Listening practice
Although many people say that school days are some of the best times of your life, they aren't always plain sailing. Here is some useful vocabulary to talk about problems at school:
| sufrir acoso (escolar) | to suffer from (school) bullying |
| amenazar | to threaten |
| un ataque | attack |
| la falta de libertad | lack of freedom |
| golpear | to hit |
| la intimidación | bullying |
| la presión | pressure |
| meterse en líos | to get into trouble |
| burlarse de otros alumnos | to mock other students |
| ser víctima/s | to be a victim |
| estar estresado/a | to be stressed |
| tener miedo | to be afraid |
| sufrir acoso (escolar) |
| to suffer from (school) bullying |
| amenazar |
| to threaten |
| un ataque |
| attack |
| la falta de libertad |
| lack of freedom |
| golpear |
| to hit |
| la intimidación |
| bullying |
| la presión |
| pressure |
| meterse en líos |
| to get into trouble |
| burlarse de otros alumnos |
| to mock other students |
| ser víctima/s |
| to be a victim |
| estar estresado/a |
| to be stressed |
| tener miedo |
| to be afraid |
Listen to these young Spanish people talking about stress in their school lives and answer the questions.
Alonso
Ana
Enrique
Laida
Question
| Enrique | Laida | Ana | Alonso | |
| Who is often more stressed than people think? | ||||
| Whose routine is affected by stress? | ||||
| Who doesn't get stressed? | ||||
| Who says they only get stressed around exam time? |
| Who is often more stressed than people think? | |
| Enrique | |
| Laida | |
| Ana | |
| Alonso |
| Whose routine is affected by stress? | |
| Enrique | |
| Laida | |
| Ana | |
| Alonso |
| Who doesn't get stressed? | |
| Enrique | |
| Laida | |
| Ana | |
| Alonso |
| Who says they only get stressed around exam time? | |
| Enrique | |
| Laida | |
| Ana | |
| Alonso |
| Enrique | Laida | Ana | Alonso | |
| Who is often more stressed than people think? | ✔ | |||
| Whose routine is affected by stress? | ✔ | |||
| Who doesn't get stressed? | ✔ | |||
| Who says they only get stressed around exam time? | ✔ |
| Who is often more stressed than people think? | |
| Enrique | ✔ |
| Laida | |
| Ana | |
| Alonso |
| Whose routine is affected by stress? | |
| Enrique | |
| Laida | ✔ |
| Ana | |
| Alonso |
| Who doesn't get stressed? | |
| Enrique | |
| Laida | |
| Ana | |
| Alonso | ✔ |
| Who says they only get stressed around exam time? | |
| Enrique | |
| Laida | |
| Ana | ✔ |
| Alonso |
Transcript:
Alonso: Muchos de mis amigos se estresan mucho por el trabajo del cole, pero, a mí, no me afecta nada. La verdad es que no me importa mucho si saco buenas notas en los exámenes, o no.
Ana: En general, no sufro mucho de estrés, pero cuando llegan los examénes, sí, me afecta mucho. Por eso, a veces no siempre lo hago lo mejor posible en los exámenes.
Enrique: Soy muy competitivo y, por eso, siempre quiero sacar buenas notas en los exámenes. Mis amigos piensan que no trabajo mucho, pero, en realidad, hago mucho más trabajo y estoy mucho más estresado de lo que creen.
Laida: El estrés me afecta bastante. Siempre estoy estresada y, cuando llegan los exámenes, no como casi nada y apenas duermo. Me gustaría estar más relajada, pero lo encuentro muy difícil.
Translation:
Alonso: Many of my friends get very stressed by schoolwork, but it doesn't affect me at all. The truth is that I'm not very bothered whether I get good marks in the exams, or not.
Ana: In general, I don't suffer a lot from stress, but when the exams come around, yes, it affects me a lot. For that reason, I don't always do the best I can in the exams.
Enrique: I'm very competitive and so I always want to get good marks in the exams. My friends think that I don't work hard, but, actually, I do much more work and I'm much more stressed than they think.
Laida: Stress affects me quite a bit. I'm always stressed and, when the exams come around, I eat almost nothing and I hardly sleep. I'd like to be more relaxed, but I find it very difficult.
