 Anger Management How to “chill out” instead of “boiling over”
& Vocabulary Development: topInstructions: Match the vocabulary word in the column on the left with the correct definition on the right.
Instructions: Complete the sentence using the appropriate vocabulary word from the box above. 1. Don’t be such a ________________, it may not rain tomorrow. 2. It is ________________ that we learn to deal with our anger if we want to avoid a potential heart attack. 3. The label on this ointment says that it is for “________________ use only”. 4. Write your own sentence using one of the remaining vocabulary words. ___________________________________________________________________________
$ Reading/Writing Exercise top Instructions: Read the following text and fill in the blanks using the vocabulary words from the exercise above. When you have read the article for a second time, answer the comprehension questions that follow. Even the most serene and relaxed person has been guilty of losing control of his/her emotions at one time or another. Anger is a normal human emotion that is usually healthy, but can be destructive if it is not successfully monitored. Anger (often referred to as hostility or [1] ___________) can cause problems in both your professional and personal relationships. It is difficult to say whether or not outbursts of anger are more prevalent today than they were in the past. There is no doubt that our [2] ___________ modern life, in which we are constantly bombarded by strains of [3] ___________, financial burdens and accelerating technology, provides the perfect breeding ground for anger to erupt. Dr. John Barefoot, of Duke University, found that individuals who scored relatively high on hostility tests were almost five times as likely to die of heart disease and other stress related ailments. Anger induces physiological and biological changes. With anger comes an increase in heart rate, blood pressure and adrenaline levels. Anger can be sparked by both [4] ___________ (being stuck in rush hour traffic) and internal (feeling depressed) events. Although too much anger can be [5] ___________, it is important to recognize that anger is an adaptive response that humans initiate when facing threats. Our aggressive behaviour and feelings allow us to defend ourselves when we are attacked. Consequently, a certain degree of anger is [6] ___________ for our survival. People use various conscious and unconscious strategies to manage their anger. The three primary approaches are expressing, [7] ___________ and calming. It’s this first approach, expressing, which causes the most problems. It is important that an individual release built up pressure and hostility, but it must be accomplished in a non-aggressive and constructive manner. To do this, you should be cognizant of others’ feelings and how your actions and words affect those around you. You should express how you feel rather than act on how you feel. The second approach involves suppressing your anger. In this strategy, the aim is to redirect your hostility and convert it into more positive behaviour. Instead of being a [8] ___________ and looking at the glass as being half empty, be an optimist and look at the glass as being half full. Look on failure or frustration as a learning experience rather than an [9] ___________. The final coping strategy involves calming down internally and consciously monitoring your physiological responses to anger. Take a deep breath and allow your heart rate to decrease, count to ten and then re-evaluate the situation that initiated your feelings of anger. As with many things, when examining anger it becomes apparent that we are our own worst enemy. We have been programmed through cultural norms to believe that “every problem has a solution”; this method of thinking just increases our level of [10] ___________. Often we can not change the situation that angers us but we can change or reaction to that frustrating situation. Learn to communicate how you feel, become aware of your body’s internalization of anger, and when all else fails, use humour to help you see that every cloud has a silver lining. 1. The word “your” (in the third paragraph, 5th sentence) is a: 2. The main idea of this article is: 3. All of the following statements are true EXCEPT: 4. The word “relatively” (in paragraph one) is: 5. The word “induces” (in paragraph two) could be replaced by all of the following EXCEPT: 6. Who is more likely to agree with the following statement: (a) an optimist (b) a pessimist 7. The article presents various strategies for dealing with anger; what do you do when you feel angry? [Please write your answer in sentence format.] ___________________________________________________________________________ 8. Paraphrase the proverb every cloud has a silver lining. ___________________________________________________________________________
Past Perfect F Today we are going to focus on the Past Perfect verb tense. The past perfect is formed by combining the auxiliary HAD + THE PAST PARTICIPLE OF THE VERB. The past perfect is primarily used when we are talking about two or more things that happened in the past and we want to indicate which of them happened first. The past perfect is often used in combination with other past tenses. This tense is also used in conjunction with the preposition “by” to indicate a point in the distant past and its relation to a point in the recent past. It is not necessary to use the past perfect if the sentence contains an adverb which clearly indicates which action occurred first. We do not use past perfect to discuss events that occurred regularly in the past (use the simple past). [example] When I was a child, I always enjoyed sitting in the front row of the cinema. The following adverbs are often used with the past perfect tense: hardly, barely, before, after and the conjunctions: when, until and once Exercise One top 1. I had been late. The movie started one hour before. correct or incorrect 2. My boyfriend enjoyed the movie even though he’d seen it before. correct or incorrect 3. We’ve hardly had time to say hello before we had to rush into the cinema. correct or incorrect 4. This was not the first time that we had been late for a movie. correct or incorrect 5. By the end of the movie, we had all calmed down enough to realize that being late wasn’t such a big deal. correct or incorrect Exercise Two top 1. He (be) _____________ a lawyer before he (become) _____________ the Prime Minster. 2. The dorm (is) _____________ quiet when I got home. I guess everyone _____________ (go) to bed early. 3. I was tardy again! The TOEFL teacher (finish, already) _____________ the quiz by the time I (get) _____________ to class. 4. It was snowing throughout the night, but by the time we (get) _____________ up, the snow (stop) _____________. 5. The movie (begin, already) _____________, so we (can/not) _____________ find seats together. 6. Millions of years ago, the tyrannosaurus (roam) ________________. 7. I almost missed my streetcar. By the time I (get) _____________ to the stop, all of the other passengers (board/already) _____________ . 8. When I (live) _____________ in Montreal, I always (eat) _____________ at the same deli.
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