and stomach problems. |
| You can fail your exams. |
| It can lead you to start using drugs. |
| It prevents you from doing physical exercise. |
| It will make you sleep a lot more. |
| It is bad for your health. | X |
| You can eat a lot of junk food. | |
| It can lead you to start smoking. | X |
| It can damage your eyes and back. | |
| You can develop obesity problems. | X |
| It can cause head, heart and stomach problems. | X |
| You can fail your exams. | |
| It can lead you to start using drugs. | X |
| It prevents you from doing physical exercise. | |
| It will make you sleep a lot more. |
| It is bad for your health. |
| X |
| You can eat a lot of junk food. |
| It can lead you to start smoking. |
| X |
| It can damage your eyes and back. |
| You can develop obesity problems. |
| X |
| It can cause head, heart and stomach problems. |
| X |
| You can fail your exams. |
| It can lead you to start using drugs. |
| X |
| It prevents you from doing physical exercise. |
| It will make you sleep a lot more. |
