Fears and fobias презентация

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.

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

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

Claustrophobia is a fear
of being in enclosed spaces
Claustrophobia

Aviophobia is a fear of flying
Aviophobia

Acrophobia

Brontophobia

Arachnophobia is
a fear of spiders
Arachnophobia

Mysophobia
is a fear of being contaminated
Mysophobia

Xenophobia
is a fear of strangers
Xenophobia

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

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

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

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
What is Fear?

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.
What is a phobia?