Complete what the speakers say with appropriate words and expressions. 1. I don't like all this competition towards objectives that are not that worthwhile - I don't like the … and I want to get off the … 2. I'm ok now, but I had these feelings of being

The underlined expressions below refer to different aspects of stress. Complete what the speakers
say with appropriate words and expressions from B and C opposite.
1. I don't like all this competition towards objectives that are not that worthwhile - I don't like the
… and I want to get off the …
2. I'm ok now, but I had these feelings of being unable to do what I was supposed to do - I was
totally
and
3. My partner and I decided to make a change for the better by going to live in the country - we
wanted to …
… and
4. Another good thing you get by living there is a better
5. I think my illness was caused by feeling tense and irritable all the time because of work - I'm
sure it was …
6. We spent a lot of time arguing with our children over basic things and we wanted to spend more
time doing interesting activities with them - we wanted more …
7. It felt like there was a great weight pressing down on me. But my colleagues told me that it was
probably because of my work - all that
and
8. The things my employer was asking me to do were impossible - I just couldn't face their
9. Seventy hours a week is not normal - no one should be asked to accept this level of
10. It's a feeling you hear but never think will happen to you. I retired at the age of 51 because
I couldn't face work any more and I knew I would never go back - I was completely
Over to you
Do you sometimes get stressed at work or college? What do you do about it?
What are some of the symptoms of stress?
What are the possible disadvantages of downshifting?