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It was an open-airplayhouse where Shakespeare's plays were2\The town of Vulcan is in Alberta, Canada,3and its name has helped it to become aunderwater. The main exhibit is an BOO-yearThe Vulcan Tourism and TrekStation - Alberta, Canadatourist attraction. It has built a tourist stationbased on the theme of the famous Star Trekperformed. An exhibition and tour show whattelevision and feature-film series. It showslife was really like in Shakespeare's time.many objects from the series, and there isThe Globe Theatre is a popular Londona replica nearby of the starship Enterpriseattraction. MORE�from Star Trek V.
MOREThe Sunken Ship Museum Yangjiang, South ChinaOpenedin 2010, the museum is locatedold ship which is 24 metres below the surfaceof the sea. Visitors can see the ship fromunderwater corridors. In addition, they canview the precious objects which have beentaken from the ship. MOREWork in small groups.�L3--1Brainstorm ideas for a new attraction in your area/country.2Choose the best idea. Then discuss your concept, using these q uestions as a guide.Choose someone to lead your discussion.1 What are the strong points of your great idea?4 How can you attract tourists?2 What kind of experience will your attraction offervisitors?5 What are your plans for marketing and promotingthe attraction?3 How will it make money for the local community?6 What corporate sponsorships will you try to obtain?3Describe your ideas to the other groups.
Answer their questions.4Meet as one group. Choose someone to lead the meeting. Discuss all the projects and decide which oneshould be presented to Dilip Singh's committee. If you cannot agree, take a vote.jWatch the Case study commentary on the DVD-ROM.GNEW AITRACTION - RECOMMENDATION FOR WINNING ENTRYIntroductionWritingThis report outlines the key features of the newYou are a member of the committee which helps Dilipto judge the projects. H e has asked you to write a shortreport on the project you think should win, with yourreasons for recommending it.attraction that we feel should win the competition. ItOutline the key features of the project and say why itwould be a commercial success.gives reasons why the project was selected and explainswhy the new attraction should be a comm e rci al su ccess.=:J Writin g file page 1 2 9Scanned for Agus Suwanto43STARTING U PaAdd the verbs from the box to the phrases below to create some commonstressful situations.being finding geffigtaking waiting1.havingmaking9 �in 9 to the dentist..moving6shoppingtravelling.
. . . . . . . . . . .house. . . . . . . . . . . .an interview2. . . . . . . . . . . .in a long queue73. . .. . . . . . . . .stuck in a traffic jam8. . . . . . . . . . . .a speech4. . . . . . . . . . . .a parking space9. . . . . . . . . . . .by a ir5. . . . . .
. . . . . .with your partner /family. . . . . . .. . . . .an exam or test10Which of the above situations is the most stressful for you? Can you addany others to the list?1!1What do you do to relax? Which of these activities are the most effectivefor you, and why? In what other ways do you relax?playing a sport • reading • eating/drinking • having a bath • walkinggardening • massage • shopping • listening to music • watching TV• browsing online• blogging• meditating• using Facebook/YouTube••44Scanned for Agus SuwantoUNIT 5IIVOCABULARYStress in theworkplaceEJHSTRESSRank these situations from 1 (most stressful) to 10 (least stressful).Then discuss your choices.•making a presentation to seniorexecutives••leading a formal meeting••telephoning in English••writing a report with a tight deadline•negotiating a very valuable contractmeeting important visitors from abroadfor the first timeasking your boss for a pay risedealing with a customer who has amajor complaint•covering for a colleague who is away•taking part in a conference callMatch the words (1-8) to their definitions (a-h).1 lifestyle2workaholic3workloada) a system where employees choose the time they startand finish work each dayb) a time or date by which you have to do somethingc) how personally satisfied you are with the way youlive and work4 deadline5 flexitime6 work-life balance7quality of life8working environmentd) someone who cannot stop working and has no timefor anything elsee) the ability to give a good amount of time to your workand to outside interests, e.g.
familyf) the amount of work a person is expected to dog) the people, things and atmosphere around you at workh) the way people choose to organise their livesI]Complete each sentence with an appropriate word or phrase from Exercise A.1Iworked until 1 1 o'clock at night to meet the . . . . . .
. . . . . . for presenting the report.2Iwork six days a week and never have a holiday. My girlfriend says I'm a . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Karl has a heavy . . . . . . . . . . . . at the moment because several colleagues are off sick.4She gave up a highly paid job to join a meditation group in India. She's completelychanged her . . . .
. . . . . . . . .5 A . . . . . . . . . . . . system can help to reduce stress levels of employees by giving them morecontrol over their working hours.6 If you have children, working from home may help im prove your . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Many people argue that technology has greatly improved our .
. . . . . . . . . . . and the waywe feel about work. Others disagree, arguing it actually increases stress.8III!JA clean, quiet, comfortable and friendly . . . . . . . . . . . . can actively reduce levels of stress.Mal<e sentences using some of the vocabulary items from Exercise A todescribe your own situation.Discuss where to put the jobs i n the box i n the stress league on the nextpage.
Rating is from 10 to 0: the higher the rating, the greater the pressure.Then turn to page 132 and check your answers.Advertising executive Architect BankerHairdresser Firefighter Sales assistantDiplomat45Scanned for Agus SuwantoUNIT 5....STRESSyour p1 ace.mth e s tress leagueMinerPolice officerConstruction worker8.3Film producer7.77.5!UDm�W��� ��;-·r·-.·___VetAccountant5.55.4-+-6.II.- ---=--5.77.2ActorDoctorPsychologist�11 �...
. .. c�����-1 j3············See the DVD-ROMfor the i-G/ossary.6.2fffijournalistAirline pilot�,.----olicitor. -=���---;·�_O pt ic ia nostman-=-=--"'---L. ......... . .Minister/Vic a rN u rsery n urse __LibrarianJ__---��l �3.7---135Source: University of ManchesterInstitute of Science andTechnology (UK)Choose three jobs from the stress league i n Exercise D.
What do you thinkmakes these particular jobs stressful? Compare your ideas.Is your own job (or one you intend to do) included in the stress league?Do you think it is in the right place? What about the other jobs in theleague? If your job is not included, where would you place it?Discuss these questions.1Do you like working under pressure? Why? I Why not?2What deadlines do you have to meet in your daily life? Which are the most difficult to meet?3Why do people become workaholics?4How important is the working environment in reducing stress?What are the main causes of stress at work?Dealing withstressjessica CollingWatch theinterview onthe DVD-ROM.[I,.>)) C01.43 jessica Colling is Director of Marketing at Vielife, a Consultancythat advises businesses on health at work. Listen to the first part of thei nterview and answer these questions.1What three examples are given of things that make people feel under pressure at work?2What is resilience to stress?II,.>» C01.44 Listen to the second part.
What can happen if you have to managestress for a long time without a break?m..>» (01.44 Listen again and complete this extract.IJDm...... ... ....It's difficult to say really what's a . _ . . . . 1 level of stress for somebody to feel at work.The problem with that is that what one person finds really . . . . . .2 and it excites them tobe able to do their job well, somebody else might find really, really .
. . . . . ?. What we dosee is that actually a high level of continued . . . . . -'• can actually sometimes spill overinto feelings of stress.. . ..,.>)) C01.45 Listen to the third part. What two examples are given of companiesbeing flexible in how they expect staff to work?,.>» C01.46 Listen to the final part. What two reasons are given for why womenreport higher levels of stress than men?Discuss these q uestions.1What is a good work-life balance for you? Is it easier for men than women to be a manager?2Is it important to have a certain level of stress in the workplace?46Scanned for Agus SuwantoUNIT5 �� STRESSI n pairs, rank these countries according to those where you think businessleaders feel the most stress (1 = most stress, 9 = least stress).READINGBusinessowners feelingstressed••I]AustraliaMexico••ChinaSweden••DenmarkTurkey••FinlandVietnam•GreeceRead the first two paragraphs of this article.
Then check your answers toExercise A.Over half of business owners feeling increasing! y stressedMore than half the leaders of privately510held busi nesses globally feel t h e i rs t ress levels have i n c reased overthe last year. The research fromthe Grant Thornton I n te rn a t i o n a lBusiness Report ( I B R ) 2 0 I 0 coversthe opinions of over 7.400 businesso w n e r s a c r o s s 36 e c o n o m i e s .M a i n l and China tops the league forthe most stressed leaders.
with 76%of b u s i ne s s owners s a y i n g t h e i rstress levels have increased over thelast year.Other economics that were high i n15 t h e stress league table were Mexico(74%), Turkey (72%), Vietnam (72%)and Greece (68%). At the opposite endof the scale, business owners in Sweden(23%), Denmark (25%), Finland20 (33%) and Australia (35%) have thelowest stress levels in the world.There appears to be a l i n k betweenstress l e v e l s a n d GOP. B u s i n e s s25owners i n mainland C h i n a , Vietnam,Mexico, India and Turkey arc all highon the stress league table and areworking i n environments where highgrowth is expected. But it's not just i ncountries expecting high growth that30 tress levels are high - at the oppositeend of the growth scale, Ireland, Spain35and Greece arc all high on the leaguetable.
Said Alex MacBcath, GlobalLeader - Markets at Grant ThorntonInternational, "We have busi nesses atboth ends of the GOP growth scaleexperiencing h i g h stress for veryd i fferent reason . I n mainland China.the pressure i s on to keep up with the40 speed of expansion, while in Ireland,for example, the economy is shrinking,and business owners arc worried abouthow theywillkeep theirbusi ness alive.''45Business owners were asked aboutthe major causes of workplace stress.soNot surprisingly, the most commoncause during 2009 was the economicc l i m ate, w i t h 38% of respondentsglobally saying t h i s was one of theirmajor causes o f stress.
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