Unit 10 Want freedom from fear

Listening skills:1-8: take off, land, representative, how a plane flies, stays on the ground, short flight, increase, another city

Listening in >

 Task 1 1-5: go camping, planning to go, the mountains, the most beautiful, drive

6-11: heights, wonderful views, skip the climbing, clean up, fun, overcome

Task 2 1-5: TFFTF 

 Task 3 1-5: CDBAA

Let's talk >

Task 1 1-5: a school examination, the basement, shopping, steps, frightened

6-10: come in, the window, toy gun, upstairs, take the dog

11-14: have heard, the window, her parents, dial the number

Further listening and speaking > Further listening >

 Task 1

1-6: first prize, software competition, a trip to, fly, turns, goes pale, a cold sweat, some medicines, cause, a lot of trouble 

 Task 2 1-5: ACDBA

  Task 3 1-5: TTFFT

Unit 10 test 1-5 CCDDC

1.2 people 2.What's up 3.camping 4.Care to 5.snakes 6.scared stiff 7.in the mountains 8.care for 9.Poisonous ones 10.like 11.can you 12.or not 13.how loud 14.scream

1-5 CBDAC  1-5 CBADA  6-10DCBBA

II. Listening Skills

How to Overcome Fears of Flying

If you are afraid of flying, there are specialists who can teach you how to deal with your fears and finally get rid of them.

They will find out if a nearby airport has special training programs for people who are afraid to fly. Many airports do. How would such a program work?

First, a specialist will take your group to the airport to watch the planes take off and land. A representative from one of the airlines will explain how an airplane flies. Then your group will sit in an airplane that stays on the ground. At a later time, you will go up in a plane for a short flight and then land. Gradually the time you spend in the air will increase. When you are prepares for it, the group will take a trip to another city.

III. Listening In

Task 1: Fear of Heights

Tony: Hey, Mary, some of us in the Outdoor Club are going camping this weekend. You interested?

Mary: Gee, I don’t know… where’re you planning to go?

Tony: Up into the mountains… We want to take advantage of the nice weather while it lasts.

Mary: The mountains… you mean climbing them?

Tony: Sure, many places have interesting mountains, but the ones here are the most beautiful I have seen—and only a few hours’ drive from here.

Mary: If I were to go, I wouldn’t appreciate the view. I’d have my eyes shut tight all the time. I’m

Scares stiff of heights.

Tony: You’ll be missing out on a lot of wonderful views.

Mary: Oh, Tony, I really prefer to stay at the foot of the mountain.

Tony: That’s Ok, Mary. Come anyway. You can skip the climbing—just stay in the camp and cook

and clean up for us.

Mary: That doesn’t sound like much fun. Maybe I should learn to overcome my fear of heights.
(1) go camping (2) planning to go (3) the mountains (4) the most beautiful (5) drive (6) heights (7) wonderful views (8) skip the climbing (9) clean up (10) fun (11) overcome

Task 2: Scared Sleeping

Steven went to a psychiatrist. “ Doctor,” he said, “ I’ve got trouble. Every time I get into bed, I

think there’s somebody under it. I get under the bed; then I think there’s somebody on top of it.

Top , under, top, under. You’ve got to help me! I’m going crazy!”

“ Just put yourself in my hands for two years,” said the doctor. “Come to me three times a week,

and I’ll cure your fears.”

“ How much do you charge?”

“ A hundred dollars a visit.”

“ I’ll think about it,” said Steven.

Six months later the doctor met Steven on the street. “ Why didn’t you ever come to see me

again?” asked the psychiatrist.

“ For a hundred bucks a visit? A carpenter cured me for ten dollars.”

“ Is that so? How?”

“ He told me to cut the legs off the bed!”

T F F T F

Task 3: No More Fear

Hi, my name’s Matthew, and I want to talk about my love of water. I had a fear of water when I

was young. That fear kept me away from water. That was because once I was pushed into the

swimming pool by a classmate when I was eight and first arrived in Australia from Vietnam. That

experience was horrible. I was down at the deep end, struggling, and I thought I was going to

drown. It was a big fear. The next thing that happened was my teacher, dressed in full clothes,

jumped in, and rescued me. Then I started to like that teacher who happened to be my English

teacher. My English was broken as English was my second language. I didn’t want to learn

English or speak English. Then I changed. I find it to be an amazing experience. Now my fear

Of water has gone. I just actually love water now, and I’m interested in English as well. I’m a

Bit more, let’s say, a bit more confident in speaking English now, I think. I’m no longer worried

about my broken English. I don’t care if people laugh. I just find it fun to speak English. And I

don’t feel ashamed of myself when other people correct the mistakes in my English.

1. C) Vietnam 2. D) All of the above. 3. B) He jumped into the pool to save the speaker.

4. A) Because English was not his native language.

5. A) Because his English teacher saved him from drowning, he came to like both water and English.

IV. Speaking Out

Model 1 Shake off your fear of darkness!

Bob: People are frightened of lots and lots of different things. Are you frightened of anything in particular?

Laura: Well, I’m afraid of walking alone in an open field at night.

Bob: What are you afraid of?

Laura: I don’t know exactly. Sometimes a shadow ahead scares me stiff. Sometimes the sudden cry of a bird or something startles me.

Bob: What are you staying by yourself in a dark room?

Laura: That can be even worse. When it’s absolutely dark and silent, I wouldn’t dare walk anywhere. And I wouldn’t dare make a sound. I just want to hide under a blanket.

Bob: If you are scared of the dark, you’ll miss a lot of interesting experiences.

Laura: I guess so.

Bob: To get the most out of life, you should find a doctor to help you shake off your fear of the dark.

Laura: Yeah, that’s good advice.

SAMPLE DIALOG

A: People are frightened of lots and lots of different things. Are you frightened of anything in particular?

B: Well, I’m scared of dogs.

A: Really? What are you afraid of?

B: I don’t know exactly. They just make me nervous, and I’m scares to death when a dog barks at

me.

A: If you’re scared of dogs, you’ll miss a lot of fun. They are our good friends.

B: Maybe you are right.

A: To overcome this fear, you could find a doctor to help you get rid of that fear of dogs.

B: That’s a good idea. Thank you.

Model 2 I’m afraid I’ll fail

Laura: John, What’s the matter with you? You look so down.

John: We will have a big exam tomorrow in Physics, and I’m afraid I’ll fail.

Laura: Have you been studying?

John: You know me. I study all the time. And I know the material until I step into the exam room.

Laura: What happens then?

John: It’s like I’m two people. Once I pick up the exam paper, all my knowledge is gone.

Laura: That’s hard to believe.

John: But it’s true. My head is filled with a buzzing noise, the words blur on the page, and I can’t think. And…

Laura: And what?

John: And I break into a cold sweat.

Laura: Oh, I feel for you.

SAMPLE DIALOG

A: Oh, what’s the matter with you? You look so glum.

B: We will have an English oral test tomorrow, and I’m worried I’ll fail.

A: Did you practice?

B: You know me. I have been practicing all the time. And I can speak fluently I see the

interviewer.

A: I can hardly believe it.

B: It’s like I’m two people. I open my mouth but my mind goes blank. I simply can’t think. And…

A: And what?

B: And I stammer.

A: Oh, you have my sympathy.

Model 3 Going to the dentist really unnerves me!

Laura: Ouch! This tooth is really bugging me.

John: Maybe you have a cavity. Have you seen the dentist?

Laura: No. I haven’t. Going to the dentist really unnerves me. I try to avoid it like the plague.

John: Come on. Don’t be a chicken! It can’t be that bad!

Laura: I’m not a chicken! But I’ll do anything to stay out of the dentist’s chair.

John: Even when your face is swollen with the bad tooth?

Laura: You bet!

SAMPLE DIALOG

A: I have a bad cold, and I’ve had a low fever for several days.

B: Have you seen the doctor? Maybe you should take an injection.

A: No. I lose courage at the idea of taking an injection. I’ll try to avoid it as much as possible.

B: Come on. Don’t be like a child! It’s all in your mind.

A: I’m not like a child! But I’ll do everything to avoid injections.

B: Even when your cold last for several more days?

A: Sure.

V. Let’s Talk

It must be a burglar.

I’m Helen. Well, it happened a few years ago. I was living in a house with my parents. One

evening I had to prepare myself for an examination at school. I was working in the basement at

my table when my parents went to the city to go shopping. Suddenly, I heard steps on the floor

above me. I knew there was actually nobody in the house besides me. What could I do? I was

terribly frightened because I knew that it must a burglar. We had the windows open to air the

room, so it must be burglar. What could I do? I remembered that I had a toy gun in my cupboard,

so I decide to take the toy gun and go upstairs. Well, I took the toy gun, went out of my room, and

shouted as if there was another person, “ George, take the dog and go outside.” On my way

upstairs, I turned on lights. The burglar must have heard me, and he rushed out of the window the

way he came in.

Well, I was relieved, and then I tried to phone my parents, but I was so terribly frightened that I

wasn’t able to dial the number.

VI. Further Listening and Speaking

Task 1: I hate flying.

Dave: Sue, I haven’t seen you for a while. Where’ve you been hiding?

Sue: Dave, I have some excellent news. I won first prize in the computer software competition.

Dave: That’s wonderful news. What’s the prize?

Sue: I’ve won a trip to Sydney.

Dave: Wow! That’s great—but how will you get there?

Sue: Fly, of course. It’s much too far to swim.

Dave: I hate flying. With just the thought of not having my feet safe on the ground, three things happen: my stomach turns, my face goes pale, and I break into a cold sweat.

Sue: But if you want to travel, you have to fly.

Dave: That’s true. But if I were to fly, I’d have to get some medicines from the doctor.

Sue: That’s must cause you a lot of trouble.

Dave: Well, I have no other choice.

1. first prize, software competition

2. a trip to

3. fly

4. turns, goes pale, a cold sweat

5. some medicines

 6. cause , a lot of trouble

Task 2: Don’t be afraid of the alligators!

While enjoying fishing off the Florida coast, a tourist overturned his boat by accident. He could

swim, but he was afraid of alligators. So he just held tight on to the overturned boat. After a while

he saw a coast guard officer walking close to the shore, and he got excited. He shouted at the

officer, “Are there any alligators around here?” “No,” the man shouted back, “they haven’t been

around for years!” Feeling greatly relieved, the tourist started swimming lazily toward the shore.”

About halfway there he asked the coast guard, just out of curiosity, “How did you get rid of the

alligators?” “We didn’t do anything,” the officer answered. “Wow, how lucky I am,” said the

tourist. The officer then added, “ The sharks got them.

1. A) He caught hold of the boat.

2. C) Whether there were any alligators around.

3. D) No, not for the past years.

4. B) Because the sharks killed all of them.

5. A) A threat was replaced by a bigger threat.

Task 3: Fear of Flying

At a recent software engineering management course in the United States, the participants were given an awkward question to answer: “If you had just boarded an airliner and discovered that your team of programmers had been responsible for the flight control software, would you get off immediately? If yes, please put up your hands.” Then a forest of hands were raised, but one programmer called Smith did not put up his hand. When asked what he would do, he replied that he had no fear and would be quite happy to stay on board. “With my team’s software,” he said, “the plane was unlikely to even taxi as far as the runway, let alone take off.”

1. T 2. T 3. F 4. F 5. T

Speaking

Snakes frighten me.

Tony: Oh, Nancy, I am looking for you.

Nancy: Well, Sherlock Holmes, you’ve just found me. What’s up?

Tony: The Outdoor Club is going camping this weekend. Care to join us for an adventure?

Nancy: I could be interested, but will there be snakes? I hate snakes; they make me scared stiff.

Tony: Probably not. We’ll be in the mountains, and snakes don’t care for the cold. But there are different kinds of snakes. Poisonous ones like rattlers, and friendly ones like garter snakes. You aren’t afraid of the friendly snakes, are you?

Nancy: Well, if we encounter any snakes, you’ll see how loud I can scream.

Toney: Even if they’re friendly snakes?

Nancy: Yeah, all snakes make my hair stand on end.

Part I  

Directions: Listen to the short dialogs, and then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers.  

1. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)

    A. The man does bungee jumping regularly.

    B. The woman is excited with the experience of bungee jumping.

    C. Both the man and the woman are afraid of heights.

    D. Neither of the man and the woman fear heights.

2. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)

    A. He has accepted a promotion.

    B. He has got a raise.

    C. He is afraid of flying.

    D. He is afraid of the woman.

3. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)

    A. Staying close to the phone.

    B. Closing all the curtains.

    C. Singing songs to herself.

    D. Keeping a barking dog.

4. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)

    A. She saw a ghost.

    B. She was writing on a white sheet.

    C. She was frightened by a big spider.

    D. She was frightened by a small spider.

5. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)

    A. She did well and is likely to get the job.

    B. She did well, but is unlikely to get the job.

    C. She performed poorly and is unlikely to get the job. .

    D. She performed poorly, but is likely to get the job.

Part II  

Directions: Listen to the following recording, and then fill in the blanks with the missing words. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time to write the missing words. Use the second playing to check your answers.  

Tony: Nancy and Laura, just the (1) I was looking for.

Laura: Well, Sherlock Holmes, you've just found us. (2)?

Tony: The Outdoor Club is going (3) this weekend. (4) join us for an adventure?

Laura: I could be interested, but will there be (5)? I hate snakes. They leave me (6).

Tony: Probably not, Laura, we'll be (7), and snakes don't much (8) the cold. But there are different kinds of snakes. (9) like rattlers (响尾蛇), and friendly ones (10) garter snakes (乌梢蛇). You can't be afraid of the friendly snakes, (11)?

Laura: Well, if we encounter any snakes, friendly (12), you'll see (13) I can (14).

 (1) two people/2 people

 (2) What's up

 (3) camping

 (4) Care to

 (5) snakes

 (6) scared stiff

 (7) in the mountains

 (8) care for

 (9) Poisonous ones

 (10) like

 (11) can you

 (12) or not

 (13) how loud

 (14) scream

Part III  

Directions: Listen to the following recording, and then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers.  

1. Which of the following is true according to the speaker?

    A. No one loves flying.

    B. Only birds love flying.

    C. Not everyone likes to fly.

    D. Most people know how to deal with fear of flying.

2. According to the speaker, if one and his neighbor both fear flying, what can they do to lessen their fears?

    A. Talk about their experiences in flying.

    B. Share their fears with each other.

    C. Break the ice with a firm handshake.

    D. Walk across the aisle to talk to them.

3. What is the advantage of bringing an MP3 player with you when flying?

    A. It can create a small world of your own.

    B. It can decrease the noise from the engine.

    C. You can concentrate on the music you like.

    D. All of the above.

4. What does the speaker finally suggest?

    A. Do something that engage your mind to forget the fear.

    B. Do something interesting to forget the fear.

    C. Try to forget the height.

    D. Try to remember the height.

5. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

    A. The Importance of Overcoming Fear of Flying

    B. Types of People Who Fear Flying

    C. Ways to Lessen Your Fear of Flying

    D. The Relationship between Fear and Types of Passengers

Part IV

Directions: Choose the best answer to each of the following statements.  

1. Mary, some of us in the Outdoor Club are going _____________ this weekend. You interested?

    A. camp

    B. to camping

    C. camping

    D. under camp

2. I won't go with you to the mountain top. I'm scared _____________ of heights.

    A. stiffly

    B. stiff

    C. stick

    D. sticky

3. I know you're afraid of heights. But come anyway. You can _____________ the climbing.

    A. skip

    B. skip over

    C. skip by

    D. skip across

4. If I just stay in the camp and cook and clean up for you, it doesn't _____________ like much fun.

    A. hear

    B. listen

    C. listen to

    D. sound

5. The burglar must have heard me, and he rushed out of the window _____________ he came in.

    A. the way

    B. in the way

    C. through the way

    D. by the way

6. If you _____________ an airliner and discovered that your team of programmers was responsible for the flight control software, would you get off?

    A. boarded on

    B. boarded in

    C. boarded up

    D. boarded

7. With my team's software, the plane would probably not even be able to taxi as far as the runway, _____________ take off.

    A. leave alone

    B. let away

    C. let alone

    D. let along

8. The drowning man held _____________ the overturned boat.

    A. tight with

    B. tight on to

    C. tightly over

    D. tightly with

9. Sue, I haven't seen you for a while. Where have you been _____________?

    A. hidden

    B. hiding

    C. concealed

    D. concealing

10. When I fly, three things happen: my stomach _____________, my face goes pale and I break into a cold sweat.

    A. turns

    B. upturns

    C. overturns

    D. return