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#4. The Stress Test


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Published: 17 Apr 2021   [ UPDATED MAY 2026 ]
Level 4 (B1+)   |   Time: 3:40
Accent: British

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

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Directions 이용안내 Direcciones Instruções Інструкції


  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.

  1. ПРОЧИТАЙТЕ СЛОВНИК і ОСНОВНУ ІНФОРМАЦІЮ

    Важливо прочитати словник і основну інформацію перед переглядом відео. Це покращить вашу здатність розуміти відео. Це також допоможе вам зрозуміти, як нова лексика використовується природно.

  2. ПЕРЕГЛЯНЬТЕ ВІДЕО

    Коли дивитеся відео вперше, просто намагайтеся зрозуміти загальну ситуацію.

  3. ВІДПОВІДАЙТЕ НА ЗАПИТАННЯ

    Спочатку спробуйте відповісти на всі запитання з пам'яті. Потім перегляньте відео ще раз і спробуйте відповісти на запитання, які ви пропустили.

  4. ПЕРЕГЛЯНЬТЕ і ПРОЧИТАЙТЕ СЦЕНАРІЙ

    Перегляньте відео ще раз, читаючи сценарій. Читання і слухання одночасно допоможе вам почути кожне окреме слово і покращити точність сприйняття на слух.

  5. ВИКОНАЙТЕ ЗАВДАННЯ

    Існує кілька різних завдань, які зосереджені на точності сприйняття на слух, вимові, лексиці, граматиці та структурі речень.

Vocabulary 어휘 Vocabulário Vocabulario Словник


Check the words you already know. Marca las palabras que ya conoces. Marque as palavras que você já conhece. 이미 아는 단어에 체크하세요. Позначте слова, які ви вже знаєте.

  • ☐ ☐ ☐ 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



Background 배경 O fundo Antecedentes Контекст


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

Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas Запитання


  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

Score:



Vocabulary Review 어휘 검토 Revisão de vocabulário Vocabulario revisión Огляд лексики


Directions: What expressions from the video have the same meaning as the highlighted expressions in the sentences below?

Instrucciones: ¿Qué expresiones del video tienen el mismo significado que las expresiones destacadas en las oraciones siguientes?

Instruções: Quais expressões do vídeo têm o mesmo significado que as expressões destacadas nas frases abaixo?

지시 사항: 아래 문장에서 강조된 표현과 같은 의미를 가진 표현을 영상에서 찾아보세요.

Інструкції: Які вирази з відео мають те саме значення, що й виділені вирази в реченнях нижче?


  1. I've [ spoken suddenly with anger at ] my wife, or spoken harshly to a work colleague.

    [ snapped at ]



  2. I've snapped at my wife, or spoken [ very strongly ] to a work colleague.

    [ harshly ]



  3. That's just to show how little is needed to send our stress levels [ going up a lot ].

    [ shooting up ]



  4. Just a simple statement like that is [ measured or noticed ] very strongly on the display.

    [ registered ]



  5. Well, I don't think that that should [ be included ].

    [ count ]



  6. So let's [ go to the next thing ]!

    [ move on ]



Sentence Building 문장 만들기 Construção de sentença Construcción de oraciones Побудова речень


Directions: Write sentences about the video clip using the words given. You can change the word form or add words, but you cannot change the word order.
Use a present time frame (tense).
( ) = optional   [ ] = necessary

Instrucciones: Escriba oraciones sobre el videoclip usando las palabras dadas. Puede cambiar la forma de la palabra o agregar palabras, pero no puede cambiar el orden de las palabras. Usa el tiempo presente.
( ) = opcional   [ ] = necesario

Instruções: Escreva frases sobre o videoclipe usando as palavras dadas. Você pode alterar a forma da palavra ou adicionar palavras, mas não pode alterar a ordem das palavras. Use o tempo presente.
( ) = opcional   [ ] = necessário

지시 : 주어진 단어를 사용하여 비디오 클립에 대한 문장을 씁니다. 어형을 변경하거나 단어를 추가할 수 있지만 어순은 변경할 수 없습니다. 현재 시제를 사용합니다.
( ) = 선택 사항   [ ] = 필수 사항

Інструкції: Напишіть речення про відеокліп, використовуючи подані слова. Ви можете змінювати форму слова або додавати слова, але не можете змінювати порядок слів.
Використовуйте теперішній час.
( ) = необов'язково   [ ] = обов'язково



Sentence 1

Roy / Moss / arrive / late / stress / presentation


Roy and Moss arrive late to a stress presentation.



Sentence 2

man / explain / stress / cause / him / snap / wife / and / raise / voice


The man explains (that) stress has caused him to snap at his wife and raise his voice.



Sentence 3

man / use / machine / show / how / people / react / stress


The man uses a machine to show how people react to stress.



Sentence 4

Roy / purposeful / scare / woman / while / she / connect / machine


Roy purposefully scares a woman while she is connected to the machine.



Sentence 5

Roy / Moss / argue / who / should / have / next / turn


Roy and Moss argue [about/over] who should have the next turn.



Sentence 7

Roy / Moss / eventual / cause / man / lose / temper


Roy and Moss eventually cause the man to lose his temper.



Sentence 8

later / Moss / build / own / stress / machine


Later, Moss builds his own stress machine.



Sentence 9

Roy / think / Moss / machine / not / as / good / one / stress / class


Roy thinks (that) Moss's machine is not as good as the one in the stress class.



Listen & Repeat 듣고 따라하기 Ouça e repita Escuchar y repetir Слухайте і повторюйте


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.

Instruções: Reproduza o clipe de áudio e tente repetir o que você ouve. Clique em "Show" para ver o texto.

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

Інструкції: Увімкніть аудіокліп і спробуйте повторити те, що чуєте. Натисніть "Show", щоб побачити текст.


Clip 1
0:00 / 0:00

I myself have been subject to some terrible rages.



Clip 2
0:00 / 0:00

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



Clip 3
0:00 / 0:00

Let me show you what stress can do.



Clip 4
0:00 / 0:00

I'm going to need a volunteer.



Clip 5
0:00 / 0:00

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



Clip 6
0:00 / 0:00

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



Clip 7
0:00 / 0:00

I actually haven't had a proper go yet.



Clip 8
0:00 / 0:00

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



Clip 9
0:00 / 0:00

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



Clip 10
0:00 / 0:00

What are you eating?



Clip 11
0:00 / 0:00

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



Clip 12
0:00 / 0:00

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



Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión Обговорення


  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?

Script 대본 Roteiro Guion Сценарій


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.

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