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LightenYourLoadandUnit7:StressSaveYourLifeObjectivesToreadforthekeyideasinapassageTohelptoenlargestudents’vocabularyTograspCause-and–EffectwritingskillTolearntherhetoricofSimileTodevelopstudents’criticalthinkingCONTENTSummaryandAssignmentAnalyzingWritingStrategyReadingandUnderstandingLead-inPartFurtherThinkingTalkaboutthestressthatpeoplesufferfrom.PictureShowWhatkindofstressarepeoplesufferingfrom?Sufferings:jobstresslifestressfamilystressstudystress…Howmuchstressyouareexperiencinginyourlife?Let’stakethefollowingtestquicklyandfinditout.1.Doyoufeelboredorworried?A)oftenB)sometimesC)occasionally2.Doyouspeaktoyourself?A)oftenB)sometimesC)occasionally3.Whenyoufeelbad,wouldyougoouttogetsomeair?A)seldomB)occasionallyC)often4.DoyoufeelthattheTVprogramsareboring?A)oftenB)sometimesC)seldom5.Doyoustillfeelunhappy,evenifyouarriveatthetouristresort?A)oftenB)sometimesC)never6.Isthereanyonethatmakesyoufeelangry?A)above5peopleB)3-5peopleC)within2people7.Doyoufeeldizzybutinfactthereisnothingwrongwithyourbody?A)oftenB)sometimesC)occasionally8.What’syourreaction,whenyoumeetsomeonethatdisobeystrafficrulesandevenquarrelwithyou?A)“Ireallywanttokillthem.”B)“Whyisthishappeningtome?”C)“It’stoocrowdedhere.”9.Doyouthinkthatitisboringtodothesamethingeveryday(e.g.study)?A)itissoboringB)whenitconflictswithyourplanC)occasionally10.Doyouthinkthatyouareeasilyintroubleofemotionandfriendship?A)oftenB)sometimesC)occasionallyA=5pointsB=3pointsC=1pointAddthepointsyouget15points15-25points!25-35points!!35points!!!PressureIndexPointsrelaxationshoppingeatingsleepingchattingmusicsports…Howtorelievethestress?Possibleways:LightenYourLoadandSaveYourLifeUnit7:StressExpositionProblemAnalysisSolution1.Underwhatkindofsituation,wouldyouhurtyourheart?2.Ifyoudon’twanttobreakyourheart,whatshouldyoudo?ReadingandUnderstandingSkimming&ScanningBasedonthefollowingquestions,pleasedrawouttheproblemraisedinthetext.Paras.1-3underlinetheanswerstothequestionsPara.1Ifyouoftenfeelangryandoverwhelmed,likethestressinyourlifeisspinningoutofcontrol,thenyoumaybehurtingyourheart.stronglyaffectedbynegativefeelings1)(water)coversth./sb.completelyAgreatwaveoverwhelmedtheboat.3)affectsb.’semotionsinapowerfulway2)defeatsb.beoverwhelmedwith/by…(happiness/sadness/…)使受不了，不知所措(over+whelm)overwhelm:vt.Themomenthethoughtofgoingfortheexamwithoutanypreparation,Hetookhalfofthevotesandoverwhelmedthemainrivals.__________________________________(他的心中不甚恐慌).hewasoverwhelmedwithterror过分自信的过分强调超载prefix：over-morethanusual,toomuchWordFormationover+adj./verb/nounse.g.overconfidentoveremphasisoverload(over+whelm)1.Underwhatkindofsituation,wouldyouhurtyourheart?angry,overwhelmed,spinningoutofcontrol2.Ifyoudon’twanttobreakyourheart,whatshouldyoudo?ReadingandUnderstandingSkimming&ScanningBasedonthefollowingquestions,pleasedrawouttheproblemraisedinthetext.Paras.1-3underlinetheanswerstothequestionsIfyoudon’twanttobreakyourheart,youneedtolearntotakechargeofyourlifewhereyoucan—andrecognizetherearemanythingsbeyondyourcontrol.Para.2ReadingandUnderstandingSkimming&ScanningBasedonthefollowingquestions,pleasedrawouttheproblemraisedinthetext.Paras.1-3Problem:Stresswillhurtpeople’sheart,someasuresshouldbeseriouslytakentocopewithit.1.Underwhatkindofsituation,wouldyouhurtyourheart?angry,overwhelmed,spinningoutofcontrol2.Ifyoudon’twanttobreakyourheart,whatshouldyoudo?takechargeofyourlife,beyondyourcontrolExpositionProblemAnalysisSolutioneffectcauseStructureAnalysisIntroductiontothestressinlife(Paras.1-3)Howstressthreatensone’sheart(Paras.4-6)Majorcausesofthestressinlife(Paras.7-11)Stepstocopewiththestress(Paras.12-20)Thefirstcause:excessalarmorstresschemicalsTheargument:Stressleadstodeath.Thefirsteffect:Thisisalsothesecondcauseinthechain.Thisisalsothethirdcauseinthechain.Thesecondeffect:Thethirdeffect:wecan’tlive.Itcreatesmanyshortcircuits,andthatcausescrazyheartrhythms.thatburstsheartmusclefibers.(Para.5)…Theheartbeatslikeabagofwormsinsteadofapump.Andwhenthathappens,wecan’tlive.”Para.5simileSimileisafigureofspeechwhichdirectlycomparesonethingtoanotherbyusingasorlike.SIMILEcommonpattern:Ais(does)likeBAis(does)as…asBTheheartislikeabagofworms.tenor(本体)similemarker（喻词）vehicle（喻体）Metaphor,isakindofimpliedsimile,withoutusingasorlike.Metaphoreg.Lifeisaboxofchocolate.Youneverknowwhatyou’regoingtoget.---ForrestGumpLifeislikeaboxofchocolate.Commonpattern:AisBSummaryStructureAnalysis---exposition:Problem-Analysis-SolutionWordFormation---overwhelmWritingStrategy---cause-and-effect---rhetoricskill:simile&metaphorWriteaparagraphonthetopictoshowthreecause-and-effectrelationAssignmentFindoutthesolutionsinthetextandthinkaboutwhatenlightenmentyougetfromthearticle.TranslatethefollowingEnglishpoemtofurtherunderstandsimileandmetaphor.ToaSkylark(致云雀)---byPercyByssheShelleyTopic:ThetrafficinthecityisgettingworseFurtherThinking://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/stressStressManagement:HowtotransferstresstostrengthSurfontheinternettounderstandmoreaboutstressandfindoutthesuitablewaystomanagethestress.GroupActivity: