Joy English · Level B2 · Healthjoy-english.com
Talking about stress
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Understand a sensitive conversation about wellbeing.
Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.
Audio and answer checking: https://joy-english.com/listening-lessons/talking-about-stress
Words to know
- overwhelmed
- Feeling that you have too much to deal with.
- trust
- To believe that someone is honest and will not hurt you.
- specialist
- A doctor who knows a lot about one area.
Answer key
- How have you been feeling over the last month?“Have you been feeling” is the present perfect continuous.
- I've been feeling overwhelmed by work.“Overwhelmed” is stressed on “whelmed”.
- I find it hard to switch off in the evenings.“Switch off” here means stop thinking about work.
- Talking to someone you trust can really help.The stress is on “trust”.
- I can also refer you to a specialist if you'd like.The stress in “refer” is on “fer”. “You’d” is “you would”.