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#4. The Stress Test


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Published: 4.17.2021
Level 4   |   Time: 3:40
Accent: British

Roy and Moss go to a meeting to learn how to deal with stress.

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triangle Directions 목표 Direcciones Instruções


  1. READ the VOCABULARY + BACKGROUND

    It is important to read the vocabulary and background before you watch the video. This will improve your ability to understand the video. It will also help you understand how the new vocabulary is used naturally.

  2. WATCH the VIDEO

    The first time you watch the video, just try to understand the overall situation.

  3. ANSWER the QUESTIONS

    First, try to answer all the questions from memory. Then rewatch the video and try to answer the questions that you missed.

  4. WATCH and READ the SCRIPT

    Watch the video again while you read the script. Reading and listening at the same time will help you hear each individual word and improve your listening accuracy.

  5. DO the ACTIVITIES

    There are several different activities that focus on listening accuracy, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure.

  1. LEA el VOCABULARIO y ANTECEDENTES.

    Es importante leer el vocabulario y los antecedentes antes de ver el video. Esto mejorará su capacidad para comprender el video. También le ayudará a comprender cómo se usa el nuevo vocabulario de forma natural.

  2. VER el VIDEO

    La primera vez que vea el video, intente comprender la situación general.

  3. RESPONDE a las PREGUNTAS

    Primero intente responder todas las preguntas de memoria. Luego, vuelva a ver el video e intente responder las preguntas que se perdió.

  4. MIRAR Y LEER

    Mire el video nuevamente mientras lee el guión. Leer y escuchar al mismo tiempo lo ayudará a escuchar cada palabra individual y mejorará su precisión auditiva.

  5. HACER LAS ACTIVIDADES

    Hay una serie de actividades diferentes que se centran en la precisión auditiva, la pronunciación, el vocabulario, la gramática y la estructura de las oraciones.

  1. 어휘와 배경 읽기

    비디오를 보기 전에 어휘와 배경을 읽는 것이 중요합니다. 이렇게 하면 비디오를 이해하는 능력이 향상됩니다. 또한 새로운 어휘가 어떻게 자연스럽게 사용되는지 이해하는데 도움이됩니다.

  2. 비디오 보기

    비디오를 처음 볼 때 전체 상황을 이해하려고 노력하세요.

  3. 문제에 답하기

    먼저 모든 질문에 답을 해보세요. 그런 다음 비디오를 다시보고 놓친 질문에 답해보세요.

  4. 비디오 보면서 대본 읽기

    대본을 읽는 동안 비디오를 다시 보세요. 읽기와 듣기를 동시에 하면 각각의 단어를 듣고, 듣기 정확도를 향상시킬 수 있습니다.

  5. 액티비티 하기

    듣기 정확도, 발음, 어휘, 문법 및 문장 구조에 초점을 맞춘 다양한 액티비티가 있습니다.

  1. LER o VOCABULÁRIO + FUNDO

    É importante ler o vocabulário e o histórico antes de assistir ao vídeo. Isso melhorará sua capacidade de entender o vídeo. Também ajudará você a entender como o novo vocabulário é usado naturalmente.

  2. ASSISTA ao VÍDEO

    Na primeira vez que assistir ao vídeo, tente entender a situação geral.

  3. RESPONDA às PERGUNTAS

    Primeiro, tente responder todas as perguntas de memória. Em seguida, assista novamente ao vídeo e tente responder às perguntas que você errou.

  4. ASSISTA e LEIA o SCRIPT

    Assista ao vídeo novamente enquanto lê o roteiro. Ler e ouvir ao mesmo tempo ajudará você a ouvir cada palavra individualmente e a melhorar sua precisão auditiva.

  5. FAÇA as ATIVIDADES

    Existem várias atividades diferentes que se concentram na precisão auditiva, pronúncia, vocabulário, gramática e estrutura da frase.

triangle Vocabulary 어휘 Vocabulário Vocabulario


  • ☐ ☐ ☐ been subject to [exp] - have experienced
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ rage [n] - extreme anger
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ snap at (someone) [phv] - speak suddenly with anger at (someone)
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ harshly [adv] - very strongly
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ raise my voice [exp] - yell
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a heart attack [n] - when the heart stop working properly
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ shoot up [phv] - go up a lot
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ register [v] - be measured or noticed
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ count [v] - be included
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ have a go [exp] - take a turn, try it
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a display [n] - the part of a machine that gives visual information
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ brilliant [adj] - excellent
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ move on [phv] - go to the next thing

[n] - noun,  [v] - verb, [phv] - phrasal verb,  [adj] - adjective,  [exp] - expression



triangle Background 배경 O fundo Antecedentes


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Roy Moss
  • Roy and Moss are technical support people (IT experts) for a large company.

triangle Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas


  1. The man is giving a presentation on stress.
    True
    False

  2. Moss and Roy are on time for the presentation.
    True
    False

  3. The man says that he has snapped (spoken with anger) at his wife.
    True
    False

  4. The man says that he feels stress at that moment.
    True
    False

  5. Moss wants to be the first volunteer.
    True
    False

  6. The man asks the woman a very personal question.
    True
    False

  7. Roy thinks that the stress machine doesn't work.
    True
    False

  8. Roy is satisfied with his turn (his go) on the stress machine.
    True
    False

  9. Moss thinks that Roy should be punished.
    True
    False

  10. Moss wants to take a turn (have a go) on the stress machine.
    True
    False

  11. Roy and Moss help the man relax.
    True
    False

  12. Moss builds his own stress machine.
    True
    False

  13. Roy likes Moss's stress machine more than the man's stress machine.
    True
    False



triangle Listen & Repeat 듣고 따라하기 Ouça e repita Escuchar y repetir [ ? ]

Listen & Repeat


This activity has two purposes.

The first purpose is to improve listening accuracy. Learners can often understand the general meaning of a video but still not hear and understand many of the words that are said. This is because native speakers tend to say the functional words unclearly. (eg. don’t know, going to, want to, can’t, must have) This activity is designed to help learners improve their ability to hear these words.

TIP: Learners should listen, and then try to repeat exactly what they hear. Then they should click “Show” and read the sentence. After reading the sentence, learners should listen again and try to hear each word.

The second purpose is to improve pronunciation.

TIP: Learners should listen to and read the sentences at the same time. Then learners should try to copy the pronunciation and intonation of the speaker exactly.

TIP: Exaggerating the intonation and feeling of the speaker is useful. It may feel awkward or funny, but it will help you sound more natural.

Escuchar y Repetir

Esta actividad tiene dos propósitos separados.

El primer propósito es mejorar la precisión auditiva. Los estudiantes a menudo pueden comprender el significado general de un video, pero aún no escuchan ni comprenden muchas de las palabras que se dicen. En particular, los hablantes nativos tienden a decir las palabras funcionales (p. Ej., No sé, voy a, quiero, no puedo, debe haberlo hecho) de manera poco clara. Esta actividad está diseñada para ayudar a los alumnos a mejorar su capacidad para escuchar estas palabras.

CONSEJO: Los alumnos deben escuchar y luego intentar repetir exactamente lo que se dijo. Luego deben hacer clic en "Show" y leer la oración. Después de leer la oración, los alumnos deben volver a escuchar e intentar escuchar cada palabra.

El segundo propósito es mejorar la pronunciación.

CONSEJO: Los alumnos deben escuchar y leer las oraciones al mismo tiempo. Luego, los alumnos deben intentar copiar la pronunciación y la entonación del hablante.

CONSEJO: Es útil exagerar la entonación y el sentimiento del hablante. Puede parecer incómodo o divertido, pero te ayudará a sonar más natural.

듣고 따라하기

이 액티비티에는 두 가지 목적이 있습니다.

첫 번째 목적은 청취 정확도를 높이는 것입니다. 학생들은 종종 비디오의 일반적인 의미를 이해할 수 있지만 여전히 많은 단어를 듣고 이해하지 못합니다. 특히 원어민은 기능적 단어 (예 : 모르겠다, 갈 것, 갖고 싶어, 가질 수 없어야 한다)를 불분명하게 말하는 경향이 있습니다. 이 액티비티는 학습자가 이러한 단어를 듣는 능력을 향상시킬 수 있도록 고안되었습니다.

팁 : 학습자는 듣고 나서 말한 내용을 정확하게 반복해야 합니다. 그들은“Show”를 클릭하고 문장을 읽어야 합니다. 문장을 읽은 후 학습자는 다시 듣고 각 단어를 들어야 합니다.

두 번째 목적은 발음을 향상시키는 것입니다.

팁 : 학습자는 동시에 문장을 듣고 읽어야 합니다. 그런 다음 학습자는 화자의 발음과 억양을 따라 해 보아야 합니다.

팁 : 화자의 억양과 느낌을 과장하는 것이 유용합니다. 어색하거나 재미있게 느껴질 수 있지만 더 자연스럽게 들리는 데 도움이 됩니다.

Ouvir e repetir


Esta atividade tem dois propósitos.

O primeiro objetivo é melhorar a precisão auditiva. Os alunos geralmente podem entender o significado geral de um vídeo, mas ainda não ouvem e entendem muitas das palavras que são ditas. Isso ocorre porque os falantes nativos tendem a dizer as palavras funcionais de forma pouco clara. (por exemplo, não sei, vou, quero, não posso, devo ter) Esta atividade é projetada para ajudar os alunos a melhorar sua capacidade de ouvir essas palavras.

DICA: os alunos devem ouvir e tentar repetir exatamente o que ouviram. Em seguida, deveriam clicar em “Mostrar” e ler a frase. Depois de ler a frase, os alunos devem ouvir novamente e tentar ouvir cada palavra.

O segundo objetivo é melhorar a pronúncia.

DICA: os alunos devem ouvir e ler as frases ao mesmo tempo. Em seguida, os alunos devem tentar copiar exatamente a pronúncia e a entonação do falante.

DICA: É útil exagerar na entonação e no sentimento do falante. Pode parecer estranho ou engraçado, mas ajudará você a soar mais natural.


Directions: Play the audio clip and try to repeat what you hear. Click "Show" to see the text.

Instrucciones: Reproduce el clip de audio e intenta repetir lo que escuchas. Haga clic en "Show" para ver el texto.

Instrucciones: Reproduzca el clip de audio e intente repetir lo que escucha. Haga clic en "Mostrar" para ver el texto.

지시 사항 : 오디오 클립을 재생하고 들리는 내용을 반복해 보십시오. 텍스트를 보려면 "Show" 를 클릭하십시오.


Clip 1

I myself have been subject to some terrible rages.



Clip 2

Just thinking about it now, I realise I'm raising my voice.



Clip 3

Let me show you what stress can do.



Clip 4

I'm going to need a volunteer.



Clip 5

I'm going to ask you a very personal question.



Clip 6

Sorry, I'm not going to ask you anything at all.



Clip 7

I actually haven't had a proper go yet.



Clip 8

Well, I don't think that that should count.



Clip 9

Well I think Roy should be punished for nearly killing that lady.



Clip 10

What are you eating?



Clip 11

I'm going to ask myself a very personal question.



Clip 12

Don't worry, I'm not really going to ask myself any questions.



triangle Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión


  1. What are five things in the video that Roy or Moss do that give other people stress?
  2. What foods help you feel calm? (i.e. What are your comfort foods?)
  3. Have you ever seen somebody experience terrible rage in public? Can you think of a memorable example? What happened?
  4. What makes you feel stress? How do you deal with stress?
  5. What person in your life gives you the most stress? How?

triangle Script 대본 Roteiro Texto


Man: I myself, have been subject to some terrible rages, but... Yes?

Roy: I'm sorry. Is this the stress class?

Man: Oh yeah. Come on in.

Roy: Thank you. Moss! This is in here! Moss!

Man: Just come in. Are you all right?

Man: As I was saying, I myself have been subject to some terrible rages. Where I've snapped at my wife, or spoken harshly to a work colleague, because of stress. If I just thinking about it now, I realise I'm raising my voice.

Man: I'm sorry. Stress is the main cause of heart attacks. And even a little bit... Let me show you what stress can do. I'm going to need a volunteer. Yes. Come on up.

Man: That's fine. Can I have your left hand there? The back? And just relax there.

Man: I'm going to ask you a very personal question. There we are, you see? Sorry, I'm not going to ask you anything at all.

Man: That's just to show how little is needed to send our stress levels shooting up. Just a simple statement like that is registered very strongly on the display.

Man: Yes, another volunteer?

Roy: Yeah.

Man: Ok. I'll have... just this off.

Roy: Ah! There it goes! Yes, raise up! Look at that! Brilliant! Brilliant, excellent! It's a super machine.

Man: Well, just a little misunderstanding there I imagine. So let's move on!

Roy: Whoa! I actually haven't had a proper go yet. Well, I don't think that should count, what's happened there...

Moss: Actually, I don't think that's fair. I would like a go, and I think Roy should be punished for nearly killing that lady.

Roy: Well, I think I should go first!

Man: I see, well let's move on...

Moss: When did you grow a bit?

Roy: A little go.

Man: We gotta move on. Can we just move on?

Moss: You're old? Are you very old?

Man: Let's move on! Oh! Shut up!

Moss: What are you eating?

Roy: Muffin.

Moss: A muffin? How can you be hungry, you ate a whole chicken at the stress buffet!

Roy: What's that?

Moss: Oh, I've made a stress machine to try out for myself, like the one in that class. Watch this.

Moss: I'm going to ask myself a very personal question. Don't worry, I'm not really going to ask myself any questions.

Roy: Pretty good. Not as good as the one in the stress class.