1、Tony: Hey, Mary, someof us in the Outdoor Club are going camping this weeke nd. You in terestedMary: Gee, I don t know where re you planning to go Up into the mountains We want to take adva ntage of the n ice weather while it lasts. The mountains you mean climbing themt appreciate the view. I md hav
2、e my Sure, manyplaces have interesting mountains, but the ones here are the most beautiful I have seenand only a few hours drive from here. If I were to go, I wouldn eyes shut tight all the time. IScares stiff of heights. Youll be missing out on a lot of wonderf ul views. Oh, Tony, I really prefer t
3、o stay at the foot of the mountain. Thats Ok, Mary. Comeanyway. You can skip the climbing just stay in the camp and cookand clean up for us. 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 beautifu
4、l (5) drive (6) heights (7) wonderful views (8) skip the climbing (9) clean up (10) fun (11) overcomeTask 2: Scared SleepingSteven went to a psychiatri st. “ Doctor, ” he said, “ I ve got trouble. Every time I get into bed, Ithink there s somebody under it. I get under the bed; then I think there s
5、somebody on top of it.Top , under, top, under. Youve got to help me! Im 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. ”Six months later the doctor met Ste
6、ven on the street. “ Why didn t you ever come to see meagain ” asked the psychiatrist.“ For a hundred bucks a visit A carpenter cured mefor ten dollars. ”“ Is that so How ”“ He told me to cut the legs off the bed!T F F T FTask 3: No More FearHi, my name s Matthew, and I want to talk about my love of
7、 water.I had a fear of water when Iwas young. That fear kept me away from water. That was because once I was pushed into theswimming pool by a classmate when I was eight and first arrived in Australia from Vietnam. Thatexperience was horrible. I was down at the deep end, struggling, and I thought I
8、was going todrown. It was a big fear. The next thing that happened was myteacher, dressed in full clothes,jumped in, and rescued me. Then I started to like that teacher who happened to be my Englishteacher. My English was broken as English was my second language. I didn t want to learnEnglish or spe
9、ak English. Then I changed. I find it to be an amazing experience. Now my fearOf water has gone. I just actually love water now, and I minterested in English as well. I m aBit more, let s say, a bit more confident in speaking English now,I think. I m no longer worriedabout my broken English. I don t
10、 care if people laugh. I just findit fun to speak English. And Idont feel ashamedof 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
11、English teacher saved him from drowning, he came to like both water and English.IV.Speaking OutModel 1 Shake off your fear of darkness!Bob: People are frightened of lots and lots of different things. Are you frightened of anything in particularLaura: Well, Im afrai d of walking alone in an open fiel
12、d at night. What are you afraid of I dont know exactly. Sometimes a shadow ahead scares mestiff. Sometimes the sudden cry of a bird or something startles me. What are you staying by yourself in a dark room That can be even worse. Whenit s absolutely dark and silent, I wouldnt dare walk anywhere. And
13、 I wouldn t dare makea sound. I just want to hide under a blanket. If you are scared of the dark, youll miss a lot of interesting experiences. I guess so. To get the most out of life, you should find a doctor to help you shake off your fear of the dark. Yeah, that s good advice.SAMPLE DIALOGA: Peopl
14、e are frightened of lots and lots of different things. Areyou frightened of anything in particularB: Well, I m scared of dogs. Really What are you afraid of I don t know exactly. They just make me nervous, and I m scares to death when a dog barks atme. If youre scared of dogs, youll miss a lot of fu
15、n. They are our good friends. Maybe you are right. To overcome this fear, you could find a doctor to help you get rid of that fear of dogs. That s a good idea. Thank you.Model 2 I m afraid I ll fail John, What s the matter with you You look so down.John: We will have a big exam tomorrow in Physics,
16、and I m afraidI ll fail. Have you been studying You know me. I study all the time. And I know the material until I step into the exam room. What happens then It s like I m two people. Once I pick up the exam paper, allmy knowledge is gone.s hard to believe. But it s true. Myhead is filled with a buz
17、zing noise, the words blur on the page, and I can t think. And And what And I break into a cold sweat. Oh, I feel for you. Oh, what s the matter with you You look so glum. Wewill have an English oral test tomorrow, and I m worried I Did you practice You know me. I have been practicing all the time.
18、And I can speak fluently I see theinterviewer. I can hardly believe it.s like Im two people. I open my mouth but my mind goes blank. I simply can And I stammer. Oh, you have my sympathy.Model 3 Going to the dentist really unnerves me! Ouch! This tooth is really bugging me. Maybe you have a cavity. H
19、ave you seen the dentist No. I haven t. Going to the dentist really unnerves me. I try to avoid it like the plague. Come on. Don t be a chicken! It can t be tha t bad! I m not a chicken! But I ll do anything to stay out of the dentist s chair. Even when your face is swollen with the bad tooth You be
20、t! I have a bad cold, and I ve had a low fever for several days. Have you seen the doctor Maybe you should take an injection. No. I lose courage at the idea of taking an injection. I ll tryto avoid it as much as possible. t be like a child! s all in your mind. mnot like a child! ll do everything to
21、avoid injections. Even when your cold last for several more days Sure.V.Let s TalkIt must be a burglar. mHelen. Well, it happened a few years ago. I was living in a house with my pare nts. Oneeve ning I had to prepare myself for an exam in ati on at school. I was work ing in the baseme nt atmy table
22、 whe n my pare nts went to the city to go shopp ing. Sudde nly,I heard steps on the floorabove me. I knew there was actually n obody in the house besides me.What could I do I wasterribly frightened because I knew that it must a burglar. Wehad thewin dows ope n to air theroom, so it must be burglar.
23、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, andshouted as if there was ano ther pers on, “ George, take the dog andgo outside. ” On my wayupstairs, I turned on lights. The burglar mus
24、t have heard me, and herushed out of the win dow theway he came in.Well, I was relieved, and then I tried to phone my parents, but I was so terribly frighte ned that Iwasn t able to dial the nu mber.CharacterDescriptionHelenprepared herself foran examination .was working in the basement.Herparentswe
25、nt shopping.Heard steps on the floor above.was terribly frightened.Amust have come in.burglartook the toy gun from the cupboard,went upstairs , andshouted, “George, take the dog and gooutside. ”turned on lights.Themust have heard Helen.in.rushed out of the window the way he camephoned her parents. t
26、 able to dial the number.VI. Further Listening and Speaking I hate flyi ng.Dave: Sue, I haven t seen you for a while. Where ve you been hidingSue: Dave, I have some excellent news. I won first prize in the computer software competiti on. s wonderful news. What s the prize ve won a trip to Sydney. Wow! s great but how will you get there Fly, of course. It s much too far to sw
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