I Stress B Lot Person Stressful Work Deal

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Unfortunately, stress is a common emotion that we all experience. Most of the time, stress is caused by pressure placed on us. We experience stress trying to live up to someone else's expectations. This is the same for school and work. We are given work to do and if there is so much, we experience stress.

School

I'm stressing out. I have a mid term tomorrow and I haven't studied yet."
I have a paper due tomorrow and I didn't even read the book. I'm so stressed."
I always get stressed out during finals week. Even if I study a lot, there are always unexpected questions I don't know about."

My parents give me so much stress. They expect me to get straight A's all the time."
I would enjoy school a lot more if my parents didn't put so much pressure on me."
My dad gave me a beating when I brought home a C on my report card."

I'm so stressed. I'm taking the CPA exam next week and I'm not confident."
I've been stressed like this for two weeks now. I'll be happy when this semester is over."
I took too many classes this semester. I shouldn't have tried to do so much. Now I'm stressing like crazy."

My English professor is stressing me out. He wants me to help him write his article."
I'm having a lot of trouble in my political science class. It's stressing me out."

Stress - Work

I get a lot of stress from work."
I'm sick of all the stress I have to deal with."
The project I'm working on is giving me a lot of stress."
I have a lot of stress because of my manager. He wants me to finish my project in four days."

The most stressful thing about work is always making sure my manager is happy."
If I don't butt kiss, I might get fired. It's so stressful living like this."
Work is so stressful."

There's this guy at work. He's the biggest butt kisser. It's stressful competing against this guy."
I get a lot of stress from my coworkers. They're all way too competitive."

I volunteered for another project and it's stressful to say the least. I'm working 14 hours a day."
My company is over working me. They expect way too much from everybody."
If the work doesn't kill me, the stress will."

Stress - Questions and Answers

What do you do when you feel a lot of stress?"
What do you do when you feel stressed out?"
How do you relieve your stress?"

After work, I usually go out with some friends and have a few drinks."
We usually complain about our jobs over a bottle of Soju."
Drinking is the way we deal with stress."
On the weekend, my friends and I go out and drink a lot. It's the only way to stop thinking about work."

Although drinking to relieve stress is a normal practice. It is a bad interview question. When you are talking to friends, it is normal to say that you drink to take care of the stress, but if you talk to someone important, make sure you give a simple answer.

I usually go to the river and relax by the water."
I like to rent a movie and relax on the sofa. This really helps me deal with my stress."

What stresses you out the most?"
What makes you stressed the most?"
Where do you get the most stress from?"

My company gives me the most stress."
My girlfriend gives me the most stress."
I get a lot of stress from my parents."
School is the most stressful for me."

Everything about life is stressful."
I have a lot of stress trying to pay all the bills."

Stress - General

My parents are putting pressure on me to get married. It's so stressful."
My husband wants to have a baby. I don't want one yet. It's very stressful."

I get so much stress before interviews."
I feel a lot of stress when I have to talk in front of a large group."

Learning English is the most stressful thing I ever had to deal with."
I get stress every time I think about speaking English."

He is always late with his work. It's beginning to stress me out."
It's stressful because if anything goes wrong, our whole project will be ruined."
It's so stressful because of the importance. So many people are dependent on our success."

Stress - Interactive Practice

Click on Listen All and follow along. After becoming comfortable with the entire conversation, become Person A by clicking on the Person A button. You will hear only Person B through the audio file. There will be a silence for you to repeat the sentences of Person A. Do the same for Person B. The speed of the conversation is native speed. Use the pause button if the pause between each sentence is too fast for you. After practicing several times, you will be able to speak as fast as a native.