MODUL PERKULIAHAN
BAHASA INGGRIS 3
STRESS
Fakultas
Program Studi
Tatap Muka
Ekonomi dan
Bisnis
Manajemen
dan Akuntansi
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Abstract
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Competence
Stress always happens in daily Students are expected to be able to
activity, especially in our office. We know how to face stressful and what
have to face it whatever its kinds of job that has high stressful.
conditions
PEMBAHASAN
‘IT IS NOT WORK THAY KILLS MEN, IT IS WORRY’
Henry Ward Beecher
STRESS
Starting up
A. Which of these situations are the most stressful for you? Can you add any others?
 going to the dentist
 organizing party
 queuing in the supermarket
 having an interview
 being stuck in a traffic jam
 making a speech
 going to the hairdresser
 flying
 finding a place to park
B. What do you do to relax? Which of these activities are
the most effective for you and why? In what other ways
do you relax?
playing a sport
walking
reading
gardening
eating/ drinking
massage
watching TV
having a bath
shopping
meditating
listening music
Surfing the Net
C. Rank these situation from 1 (most stressful) to 8 (least stressful). Then discuss it.
a. making a presentation to senior executive
b. leading a formal meeting
c. telephoning in English
d. Writing a report with a tight deadline
e. negotiating a very valuable contract
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f. meeting important visitors from abroad for the first time
g. asking your boss for a pay rise
h. dealing with a customer who has a major complaint
Dealing with
stress
A. What do you think are the main causes of stress at work?
B. In your opinion, which of the following apply more to men or women? Why?
Men / Women
 are better time managers
 are less worried about deadlines
 have more pressure outside work
 are less ambitious
 worry more about making mistakes
 pay attention to detail
 are better at doing many things at the same time
 are more likely to become angry when stressed
Reading
A. Before you read the article, discuss these questions!
1. Did you have a “dream job” when you were child?
2. What is the cat race? Is it a
a. Game where people bet money on rats that race?
b. Very busy and competitive way of life?
c. Group of criminals driving fast cars?
3. To swap means ‘to exchange true or false?
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BANKER SWASPS RAT RACE FOR BUS LANE
BY SIMON DE BRUXELIES
A BANK manager has given up his £ 30,000 a year job with Nat West to realize his
childhood ambition of becoming a bus driver.
Despite the £ 11,000 salary and anti – social hours, John Burgin 48, has never
been happier. ‘Banking was a career but in the end it became just a job,’ he said.
‘Once I knew I was leaving, I used to go outside at lunchtime and watch as the
buses drove up and down. The time had come.
His passion was awaked as a boy growing up in Sheffield, where he collected bus
maps and timetables. But Mr. Burgin, from Nailsea, near Bristol, went on to
spend nearly 30 years working his way up through NatWest.
‘The levels of stress are totally different,’ he said. ‘At the bank, things were very
political I worked hard all day then took work home, and it never really finished.
There is stress in driving a bus around Bristol, but it’s a different kind a I don’t
take it home.
Answer these questions based on the text above!
1. What job does John Burgin do now? What job did he use to do?
2. How much did he earn? How much does he earn now?
3. What did he collect when he was a child?
4. How long did he work in a bank for?
5. ‘Banking was a career but in the end it became just a job. ‘What does Burgin
mean by this?
6. Why is Burgin’s new job less stressful than his old one?
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B. Look at the words below. Which go with the job of a) a bank manager or b) a bus
driver? Label them a) or b)
a customer
a timetable
an account
a garage
a nine-to-five job
wages
a shift
a passenger
a loan
a salary
a terminus
an overdraft
C. Find words and phrases in the article which mean:
1. to stop doing an activity
2. to achieve a dream
3. times when people do not usually work, for example the weekend or at night
4. to get better and better jobs in the same company
5. to do extra work outside the office
Vocabulary
A. Match the word to their definitions
1. Lifestyle
a) a time or date by which you have to do something
2. Workaholic
b) a system where employees chooses the time they start and
finish work each day
3. Workload
c) the way people choose to organize their lives
4. Deadline
d) someone who cannot stop working and has no time for
anything else
5. Flextime
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B. Complete each sentence with an appropriate word from the list in Exercise A.
1. I worked until 11 o’clock at night to meet………for presenting the report
2. I work six days a week and never have a holiday. My girlfriend says I’m a……..
3. Karl has a heavy………at the moment because several colleagues are sick
4. She gave up a highly paid job to join a meditation group in India. She’s
completely changed her……
5. A……..system can help to reduce stress levels of employees by giving them more
control over their working hour
Discussion
A. Discuss these questions
1. Do you like working under pressure? Why or why not?
2. What deadlines do you have to meet in your daily
life?
Which are the most difficult to meet?
3. Why do people become workaholic?
B. Look at the words in the box. Discuss where to put the jobs in the stress language
below.
Actor
Hairdresser
Librarian
Banker
Bus driver
Teacher
Your place in the stress league
Rating is from ten to zero: the higher the rating, the greater pressure
Miner
Police Officer
Construction Worker
Journalist
Advertising
………………..
Doctor
Musician
………………..
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8.3
7.7
7.5
7.5
7.3
7.2
6.8
6.3
6.2
Social worker
Stockbroker
………………..
Accountant
………………..
Postman
……………..
Nursery
……………
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5.5
5.4
4.3
4.3
4.0
3.7
3.3
2.2
Language Review
PAST SIMPLE AND PRESENT PERFECT
Answer the questions about the sentences in italics
1. She has worked in Warsaw for five years
 Does she work in Warsaw now?
2. She worked in London for three years.
 Does she work in London
Which sentence (1 or 2) uses the past simple? Which uses the present perfect?
We use the simple past:
 to talk about completed actions that happened in the past
They worked over last weekend to meet the deadline
 to refer to a definite moment or period in the past
They made the presentation on Monday
The present perfect connects the past and the present. We use the present perfect:
 to talk about past actions that affect us now
Our company has just introduced flextime and everyone’s delighted
 to talk about life experiences
I’ve worked with many companies where stress was a problem
 to announce news
The CEO has appointed a new management item
A. Choose the correct sentences
1. a. Stress levels have increased in recent years
b. Stress levels increased in recent years
2. a. The role of women changed dramatically over the past 100 years
b. The role of women has changed dramatically over the past 100 years
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3. a. He has worked as a stress counselor since 1999
b. He worked as a stress counselor since 1999
4. a. I resigned two months ago
b. I have resigned two months ago
5. a. Have you ever been to a stress counselor before?
b. Do you ever go to a stress counselor before?
6. a. I have seen a stress counselor last week
b. I saw a stress counselor last week
B. Write the time expressions from the box under the correct heading
so far
just
two years ago
yesterday
last Monday
ever
for the past two weeks
during the 1990’s
in 1999
yet
already
never
over the last view years
since 2001
when I was at University
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PAST SIMPLE
PRESENT PERFECT
Two years ago
So far
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Useful Language
 Making Suggestion
We could offer staff a wider choice of food
Why don’t we change the menus?
How about offering healthier meals?
What about having a no – smoking policy?
I think we should send out a questionnaire.
 Giving opinion
I think that we should ask the staff
I feel that we have to consider the cost
I’m sure/ convinced / positive that people would like it
 Agreeing
Yes, that’s right
Exactly
Good/ Excellent idea
 Disagreeing
Yes, but what about the cost
I’m not sure I agree
I really don’t agree
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