Warm-up
In this lesson, your tutor will help you go over this topic: fears. First, go over the following vocabulary and expressions with your tutor. Read the word/expression and definition out loud, and your tutor will go over anything you do not understand. Practice creating a sentence or two to make sure you know how to use the word/expression properly.
Vocabulary/ Expressions
| phobia | (n) an extremely strong dislike or fear of someone or something I have a phobia of doctors. |
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| heights | (n – plural) the distance above the ground or surface Some people have a fear of heights or tall buildings. |
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| spiders | (n – plural) When I see spiders, I scream! |
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| needle | (n) a very thin metal tube pushed through the skin to put a drug or medicine in the body The doctor gave me a shot with a needle for my sickness. |
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| scary | (adj) something that causes fear
My brother likes to watch scary movies |
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| flying | (n) travel by air She hates flying in a plane. |
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| darkness | (n) very little or no light The darkness of nighttime helps me sleep. |
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| nightmares | (n – plural) a scary or bad dream My brother usually has nightmares about monsters. |
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| overcome | (v) to successfully gain control or deal with a problem She needs to overcome her fear of flying. |
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| cope | (v) to deal with and to attempt to overcome a problem or situation You need to learn how to cope with your fear of heights. |
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Conversation
Use the following questions as a guideline to form an interesting conversation with your tutor. Feel free to diverge from these suggestions if anything interesting comes up.
- Which fears or phobias do you have?
- How can people overcome their fears?
- How would you help someone cope with their fears?
- Why do people have fears?
- Are you afraid of speaking English? Why or why not?
- Should children be allowed to watch scary movies? Why or why not?
- When you were a child, which fears did you have?
- Have you ever had a nightmare? If yes, tell me about it.
- Do you like scary movies? Why or why not?
- Are you afraid of death? Why or why not?
Wrap-up
Go over any new expressions or vocabulary that you learned today.
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