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Fear of heights,gee interj. 哎呀；哇 (used to express surprise, admiration, etc. ) e.g. Gee, Ive found the keys at last! stiff adv. 极度地，非常 (extremely; very much) e.g. Im bored stiff with the movie.,Key,When Tony invites Mary to (1)_ on the weekend, Mary wonders where they are (2)_. Hearing that they will go up into (3)_, she hesitates about climbing them. Although Tony insists that the mountains are (4)_ he has ever seen and they are only a few hours (5)_, she says she would have her eyes shut tight, for she is always scared stiff of (6)_. Tony argues that she will miss many (7)_, but Mary prefers to stay at the foot of the mountain. Finally, Tony suggests she (8)_ _ and merely stay in the camp to cook and (9)_ _ for the group. Mary finds no (10)_ in that and believes she should (11)_ her fear of heights.,go camping,planning to go,the mountains,the most beautiful,drive,heights,wonderful views,skip the,climbing,clean,up,fun,overcome,Work in pairs. Talk about the things you fear most and offer suggestions to your partner.,I am afraid of darkness, especially when I walk in a dark staircase. Yes, I feel that. Maybe you should bring a flashlight with you. Every time there is an exam, I would be scared and cant remember anything. I also feel nervous about exams. My suggestion is you dont take the results too seriously. Just relax yourself and focus on all the questions you need to answer.,Scared of sleeping,psychiatrist n. 心理医生 e.g. The psychiatrist couldnt do much about the patient.,1. Each time Steven lay in bed, he believed somebody hid under the bed. 2. When Steven got under the bed, he found a man hiding there. 3. The doctor asked Steven to visit him three times a week for one year. 4. The doctor would charge Steven 300 dollars a week. 5. The doctor cured Steven by cutting the legs off the bed.,Key,T,F,F,T,F,No more fear,horrible adj. 恐怖的 (terrible) e.g. She couldnt stop thinking about the horrible thing yesterday. rescue v. 援救 (save somebody or something from a dangerous or unpleasant situation) e.g. The little girl was waiting to be rescued.,Questions and key,1. Q: Where did Matthew come from? C) Vietnam. 2. Q: What happened to Matthew when he was eight? D) All of the above. 3. Q: What did the teacher do when Matthew fell into the water? B) He jumped into the pool to save Matthew. 4. Q: Why couldnt Matthew speak English well? A) Because English was not his native language and he didnt want to learn it. 5. Q: What can we infer about Matthew? A) Because his English teacher saved him from drowning, he came to like both water and English.,The most common childhood fear is animals, beginning between the ages 2-4 and gone before age 10. The next most common is darkness, or rather what might be hiding in the darkness (ages 4-6). Other early fears: storms, thunder (and other loud noises), and lightning; being left alone for very long (until age 5). Fear of snakes, which affects about one third of children, is one of the few childhood fears which persists into adulthood. Little children dont have an innate fear of spiders, rats, and creepy crawlies (this is important to know for the experiment with Albert), yet for some unknown reason, by the time theyre adults such fears may be very strong.,
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