Homework: Tuesday, 25 April 2007

Two lots of Homework this week.

1. Read the article “Managing Stress” starting on page 119 of the textbook and discuss the following questions with your language partner or imaginary friend:

(i) What were the three areas of life the author felt could be controlled so as to relive stress?

(ii) What did the author feel cold be done in each of these areas to relive stress?

(iii) What was the College Readjustment Rating Scale was developed according to the author?

(iv) What were the two theories about the origin of stress noted by the author?

(v) was the one aspect of stressful situations the author thought we could always control?

2. By yourself, spend 5 to 10 minutes writing about one thing (other than your Advanced Writing class) that is causing stress in your life now. In the piece say something about:

(i) what it is;

(ii) how it makes you feel;

(iii) what you think you can do about it.

Remember:

(i) I’ll choose various people to volunteer to share their musings [so watch the language!!!!];

(ii) worry too much about grammar or spelling.