Wednesday, 25 February 2015

talking about PHOBIAS

Do I suffer from any PHOBIAS? I'm afraid of mice and insects creeping on me suddenly. I don't appreciate being in particularly high places, although I do live on the 10th floor. Obviously a PHOBIA stands for a tremendously overwhelming fear, so I believe I'm excluded from the club. However I do enjoy talking about PHOBIAS with the students. It's a good way to learn something personal about them and it's a nice opportunity to practice adverbials of reason. Check the lesson plan below on PHOBIAS. I hope it'll come in handy when you decide to explore the subject with your classes. 
VOCABULARY PRACTICE
Choose the best options for sentences below.

I'm really afraid __________ spiders!    
A. of                            B. on                C. at                 D. by   

Even seeing a picture of a snake makes me _____________ strange.
A. feeling                     B. felt               C. feel              D. to feel                    

When I go to a high place I'm a bundle of ______________      
A. nervous.                  B. nervy.         C. nerves.         D. nerve.                     

Which of the following scary words is the strongest?              
A.  afraid                      B.  frightened   C. terrified        D. scared                    

If you are really frightened you might get as white as _______.                       
A. a sheet                    B. snow            C. a ghost        D. milk                                    

If you are scared of everything, people might call you '_________'!      
A. hen                          B.  rooster        C. duck            D. chicken

VIDEO
Name the phobias on the video and explain why may people be afraid of things illustrated. Use different phrases describing results. http://vimeo.com/47201852

* fear of ______________________________________
(because) ____________________________________________________________________________________
* fear of ______________________________________
(because of) __________________________________________________________________________________ 
* fear of ______________________________________
(as) _________________________________________________________________________________________
* fear of ______________________________________
(due to) ______________________________________________________________________________________
* fear of ______________________________________
(since) _______________________________________________________________________________________
* fear of ______________________________________
(because of –ing) ______________________________________________________________________________

LISTENING
Listen to 6 people. Write what are they afraid of and answer questions below.
http://www.elllo.org/english/Mixer051/T056-Afraid.htmPhobias

a. Adrienne, United States                    _________________________________
b. Conrad, The United States                _________________________________
c. Peter, Sweden                                  _________________________________
d. Philip, United Kingdom                     _________________________________
e. Skip, United States                          _________________________________
f.  Barbara, Australia                             _________________________________

1) Adrienne doesn't like large insects ____. 
a) in her apartment        b) on the street

2) Conrad has the same phobia as _____. 
a) his father                  b) his grandfather

3) Peter doesn’t like  _____. 
a) fishing                      b) swimming

4) Phillip tried _____.
a) hang gliding             b) bungee jumping

5) Skip looks like _____.
a) he’s rich                   b) he hasn’t got any money  

6) Why is Barbara scared of insects?. 
a) They're hard to kill     b) There's never just one

DISCUSSION POINTS

  • Do you suffer from any phobias?
  • What are you afraid of?
  • Are you a chicken or have you got nerves of steel?
  • What was your biggest fear when you were a child?
  • What different things are men and women afraid of?
  • Rank these. Put the scariest at the top. 
____cyber-bullies     ____darkness     ____exams     ____ghosts     ____health checks     ____horror movies   ____public speaking ____rollercoasters

  • How can we help people overcome these phobias?
 - FEAR OF HIGHTS
 - FEAR OF SPIDERS
 - FEAR OF INJECTIONS
 - FEAR OF SEEING BLOOD

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