Fears and fobias

1.

FEARS
and
FOBIAS
Spotlight 9
Module 7a
Reading and Vocabulary

2.

Our objectives for today are:
- to learn to talk about fears and phobias.
- to practise using idioms in speech.
- to learn about making a healthy lifestyle changes.

3.

Common fears
Heights
Thunderstorms
The dark
Spiders
Bees, wasps & snakes
Flying
Going to the dentist
Needles (injections)
Being alone
Taking exams
Making public speech

4.

Brontophobia
Aviophobia
Agoraphobia
Fears and
Phobias
Arachnophobia
Xenophobia
Claustrophobia
Acrophobia
Mysophobia

5.

Agoraphobia
Agoraphobia is a fear
of being in crowded
places or open spaces

6.

Claustrophobia
Claustrophobia is a fear
of being in enclosed spaces

7.

Aviophobia
Aviophobia is a fear of flying

8.

Acrophobia

9.

Brontophobia

10.

Arachnophobia
Arachnophobia is
a fear of spiders

11.

Mysophobia
Mysophobia
is a fear of being
contaminated

12.

Xenophobia
Xenophobia
is a fear of strangers

13.

Exercise 4 p.106
• cause sth to start working
• make sb feel shy/ashamed
• shout
yell
• laughed at
• sets off
teased
triggers
• disappear melt away
• not logical
irrational
activate
embarrass

14.

Exercise 5 p.106
scream
shake
human
nervous
fight
beats
public
come

15.

Idioms related to emotions
Go through the roof – сильно разозлиться
Be over the moon – быть безумно счастливым
Have long face – выглядеть несчастным, жалким
Have butterflies in one’s stomach – сильно нервничать
Go bright red – краснеть от смущения
Green with envy – зеленый от зависти
Scared to death – напуганный до смерти

16.

What is Fear?
Fear is one of the most basic human emotions.
We need it to survive.
Fear helps protect us. It can be like a warning, a signal for us to be
careful.
The brain reacts instantly on danger, sending signals that activate
the nervous system.
Blood pumps to muscle groups to prepare the body for physical
reaction – fight or flight

17.

What is a phobia?
A phobia is an intense fear reaction to a particular
thing or situation.
Some phobias develop when someone has a scary experience and
every time a strong fear reaction is triggered.
Having a phobia isn’t a sign of weakness or immaturity.
It’s a response of the brain in an attempt to protect the person.

18.

Overcoming phobias
People can learn to overcome phobias
by gradually facing the fears .
As somebody gets used to a feared object or
situation, the brain adjusts how it responds and
the phobia is overcome.