Fear

B1 – Intermediate

Fear is an emotion observed by living things particularly among humans and animals. Fear may take place in response to a certain stimulus or that provokes response.

Find out what some people are afraid of:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/expressenglish/2011/10/111031_ee_fear_page.shtml

Discussion Questions:

1. What is your greatest fear?
2. How do you usually respond to fear? Can you think of good ways to handle fear?
3. Do you think psychiatric intervention is necessary to address issues concerning fear?
4. Share some of your scary experiences.

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4 replies on “Fear”

1. What is your greatest fear?
My greatest fear are heights when I am in a high building and I look out the window I have to back, the same happens in a cliff or precipice.
2. How do you usually respond to fear? Can you think of good ways to handle fear?
I usually respond to fear by keeping calm and I try to think that it will end soon.
3. Do you think psychiatric intervention is necessary to address issues concerning fear?
I think psychiatric intervention is necessary to address issues concerning fear over all for people who are not be able to manage it themselves.
4. Share some of your scary experiences.
Well, most of my scary experiences concern heights, I don’t remember others scary experiences with animals, people and so on.

You are doing a good job making sure you practice your writing.

Here are some sentences you can revise to improve the way they’re written:

I think psychiatric intervention is necessary to address issues concerning fear over all for people who are not be able to manage it themselves.

I think psychiatric intervention is necessary to address issues concerning fears over all for people for everyone who are is not be able to manage it themselves.

Keep going with this writing activity to enhance your skills further.

1. What is your greatest fear?
My greatest fear is snakes. I once caught one at a circus and I have been terrified ever since. It scares me to see them on TV and I have nightmaves about them.

2. How do you usually respond to fear? Can you think of good ways to handle fear?
I usually respond to fear well, calmly but if I see a snake I run away and I will have nightmares for days.

3. Do you think psychiatric intervention is necessary to address issues concerning fear?
Yes, psychiatric intervention may be necessary. It depends on the fear and how it affects us.

4. Share some of your scary experiences.
Last summer I was in the pool with my boyfriend and a few children found a snake and they started to play with it. When I saw it, I ran to my car.

Thank you for sharing things related to fears. You did great in expressing yourself.

Here is a sentence that can be revised:

I usually respond to fear well, calmly but if I see a snake I run away and I will have nightmares for days.

I usually respond to fear well, calmly, but if I saw a snake, I’d run away and I will definitely have nightmares about it for days!

Job well done!

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