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Itisnotworkthatkillsmen,itisworry.Maturityisachievedwhenapersonacceptslifeasfullofstress.Stressisthespiceoflife.Noonediesfromworkingtoohard.Butwhenpeopledon'tgetanyrecognitionintheirwork,thestressofthatlackofcontrolcankillthem.It’snotstressthatkillsus,itisourreactiontoit.Oneofthesymptomsofanapproachingnervousbreakdownisthebeliefthatone'sworkisterriblyimportant.Stressisanignorantstate.Itbelievesthateverythingisanemergency.Stressisthetrashofmodernlife-weallgenerateitbutifyoudon'tdisposeofitproperly,itwillpileupandovertakeyourlife.UsefulquotesaboutstressStartingupAWhichofthesesituationsaremoststressfulforyou?StartingupBWhatdoyoudotorelax?StartingupCRankthesesituationsfrom1(moststressful)to8(leaststressful).Thendiscussyourchoices.•makingapresentationtoseniorexecutives•leadingaformalmeeting•telephoninginEnglish•writingareportwithatightdeadline•negotiatingaveryvaluablecontract•meetingimportantvisitorsfromabroadforthefirsttime•askingyourbossforapayrise•dealingwithacustomerwhohasamajorcomplaintCanyouthinkofanyotherstressfulsituations?ListeningDealingwithstressCaryLCooperAWhatdoyouthinkarethemaincausesofstressatwork?BListentothefirstpartoftheinterviewandanswerthequestions.1AccordingtoProf.Cooper,whatarethe2majorcausesofstressatwork?-Firstly,increasing___________________.-Secondly,working______________________________.2DoesProf.Cooperthinkthesearenewproblems?Doyouagree?Why/whynot?jobinsecuritylonghoursisbecomingcommonListeningDealingwithstressCaryLCooperCListentothesecondpartoftheinterview.TicktheexamplesofthestresswhichProf.Coopermentions.1longhours2toomuchpaperwork3notenoughbreaksduringworkinghours4adifficultboss5transportproblemsgoingtoandfromwork6lackofpromotionopportunitiesforwomen√√√DListentothethirdpartoftheinterview.UnderlinethecorrectansweraccordingtoProf.Cooper.1Men/Womenaremoreflexible.2Men/Womencopewithpressurebetter.3Men/Womenhavemorestress-relatedillnesses.ListeningDealingwithstressCaryLCooperEInyouropinion,whichofthefollowingapplymoretomenorwomen.Why?Men/Women:1arebettertimemanagers.2arelessworriedaboutdeadlines.3havemorepressureoutsidework.4arelessambitious.5worrymoreaboutmakingmistakes.6paymoreattentiontodetail.7arebetteratdoingmanythingsatthesametime.8aremorelikelytobecomeangrywhenstressed.ReadingAcareerchangeABeforeyoureadthearticle,discussthesequestions.1Didyouhavea‘dreamjob’whenyouwereachild?2Whatistheratrace?Isita:a)gamewherepeoplebetmoneyonratsthatrace?b)verybusyandcompetitivewayoflife?c)groupofcriminalsdrivingfastcars?3Toswapmeans‘toexchange’:trueorfalse?√trueReadingAcareerchangeNatWestNationalWestminsterBankPlc,orNatWestasitiscommonlyknown,isacommercialbankintheUnitedKingdomwhichhasbeenpartofTheRoyalBankofScotlandGroupPlcsince2000.Itwasestablishedin1968bythemergerofNationalProvincialBankandWestminsterBank.TraditionallyconsideredoneoftheBigFourbanks,NatWesthasalargenetworkof1,600branchesand3,400cashmachinesacrossEnglandandWalesandoffers24-hourActionlinetelephoneandonlinebankingservices.Todayithasmorethan7.5millionpersonalcustomersand850,000smallbusinessaccounts.ReadingAcareerchangeBankerswapsratraceforbuslaneBReadthearticleandanswerthefollowingquestions.1WhatjobdoesJohnBurgindonow?Whatjobdidheusetodo?2Howmuchdidheearn?Howmuchdoesheearnnow?3Whatdidhecollectwhenhewasachild?4Howlongdidheworkinabank?5‘Bankingwasacareerbutintheenditbecamejustajob,’whatdoesBurginmeanbythis?6WhyisBurgin’snewjoblessstressfulthanhisoldone?He’sabusdrivernowbutheusedtobeabankmanager.Heearned￡30,000peryearbefore.Nowheearns￡11,000Busmapsandtimetables.Nearly30years.Hefoundnopleasureinworkanymoreanddidnotwanttoprogressanyfurtherinhisbankingcareer.Hedoesn’ttakeworktodoathomeorthinkaboutworkwhenhe’snotworking,unlikewhenhewasatthebankReadingAcareerchangeCLookatthewordsbelow.Whichgowiththejobofa)abankmanagerorb)abusdriver?acustomeratimetableanaccountagaragea9-to-5jobwagesashiftapassengeraloanasalaryaterminusanoverdrafta)b)a)b)a)b)b)b)a)a)b)a)ReadingAcareerchangeDFindwordsinthearticlewhichmean:1tostopdoinganactivity(paragraph1).2toachieveadream(paragraph1).3timeswhenpeopledonotusuallywork,forexampletheweekendoratnight(paragraph3).4togetbetterandbetterjobsinthesamecompany(paragraph3).5todoextraworkoutsidetheoffice(paragraph4).giveuprealizeanambitionanti-socialhoursworkyourwayupthroughacompanytakeworkhomeVocabularyStressintheworkplaceAMatchthewordstotheirdefinitions1lifestyle2workaholic3workload4deadline5flexitimea)atimeordatebywhichyouhavetodosomethingb)Asystemwhereemployeeschoosethetimetheystartandfinishworkeachdayc)Thewaypeoplechoosetoorganizetheirlivesd)Someonewhocannotstopworkingandhasnotimeforanythingelsee)TheamountofworkapersonisexpectedtodoVocabularyStressintheworkplaceBCompleteeachsentencewithanappropriatewordfromExerciseA.1Iworkeduntil11o’clockatnighttomeetthe___________forpresentingthereport.2Iworksixdaysaweekandneverhaveaholiday.MygirlfriendsaysI’ma____________.3Karlhasaheavy__________atthemomentbecauseseveralcolleaguesaresick.4ShegaveupahighlypaidjobtojoinameditationgroupinIndia.She’scompletelychangedher___________.5A_