In this unit you will learn how to

Fear

Unit 1

In this unit you will learn how to

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  identify supporting details
  
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  develop paragraphs
  
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  recognize organizational phrases
  
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  manage questions
  

Discussion point

Discuss these questions with a partner.

1. What is fear?

2. Why do we experience fear?

3. What are some of your biggest, most obvious fears?

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Lesson 1. Fear, reactions, coping

Speaking practice

Exercise 1. Look at the pictures below. Which of these things are you most/least afraid of?





Vocabulary preview

Exercise 2. Match the words on the left with the meaning on the right.


1. fear a. causing fear or terror

2. frightening b. an emotion in danger

3. terrible c. fraught with extreme danger.

4. dire d. exceptionally bad

5. shout e. to make a loud noise because of being in a pain

6. cry out f. to make a sudden loud noise due to feeling pain

7. scream g. to move suddenly because you are afraid

8. start h. to make a loud cry because you are hurt.



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reading skill
Reading comprehension

FEARS, REACTIONS, COPING

Many people have a fear of things like snakes, spiders, heights, water, and small enclosed spaces. If many people have the same fears, how do we all developed them?

If you think about the when we did not live in houses, but alongside nature, we faced many more dangers from animals. We have developed a response to situation that might cause us harm, such as a bite from a poisonous snake or a bite from a dog. Of course, not all fears are innate.

For example, if you see someone almost drown, you may react by developing a fear of water. Or, if a parent has a fear of heights, it is quite common for their children to also developed a fear of heights. The reason for this is not genetic; it is simply because children learn behavior and attitudes from their parents.

To answer this question, we have to define what is meant by phobia. While almost everyone has a fear of something, whether it is spiders or flying, a fear is only classified as a phobia by psychologists if it is so serious it affects your daily life. According to the Anxiety Disorders Association of America.

19 million Americans (around 6 percent of the population) have specific phobias, such as crossing bridges or going through tunnels. Another 15 million (around 5 percent) have a social phobia such as public speaking. Unfortunately, those who have one phobia are likely to have others too.

Because many fears are learned during our lives, we simply have to unlearned these feelings. If people confront their fear in a gradual way, they can learn to control how they react to the situation and not panic. It might not cure the fear completely, but it will probably help people to cope better.

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Listening skill



Exercise 3. Do the following sentences agree with the information given the passage?

TRUE if the sentence agrees with the information

FALSE if the sentences contradicts the information

NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this

1. Minority of people in our society have a fear things like snakes, spiders and animals.

2. If a parent has a fear of heights, it is quiet common for their children.

3. According to the Anxiety Disorders Association of American, 20 million Americans have peculiar phobias.

4. Some people think that a social phobia such as speaking in front of public is not fear, but also psychological disorder.

5. Many phobias are picked up during our lives.

Exercise 4. Discuss the following statements.

1. Phobia can be inherited from one generation to another one.

2. It is considered that a fear might be controlled by human.