Question

Dear Dr Pat,

My daughter began to go to dance competitions about two years ago. In the beginning, she had no problem at all and faced every competition calmly. But now she has started getting a terrible headache before and during a competition. However, she still goes through with (完成)the competitions.

I worry about my daughter and I am even thinking about asking her not to dance any more. She loves it, though, and asks me to let her go. We keep on encouraging her. What else can you suggest?

Steven White

Dear Steven White,

I’m sure your encouragement(鼓勵(lì)) helps your daughter. And there are two other ways to help her.

1.Hear what she is saying to herself before a competition. She may not be aware of (意識(shí)到) what she is saying, but it might be things like : “I will fail.” or “ I am not good at this.”

Let her practice saying things like “I can win.” or “I am pretty good at this.”

2.Teach her some simple relaxation exercises. Try using deep breathing to calm down. Breathe in deeply and then breathe out slowly.

Let her practice positive self-talk and do relaxation exercises, then she would be ok!

Dr Pat

1.Steven White ________ his daughter.

A. is angry with B. is strict with

C. is worried about D. is thankful to

2.Dr Pat thinks Steve White’s encouragement is ________.

A. amazing B. boring C. funny D. helpful

3.Which of the following is NOT Dr Pat’s suggestion to Steven White?

A. Keeping on encouraging his daughter.

B. Letting his daughter practice dancing more.

C. Teaching his daughter to do positive self-talk.

D. Teaching his daughter some relaxation exercises.

4.We can learn that Steven White’s daughter ________.

A. has to see a doctor before a dance competition

B. Started to take part in dance competitions three years ago.

C. still loves dancing and wants to take part in more competitions.

D. was nervous when there was a dance competition in the beginning

Answer 1