Check your progress pp. 91-94
Key to tasks 1/2:
The rest of the article will be about relaxing. (a)
Key to task 3:
A: Most of us suffer from stress because it is difficult to relax in modern life.
B: The author defines stress as ‘the pressure we live with every day.’
C: They say that many serious diseases are due to stress.
D: No, there are other causes, such as smoking, pollution, unhealthy food…
E: The author will show how and why modern life creates tension. (a)
Key to task 4:
Key to task 5:
1 à C 2 à B 3 à A 4 à D
Key to task 6: Suggested questions
1- Do you take any rest at all?
2- What kind of music do you like to listen to?
3- Do you take time to meditate?
4- Which do you prefer, reading books or watching films?
5- What do you ususally do to relax?
6- What do you regularly do to keep cool?
Key to task 7:
The reporter asked his informants:
- if they took some rest regularly.
- what kind of music they liked to listen to.
- if they took time to meditate.
- whether they preferred reading books or watching films.
- what they usually did to relax.
- what they regularly did to keep cool