Impressionism in music and painting

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Fears and phobias
Подготовила: учитель английского языка
Максимова Анна Дмитриевна

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

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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

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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.

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

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Claustrophobia
Claustrophobia is a fear
of being in enclosed spaces

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Aviophobia
Aviophobia is a fear
of flying

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Brontophobia
Brontophobia is the fear of thunder and lightning

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Arachnophobia
Arachnophobia
is a fear of spiders

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Acrophobia
Acrophobia is a fear of heights

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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.

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Exercise 5

Every time I see a mouse, I ………… loudly and run away.
When my friend went into the lift, she was so afraid, that she
began to ………….. like a leaf.
Fear is a natural …………. emotion that warns us of danger.
When we are afraid, our …………. system reacts.
If we want to ……….. our fears, we need to face them.
My heart ………… faster and I start to breathe quicker whenever I go into the lift.
My cousin has a fear of ………. places and she rarely goes out of
the house.

Use these words to complete the sentences: fight, beats, scream,human,public, nervous,shake

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Exercise 5

Every time I see a mouse, I scream loudly and run away.
When my friend went into the lift, she was so afraid, that she
began to shake like a leaf.
Fear is a natural human emotion that warns us of danger.
When we are afraid, our nervous system reacts.
If we want to fight our fears, we need to face them.
My heart beats faster and I start to breathe quicker whenever I go into the lift.
My cousin has a fear of public places and she rarely goes out of
the house.

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Exercise 8 - New idioms
To be scared to death – Быть напуганным до смерти
To have a long face – испытывать грусть
To become bright red – смутиться
To be over the moon – испытывать счастье
To be green with envy – завидовать, ревновать
To go through the roof – быть рассерженным
To have butterflies in one’s stomach – нервничать

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Match the words with their synonyms: to be extremely angry, feel sadness/depression, to be terrified, to be nervous, to be embarrassed, to be envious (jealous), to feel joy

To be scared to death
To have a long face
To become bright red
To be over the moon
To be green with envy
To go through the roof
To have butterflies in one’s stomach

Make 3 sentences using these idioms

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Fear – a basic human emotion – helps alert us to danger – brain sends us signals to nervous system – body reacts, e.g. sweating , shaking, heart beats faster – more blood to muscles – prepares us for “fight or flight”
Phobias – extreme fears – can develop as a result of a scary experience, e.g. bitten by a dog in childhood –brain remembers the experience – now afraid of seeing any dog
How to overcome phobias – don’t avoid scary situations – make the list of your fears, starting from the least serious – deal with them one at a time.

The Conclusion