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Level 6
Boys and girls react differently to stress
13th November, 2016
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1611/161113-ptsd.html

Contents
The Article 2 Discussion (Student-Created Qs) 14
Warm-Ups 3 Language Work (Cloze) 15
Before Reading / Listening 4 Spelling 16
While Reading / Listening 5 Put The Text Back Together 17
Match The Sentences And Listen 6 Put The Words In The Right Order 18
Listening Gap Fill 7 Circle The Correct Word 19
Comprehension Questions 8 Insert The Vowels (a, e, i, o, u) 20
Multiple Choice - Quiz 9 Punctuate The Text And Add Capitals 21
Role Play 10 Put A Slash ( / ) Where The Spaces Are 22
After Reading / Listening 11 Free Writing 23
Student Survey 12 Academic Writing 24
Discussion (20 Questions) 13 Homework 25
Answers 26

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THE ARTICLE

From http://www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com/1611/161113-ptsd.html

A study from Stanford University in the USA suggests that very stressful

events affect the brains of boys and girls in different ways. Researchers

say that girls suffer more after traumatic events and are more likely to

develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). They also say that

because of this, girls and boys should be treated differently by doctors

during the recovery process from PTSD. Lead researcher Dr Megan

Klabunde said: "It is important that people who work with traumatised

youth consider the sex differences. Our findings suggest it is possible that

boys and girls could exhibit different trauma symptoms and that they

might benefit from different approaches to treatment."

The research focused on a part of the brain that deals with emotions and

empathy, called the insula. The smaller the insula, the more likely it is

that someone will suffer from PTSD. Researchers discovered that the

insula was particularly small in girls who had gone through a traumatic

event. It was larger than usual in boys who had experienced a

distressing, shocking or frightening event. Post-traumatic stress disorder

is a mental disorder that can develop after traumatic events, such as

sexual assault, warfare, traffic collisions, or threats on a person's life.

Symptoms may include disturbing or suicidal thoughts, nightmares

related to the events, and alterations to how a person thinks and feels.

Sources: http://www.bbc.com/news/health-37936514
http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2016/11/traumatic-stress-changes-brains-of-boys-girls-
differently.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posttraumatic_stress_disorder

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WARM-UPS

1. STRESS: Students walk around the class and talk to other students about stress.
Change partners often and share your findings.

2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, talk about these topics or words from the article. What will
the article say about them? What can you say about these words and your life?

study / stressful / suffer / traumatic / recovery / differences / symptoms / treatment /

brain / emotions / empathy / frightening / mental / assault / warfare / suicidal

Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.

3. USEFUL: Students A strongly believe stress has a useful function; Students B

strongly believe it doesn't. Change partners again and talk about your conversations.

4. STRESSFUL THINGS: How stressful are these things and why? How can we
deal with them? Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners often and share
what you wrote.

How stressful and why? How we can deal with them

Exams

Family fights

Money worries

Job

Social media

Marriage

5. BRAIN: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with
the word "brain". Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put
the words into different categories.

6. STRESSES: Rank these with your partner. Put the best stresses at the top. Change
partners often and share your rankings.

• exams • dating
• traffic jams • social media
• family fights • school / job
• money worries • the future

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BEFORE READING / LISTENING
From http://www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com/1611/161113-ptsd.html

1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).

a. The research was from Oxford University in the UK. T/F

b. The research says girls are more likely to suffer from PTSD. T/F
c. Boys and girls should be treated differently for stress. T/F
d. Boys and girls show different symptoms when stressed. T/F
e. The research focused on a part of the brain that deals with trauma. T/F
f. A part of the brain called the insula was bigger in girls. T/F
g. PTSD is a physical disorder. T/F
h. Symptoms of PTSD include having suicidal thoughts. T/F

2. SYNONYM MATCH:
Match the following synonyms. The words in bold are from the news article.

1. study a. disturbing
2. affects b. healing
3. likely c. report
4. recovery d. crashes
5. treatment e. probable
6. deals with f. changes
7. traumatic g. therapy
8. develop h. influences
9. collisions i. evolve
10. alterations j. handles

3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)

1. girls suffer more after a. thoughts

2. during the recovery b. symptoms
3. people who work with c. collisions
4. girls could exhibit different trauma d. with emotions
5. benefit from different approaches e. process
6. the brain that deals f. traumatic events
7. sexual g. how a person thinks
8. traffic h. to treatment
9. suicidal i. assault
10. alterations to j. traumatised youth

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GAP FILL
From http://www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com/1611/161113-ptsd.html

A study from Stanford University in the USA (1) ____________ likely

that very stressful events affect the brains of boys and girls in process
different ways. Researchers say that girls (2) ____________more
suggests
after traumatic events and are more (3) ____________to develop
exhibit
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). They also say that because

of this, girls and boys should be (4) ____________differently by differences

doctors during the recovery (5) ____________from PTSD. Lead treated

researcher Dr Megan Klabunde said: "It is important that people
approaches
who work with traumatised youth consider the sex
suffer
(6) ____________. Our findings suggest it is possible that boys

and girls could (7) ____________different trauma symptoms and

that they might benefit from different (8) ____________to

treatment."

The research focused on a (9) ____________of the brain that smaller

deals with emotions and empathy, called the insula. The distressing
(10) ____________the insula, the more likely it is that someone
part
will suffer from PTSD. Researchers discovered that the insula was
threats
(11) ____________small in girls who had gone (12) __________a

traumatic event. It was larger than usual in boys who had through

experienced a (13) ____________, shocking or frightening event. thoughts

Post-traumatic stress disorder is a mental disorder that can
particularly
(14) ____________after traumatic events, such as sexual assault,
develop
warfare, traffic collisions, or (15) ____________on a person's life.

Symptoms may include disturbing or suicidal (16) ____________,

nightmares related to the events, and alterations to how a person

thinks and feels.

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LISTENING – Guess the answers. Listen to check.
From http://www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com/1611/161113-ptsd.html

1) suggests that very stressful events affect the brains of boys and girls ______
a. in different weighs
b. in different ways
c. in difference ways
d. on different ways
2) girls and boys should be treated differently by doctors during ______
a. the recovery process
b. the recovering process
c. the recovered process
d. the recovers process
3) It is important that people who work with traumatised youth consider ______
a. the sexy differences
b. the sexist differences
c. the sexed differences
d. the sex differences
4) it is possible that boys and girls could exhibit different ______
a. trauma suctions
b. trauma samples
c. trauma systems
d. trauma symptoms
5) they might benefit from different approaches ______
a. to treat meant
b. to treatment
c. to treatments
d. to tree mint
6) The research focused on a part of the brain that deals with ______
a. emotion and empathy
b. emotions and empathy
c. emotions and empathies
d. emotion and empathies
7) The smaller the insula, the more likely it is that someone will ______
a. suffer for PTSD
b. suffer from PTSD
c. suffers from PTSD
d. suffered from PTSD
8) the insula was particularly small in girls who had gone through ______
a. a traumatic events
b. a traumatic eventual
c. a traumatic eventually
d. a traumatic event
9) such as sexual assault, warfare, traffic collisions, or threats ______
a. on a person's live
b. on a person's lifer
c. on a person's life
d. on a person's lift
10) Symptoms may include disturbing or ______
a. suicidal thoughts
b. suicide all thoughts
c. suicide and thoughts
d. suicides thoughts

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LISTENING – Listen and fill in the gaps
From http://www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com/1611/161113-ptsd.html

A study from Stanford University in the USA (1) ___________________

stressful events affect the brains of boys and girls (2) _________________.

Researchers say that girls suffer more after traumatic events and are

(3) ___________________ develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

They also say that because of this, girls and boys should be treated

differently by doctors during (4) ___________________ from PTSD. Lead

researcher Dr Megan Klabunde said: "It is important that people who work

with traumatised (5) ___________________ sex differences. Our findings

suggest it is possible that boys and girls could exhibit different trauma

symptoms and that they might benefit from (6) ___________________

treatment."

The research (7) ___________________ of the brain that deals with

emotions and empathy, called the insula. The smaller the insula, the more

(8) ___________________ someone will suffer from PTSD. Researchers

discovered that the insula (9) ___________________ small in girls who had

gone through a traumatic event. It was larger than usual in boys who had

experienced a distressing, shocking (10) ___________________. Post-

traumatic stress disorder is a mental disorder that can develop after

traumatic events, (11) ___________________ assault, warfare, traffic

collisions, or threats on a person's life. Symptoms may include disturbing or

suicidal thoughts, nightmares related to the events,

(12) ___________________ how a person thinks and feels.

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COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
From http://www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com/1611/161113-ptsd.html

1. Which university carried out the research from this article?

2. What do stressful events affect differently in boys and girls?

3. How should girls and boys who suffer from PTDS be treated?

4. Who should consider the sex differences between boys and girls?

5. What could traumatised boys and girls benefit from?

6. What does the part of the brain called the insula deal with?

7. How big was the insula in traumatised girls?

8. What did the article say PTSD was?

9. What kind of collisions were mentioned in the article?

10. What kind of thoughts are included in the symptoms of PTSD?

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MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ
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1) Which university carried out the 6) What does the part of the brain
research from this article? called the insula deal with?
a) Oxford a) emotions and empathy
b) Stanford b) trauma and symptoms
c) Sorbonne c) fear and stress
d) Tokyo d) the heart and soul

2) What do stressful events affect 7) How big was the insula in

differently in boys and girls? traumatised girls?
a) their stomachs a) over-sized
b) chemicals b) the size of a peanut
c) their eyes c) particularly small
d) their brains d) average size

3) How should girls and boys who 8) What did the article say PTSD
suffer from PTDS be treated? was?
a) quickly a) a mental disorder
b) carefully b) the unknown
c) differently c) difficult
d) the same d) scary

4) Who should consider the sex 9) What kind of collisions were

differences between boys and girls? mentioned in the article?
a) those who work with traumatised a) cultures
youth b) tectonic plates
b) all of us c) planetary
c) doctors d) traffic
d) boys
10) What kind of thoughts are
5) What could traumatised boys and included in the symptoms of PTSD?
girls benefit from? a) nice thoughts
a) time b) original thoughts
b) different approaches to treatment c) suicidal thoughts
c) fruit d) genuine thoughts
d) symptoms

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ROLE PLAY
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Role A – Exams
You think worrying about exams is the most stressful thing.
Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their things
aren't as stressful. Also, tell the others which is the least
stressful of these (and why): traffic jams, money or the future.

Role B – Traffic Jams

You think being stick in traffic is the most stressful thing. Tell
the others three reasons why. Tell them why their things aren't
as stressful. Also, tell the others which is the least stressful of
these (and why): exams, money or the future.

Role C – Money
You think money is the most stressful thing. Tell the others
three reasons why. Tell them why their things aren't as
stressful. Also, tell the others which is the least stressful of
these (and why): traffic jams, exams or the future.

Role D – The Future

You think the future is the most stressful thing. Tell the others
three reasons why. Tell them why their things aren't as
stressful. Also, tell the others which is the least stressful of
these (and why): traffic jams, money or exams.

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AFTER READING / LISTENING
From http://www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com/1611/161113-ptsd.html

1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates,

other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words 'stress' and
'trauma'.

stress trauma

• Share your findings with your partners.

• Make questions using the words you found.
• Ask your partner / group your questions.

2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down

some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.
• Share your questions with other classmates / groups.
• Ask your partner / group your questions.

3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise.

Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new,
interesting, worth learning…?

4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups,

pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.

5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try
to recall how they were used in the text:

• very • part
• because • smaller
• during • through
• work • shocking
• possible • life
• benefit • feels

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STRESS SURVEY
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Write five GOOD questions about stress in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student
must write the questions on his / her own paper.
When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

STUDENT 1 STUDENT 2 STUDENT 3

_____________ _____________ _____________

Q.1.

Q.2.

Q.3.

Q.4.

Q.5.

• Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found
out. Change partners often.
• Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

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STRESS DISCUSSION
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

1. What did you think when you read the headline?

2. What springs to mind when you hear the word 'stress'?
3. What makes you stressed?
4. Why are some people better than others at dealing with stress?
5. Why might stress affect boys and girls differently?
6. What would life be like without stress?
7. What's the most stressed you've ever been?
8. How do you think doctors deal with stress?
9. Is life becoming more stressful? Why?
10. What's the best way to manage stress?

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STRESS DISCUSSION
STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

11. Did you like reading this article? Why/not?

12. What do you know about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?
13. What damage does stress do to the body?
14. How does stress change people?
15. Who are emotionally stronger, boys or girls?
16. Are there any advantages of feeling stressed?
17. What is the world's most stressful job?
18. What stress do you cause other people?
19. Why is it difficult for us to deal with stress?
20. What questions would you like to ask the researchers?

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DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

1. ________________________________________________________

2. ________________________________________________________

3. ________________________________________________________

4. ________________________________________________________

5. ________________________________________________________

6. ________________________________________________________
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DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)

STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

1. ________________________________________________________

2. ________________________________________________________

3. ________________________________________________________

4. ________________________________________________________

5. ________________________________________________________

6. ________________________________________________________

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LANGUAGE - CLOZE
From http://www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com/1611/161113-ptsd.html

A study from Stanford University in the USA suggests that very stressful events
(1) ____ the brains of boys and girls in different ways. Researchers say that girls
suffer more after traumatic events and are more (2) ____ to develop post-
traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). They also say that (3) ____ of this, girls and boys
should be treated differently by doctors during the recovery process from PTSD.
Lead researcher Dr Megan Klabunde said: "It is important that people who work
with traumatised youth (4) ____ the sex differences. Our findings suggest it is
possible that boys and girls could (5) ____ different trauma symptoms and that
they might (6) ____ from different approaches to treatment."

The research focused on a part of the brain that deals with emotions and (7) ____,
called the insula. The smaller the insula, the more likely it is that someone will
suffer from PTSD. Researchers discovered that the insula was (8) ____ small in
girls who had (9) ____ through a traumatic event. It was larger than (10) ____ in
boys who had experienced a distressing, shocking or frightening event. Post-
traumatic stress disorder is a mental disorder that can develop after traumatic
events, such (11) ____ sexual assault, warfare, traffic collisions, or threats on a
person's life. Symptoms may include disturbing or suicidal thoughts, nightmares
related to the events, and (12) ____ to how a person thinks and feels.

Put the correct words from the table below in the above article.
1. (a) effect (b) inflict (c) affect (d) afford

2. (a) likely (b) liked (c) likeable (d) liking

3. (a) because (b) due (c) such (d) example

4. (a) consider (b) considerable (c) considerate (d) considers

5. (a) showcase (b) exhibit (c) parade (d) unveil

6. (a) benefits (b) beneficial (c) beneficiary (d) benefit

7. (a) homeopathy (b) telepathy (c) empathy (d) antipathy

8. (a) purposefully (b) predictably (c) posthumously (d) particularly

9. (a) gone (b) went (c) sailed (d) breezed

10. (a) usual (b) unusual (c) usually (d) useful

11. (a) was (b) as (c) has (d) ease

12. (a) altercations (b) alternatives (c) alterations (d) alliterations

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SPELLING
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Paragraph 1

1. post-traumatic stress ordsrdie (PTSD)

2. girls and boys should be ttaeedr differently

3. during the ercevyro process from PTSD

4. roecsind the sex differences

5. exhibit different trauma ymmsstpo

6. benefit from different eochrppaas

Paragraph 2

7. deals with emotions and ymhapet

8. the insula was ayrpllrctaiu small in girls

9. sexual utsasla

10. traffic oiosilscnl

11. disturbing or cduaiisl thoughts

12. reialsantot to how a person thinks

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PUT THE TEXT BACK TOGETHER
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Number these lines in the correct order.

( ) usual in boys who had experienced a distressing, shocking or

frightening event. Post-traumatic stress

( ) the insula was particularly small in girls who had gone through a
traumatic event. It was larger than

( ) thoughts, nightmares related to the events, and alterations to how

a person thinks and feels.

( ) The research focused on a part of the brain that deals with

emotions and empathy, called

( 1 ) A study from Stanford University in the USA suggests that very

stressful events affect the brains of boys and girls in

( ) that they might benefit from different approaches to treatment."

( ) important that people who work with traumatised youth consider

the sex differences. Our findings suggest it is possible

( ) assault, warfare, traffic collisions, or threats on a person's life.

Symptoms may include disturbing or suicidal

( ) develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). They also say that

because of this, girls and boys should be

( ) disorder is a mental disorder that can develop after traumatic

events, such as sexual

( ) treated differently by doctors during the recovery process from

PTSD. Lead researcher Dr Megan Klabunde said: "It is

( ) different ways. Researchers say that girls suffer more after

traumatic events and are more likely to

( ) the insula. The smaller the insula, the more likely it is that someone
will suffer from PTSD. Researchers discovered that

( ) that boys and girls could exhibit different trauma symptoms and

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PUT THE WORDS IN THE RIGHT ORDER
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1. events brains and stressful the boys Very affect of girls .

2. traumatic girls events suffer Researchers more say after that .

3. should doctors be Girls treated and differently boys by .

4. symptoms trauma different exhibit could girls and Boys .

5. approaches different from benefit might They treatment to .

6. Research emotions with deals that brain the of part a on focused .

7. will suffer from PTSD The more likely it is that someone .

8. event girls gone traumatic in had a Small who through .

9. traumatic that events can A develop mental after disorder .

10. disturbing suicidal Symptoms include or thoughts may .

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CIRCLE THE CORRECT WORD (20 PAIRS)
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A study from Stanford University in the USA suggests / suggesting that very
stressful events affect the brains of boys and girls in difference / different
ways. Researchers say that girls suffer many / more after traumatic events
and are more likely / likeable to develop post-traumatic stress disorder
(PTSD). They also say that because of this, girls and boys should be treated
differently / different by doctors during the recover / recovery process from
PTSD. Lead researcher Dr Megan Klabunde said: "It is important what / that
people who work with traumatised youth consider / considering the sex
differences. Our findings suggest it is possible / possibility that boys and
girls could exhibit different trauma symptoms and that they might benefit /
beneficial from different approaches to treatment."

The research focused / focus on a part of the brain that deals with emotions
and empathy, calling / called the insula. The smaller the insula, the more
likely it is that someone will suffer for / from PTSD. Researchers discovered
that the insula was particular / particularly small in girls who had gone
through a traumatic / trauma event. It was larger than unusual / usual in
boys who had experienced a distress / distressing, shocking or frightening
event. Post-traumatic stress disorder is a mental disorder that can
development / develop after traumatic events, such as sexual assault,
warfare, traffic collisions, or threats on / at a person's life. Symptoms may
include disturbing or suicidal thoughts, nightmares related to the events,
and alterations / altercations to how a person thinks and feels.

Talk about the connection between each pair of words in italics, and
why the correct word is correct.

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INSERT THE VOWELS (a, e, i, o, u)
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_ st_ dy fr_ m St_ nf_ rd _ n_ v_ rs_ ty _ n th_ _ S_ s_ gg_ sts

th_ t v_ ry str_ ssf_ l _ v_ nts _ ff_ ct th_ br_ _ ns _ f b_ ys _ nd
g_ rls _n d_ ff_ r_ nt w_ ys. R_ s_ _ rch_ rs s_ y th_ t g_ rls
s_ ff_ r m_ r_ _ ft_ r tr_ _ m_ t_ c _ v_ nts _ nd _ r_ m_ r_
l_ k_ ly t_ d_ v_ l_ p p_ st-tr_ _ m_ t_ c str_ ss d_ s_ rd_ r
(PTSD). Th_ y _ ls_ s_ y th_ t b_ c_ _ s_ _ f th_ s, g_ rls _ nd
b_ ys sh_ _ ld b_ tr_ _ t_ d d_ ff_ r_ ntly by d_ ct_ rs d_ r_ ng
th_ r_ c_ v_ ry pr_ c_ ss fr_ m PTSD. L_ _ d r_ s_ _ rch_ r Dr
M_ g_ n Kl_ b_ nd_ s_ _ d: "_ t _s _ mp_ rt_ nt th_ t p_ _ pl_
wh_ w_ rk w_ th tr_ _ m_ t_ s_ d y_ _ th c_ ns_ d_ r th_ s_ x
d_ ff_ r_ nc_ s. _ _ r f_ nd_ ngs s_ gg_ st _ t _ s p_ ss_ bl_ th_ t
b_ ys _ nd g_ rls c_ _ ld _ xh_ b_ t d_ ff_ r_ nt tr_ _ m_
sympt_ ms _ nd th_ t th_ y m_ ght b_ n_ f_ t fr_ m d_ ff_ r_ nt
_ ppr_ _ ch_ s t_ tr_ _ tm_ nt."

Th_ r_ s_ _ rch f_ c_ s_ d _ n _ p_ rt _ f th_ br_ _ n th_ t d_ _ ls

w_ th _ m_ t_ _ ns _ nd _ mp_ thy, c_ ll_ d th_ _ ns_ l_ . Th_
sm_ ll_ r th_ _ ns_ l_ , th_ m_ r_ l_ k_ ly _t _s th_ t
s_ m_ _ n_ w_ ll s_ ff_ r fr_ m PTSD. R_ s_ _ rch_ rs
d_ sc_ v_ r_ d th_ t th_ _ ns_ l_ w_ s p_ rt_ c_ l_ rly sm_ ll _ n
g_ rls wh_ h_ d g_ n_ thr_ _ gh _ tr_ _ m_ t_ c _ v_ nt. _ t w_ s
l_ rg_ r th_ n _ s_ _ l _n b_ ys wh_ h_ d _ xp_ r_ _ nc_ d _
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PUNCTUATE THE TEXT AND ADD CAPITALS
From http://www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com/1611/161113-ptsd.html

a study from stanford university in the usa suggests that very stressful

events affect the brains of boys and girls in different ways researchers say

that girls suffer more after traumatic events and are more likely to develop

post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd) they also say that because of this girls

and boys should be treated differently by doctors during the recovery

process from ptsd lead researcher dr megan klabunde said "it is important

that people who work with traumatised youth consider the sex differences

our findings suggest it is possible that boys and girls could exhibit different

trauma symptoms and that they might benefit from different approaches to

treatment"

the research focused on a part of the brain that deals with emotions and

empathy called the insula the smaller the insula the more likely it is that

someone will suffer from ptsd researchers discovered that the insula was

particularly small in girls who had gone through a traumatic event it was

larger than usual in boys who had experienced a distressing shocking or

frightening event post-traumatic stress disorder is a mental disorder that

can develop after traumatic events such as sexual assault warfare traffic

collisions or threats on a person's life symptoms may include disturbing or

suicidal thoughts nightmares related to the events and alterations to how a

person thinks and feels

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PUT A SLASH ( / ) WHERE THE SPACES ARE
From http://www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com/1611/161113-ptsd.html

AstudyfromStanfordUniversityintheUSAsuggeststhatverystressfule

ventsaffectthebrainsofboysandgirlsindifferentways.Researcherssay

thatgirlssuffermoreaftertraumaticeventsandaremorelikelytodevelo

ppost-traumaticstressdisorder(PTSD).Theyalsosaythatbecauseoft

his,girlsandboysshouldbetreateddifferentlybydoctorsduringthereco

veryprocessfromPTSD.LeadresearcherDrMeganKlabundesaid:"Itisi

mportantthatpeoplewhoworkwithtraumatisedyouthconsiderthesex

differences.Ourfindingssuggestitispossiblethatboysandgirlscouldex

hibitdifferenttraumasymptomsandthattheymightbenefitfromdiffere

ntapproachestotreatment."Theresearchfocusedonapartofthebraint

hatdealswithemotionsandempathy,calledtheinsula.Thesmallerthei

nsula,themorelikelyitisthatsomeonewillsufferfromPTSD.Researcher

sdiscoveredthattheinsulawasparticularlysmallingirlswhohadgoneth

roughatraumaticevent.Itwaslargerthanusualinboyswhohadexperie

ncedadistressing,shockingorfrighteningevent.Post-traumaticstr

essdisorderisamentaldisorderthatcandevelopaftertraumaticevents,

suchassexualassault,warfare,trafficcollisions,orthreatsonaperson's

life.Symptomsmayincludedisturbingorsuicidalthoughts,nightmares

relatedtotheevents,andalterationstohowapersonthinksandfeels.

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FREE WRITING
From http://www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com/1611/161113-ptsd.html

Write about stress for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner’s paper.

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ACADEMIC WRITING
From http://www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com/1611/161113-ptsd.html

Stress is good for us. Discuss.

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HOMEWORK

1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the

text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to
build up more associations / collocations of each word.

2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find out more about PTSD. Share
what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. STRESS: Make a poster about stress and how to manage it. Show your
work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?

4. PTSD: Write a magazine article about PTSD. Include imaginary

interviews with people who have PTSD. Write about how they dealt with it.

Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Write down any
new words and expressions you hear from your partner(s).

5. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next

stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the
next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.

6. LETTER: Write a letter to an expert on stress. Ask him/her three

questions about it. Give him/her three of your ideas on how to manage it.
Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will
answer your questions.

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ANSWERS

TRUE / FALSE (p.4)

a F b T c T d T e F f F g F h T

SYNONYM MATCH (p.4)

1. study a. report
2. affects b. influences
3. likely c. probable
4. recovery d. healing
5. treatment e. therapy
6. deals with f. handles
7. traumatic g. disturbing
8. develop h. evolve
9. collisions i. crashes
10. alterations j. changes

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS (p.8)

1. Stanford University
2. Their brains
3. Differently
4. People who work with traumatised youth
5. Different approaches to treatment
6. Emotions and empathy
7. Particularly small
8. A mental disorder
9. Traffic collisions
10. Suicidal thoughts

MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ (p.9)

1. b 2. d 3. c 4. a 5. b 6. a 7. c 8. a 9. d 10. c

ALL OTHER EXERCISES

Please check for yourself by looking at the Article on page 2.
(It's good for your English ;-)

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