Unit 3: Teen stress and pressure
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. treasure b. pleasure c. ensure d. measure
2. a. daughter b. author c. laundry d. sausage
3. a. dials b. calls c. says d. plays
4. a. education b. graduate c. individual d. confident
5. a. embarrassed b. awareness c. abandoned d. captain
II. Complete the sentences with the words from the box. There are two words that you do not need to use.


1. He gets when people don’t understand what he’s trying to say.
2. I’m not about her - she can take care of herself.
3. She was very as she waited for the interview.
4. The teacher wants the children to feel about asking questions when they don’t understand.
5. Anna got 10 marks for her English test. She felt absolutely aboutthat result.
6. She’s terribly about losing her job.
7. He told himself to stay whenever he was put into a harsh situation.
8. As soon as I had made the final decision, I felt a lot more .
III. Turn the following sentences into reported speech.
1. “Our daughter wants to study abroad for a year,” they said.

2. “Have you ever experienced school pressures?” she asked me.

3. “Yesterday I couldn’t watch my favourite cartoon on Disney Channel,” he said.

4. “Is the weather good in Shanghai in the summer?” Jane asked me.

5. “What are the skills that you find the most difficult to learn?” she asked me.

6. “Would you bring me a cup of coffee, please?” she told me.

7. “I’ll come and help you on Saturday,” Joana told me.

8. “When will you come back home?” my mom asked me.

9. “Do you need any help on this assignment?” the teacher asked me.

10. “My friend got engaged to a German last month,” Danny told Ann.

IV. Complete the sentences with correct tense of verbs.
1. The interviewer asked me what I (can) do if I were offered the job.
2. Mandy asked me if the boys (read) the book at present.
3. The manager told me that I (travel) from place to place thefollowing month.
4. They said they (never/ be) to Scotland until last year.
5. Jason and Victoria told me they (do) their best in the exams thefollowing day.
6. I wondered why Nick (not go) to New York the summer before.
7. John told me that there (may) not be dessert after dinner.
8. She asked me if everyone (must) contact the Magic Number inemergency situations.
9. My mom said she (be) going to visit a friend of hers in London.
10. Shannon said that she (need) to take care of her baby
V. Rewrite the following sentences using question words before to-infinitives.
1. I don’t know where I should visit this summer vacation. ___________________________________________
2. Could you tell me who I should ask for advice?___________________________________________
3. She wondered what she should write in the final essay.___________________________________________
4. I have no idea who I should contact in case of emergency.___________________________________________
5. They can’t decide when they leave for America.___________________________________________
6. I’m not sure what I should cook for my son’s birthday party.______________________________________
7. Could you tell me where I should put my umbrella?___________________________________________
8. He asked himself what he should send her as a present.___________________________________________
9. I have no idea when I should leave for Japan.___________________________________________
10. She wondered how she should resolve the conflict.___________________________________________
VI. Rewrite the following questions in reported speech, using question words before to-infinitives.
1. “What should we do to help her overcome stress?”
They didn’t know
2. “Should I discuss this matter with my teammates?”
Jonas wondered
3. “