I.+Fears+and+Phobias

Do you have ant fears? Phobias? 

**Vocabulary of fear: We can talk about things that frighten us by using these words: **

**scare, fright, terrify and fear. ** **afraid:** "Are you afraid of the dark?" frightened: "I'm frightened of spiders. Alice is **scared** of heights. He's **frightened** of spiders. They're **terrified** of exams. "**scared:** "He's scared of making mistakes. "**feel uneasy:** "I felt a bit uneasy when I walked home in the dark."spooked: "My cats are easily spooked before a thunderstorm."terrified: "She was absolutely terrified when she heard the noise. "**petrified**: "The building began to shake and we were all petrified."

**Passive form:** Heights **scare ** Alice. Dogs **terrify ** me. Loud noises always **frighten ** him. To get a fright She **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Bold;">gets a fright ** every time she hears a dog bark. I **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Bold;">got ** such **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Bold;">a fright ** when I saw the mouse.

To have/have got a fear of + noun I' **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Bold;">ve a ** real **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Bold;">fear of ** speaking in public. He'**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Bold;">s got a fear of ** horses.

Phobias The word '**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Bold;">phobia ** ' comes from the Greek for 'fear'. In English we can make words with the ' **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Bold;">phobia ** ' at the end to describe types of fears. These **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Bold;">phobias ** are **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Bold;">nouns **. "She suffers from **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Bold;">arachnophobia ** . If she even sees a picture of a spider, she starts crying". The noun to describe the person with a phobia is **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Bold;">phobic **. For example, "He can't go in l ifts because he's **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Bold;">claustrophobic ** ". //**<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Exercise A: The following idioms describe fear. Which idioms describe the way a frightened person looks (you can say a person is frightened by his/her facial expression or body movements)? Which ones are pointing to the way a frightened person feels (this is an inner feeling that is always not obvious to the naked eye)? Which expression/expressions can mean both? **//

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">have goose bumps jump out of skin <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">be scared to death <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">turn as white as a ghost <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">shake like a leaf <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">hair stands on end <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">someone/something sends chills down one’s spine <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">look like a deer caught in headlights <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">break into cold sweat <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">blood turns cold

//**<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Exercise B: Fill in the blanks with the missing part of the idiom. **//
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">looking frightened || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">feeling frightened  || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">looking or feeling frightened  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">have goose bumps || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">hair stands on end  ||   ||

//<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">1. Read the text // <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">New cavity-filling wonder toothpaste (Fri 25 Feb) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">BNE: Who hates going to the dentist? Who hates the sound of the dentist’s drill? A fantastic new breakthrough has emerged from researchers in Japan that might finally end the trauma of going to the dentist. Dr. Kazue Yamagishi and her research team at the FAP Dental Institute in Tokyo have come up with what seems to be the perfect solution to preventing tooth decay and cavities. She has formulated a new kind of dental paste that resembles the enamel which naturally protects our teeth. The new synthetic enamel paste contains crystals which perfectly integrate with the natural enamel on our teeth and repairs tiny cavities that are too small to be seen by dentists. This means decay will never occur. This means no more drilling and no more fear of the dentist. Dr Yamagishi says on her website that, “Unlike skin or bones, the tooth enamel, which forms the hard surface of a tooth, does not regenerate itself once damaged. … regenerating the tooth enamel rather than drilling the decayed part is the ultimate approach to therapy which every dentist in the world should seek.” She calls her synthetic enamel a “therapy of dreams” and believes it “will provide a tremendous decrease in the total incidence of tooth decay”. Pain-free dental visits are now a dream come true for many of us.

//**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">2. TRUE / FALSE: Look at the headline and guess whether these sentences are true or false: **// <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">A new breakthrough has emerged that might end the trauma of going to the dentist. T / F <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Japanese researchers have invented a new kind of toothpaste. T / F <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">The new toothpaste will prevent tooth decay and cavities. T / F <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">The new toothpaste resembles a natural acid that fights decay. T / F <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">The new paste repairs tiny cavities that are too small for dentist’s tools. T / F <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">This means decay will be reduced by up to 50%. T / F <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Tooth enamel regenerates itself very slowly if it becomes damaged. T / F <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">This wonder-paste is the ultimate approach to therapy, which every dentist in the world should seek. T / F

//<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">Listen to a. Then, while listening. //


 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">Watch a video talking about phobias. media type="custom" key="20502302" **
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">Take a look at a list of phobias. **
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">[[image:uj,.jpg width="300" height="202"]]Let's talk about Phobias and fears : [[file:phobias q's.docx]] **
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">Practice doing quiz 1 & quiz 2 **
 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">[[image:imagesCA5MHH8M.jpg width="286" height="212" align="right"]]Learn 'fear' idioms and try to write a short story using as many as possible. [[file:fear idioms.docx]] **