Audio: Beating stress

(B1), B2, (C1)

The demands of modern-day life create a lot of stress, which has a very negative impact on our physical and mental health. In this activity from the British Council Learn English website, you will hear Emily, a native of Hong Kong, explain how she combats stress. Her advice to us centres around the acronym S-T-R-E-S-S!  Activity time: 25 to 45 minutes.

Task:  Go to the activity page and

1  Do the Preparation task to learn some key vocabulary used in the audio
2  Listen to the audio and check your comprehension in Task 1
3  Develop your vocabulary in Task 2. Listen again to the audio if necessary.

The activity is here.