| THINK ano DISCUSS iW Read the unit title. What do you think foe means? What do you think this unit might be about? Look at the photo. How do you think it relates to the | title? | PART 1 How Stress Affects the Body Listening Listen for Cause and Effect ‘Speaking ‘Talk about Cause and Effect Pronunciation Thought Groups Kelly McGonigal How to make stress your iand Note Taking Use Symbols PUT IT TOGETHER Communicate Condiict a Survey Presentation Skill Vary Your Pace Performers wait backstage a the Hungry Ghost Festival, Hong Kong. Srass can havea negative or positive effect on pertormanco. I TL = aTnonin | How Siress Affects the Body BEFORE YOU LISTEN A COMMUNICATE Work in a small group. Discuss these questions. 1. Look at the picture. How do you think it relates to the ttle of the lecture, How Stress Affects the Body? 2. What kinds of stress do people face today? How is the stress we face today different from the stress our ancestors faced thousands of years ago? B THINK CRITICALLY Predict. Work in a small group. Discuss these questions and predict the answers that you will hear in the lecture. 1, Is stress good, bad, or neutral (neither good nor bad) for our overall physical and mental health? Explain your answer. 2. Are you familiar with the expression “fight or flight”? If so, how does it relate to stress? If not, listen carefully to how the lecturer explains it. 3. What effect does stress have on the heart?