Fears and phobias
Teacher Irene
Created on November 2, 2021
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Transcript
Fears and phobias
Which is stronger, a fear or a phobia?
Phobia: /ˈfəʊbiə/ A type of anxiety disorder ( =a mental illness that makes someone very worried and affects their life) that involves an extreme fear of something:
- She refused the injection because she had a phobia about needles.
- He has no real desire to travel and suffers from a phobia of flying
Discuss with a partner
- I think autophobia might be…
- I’ve no idea what … is
Match the phobias in the chart with the definitions
Listening
1. What can you see in this pic?
2. Listen to three people talking about their phobias. After each one, discuss :
- What part of the cartoon would make them panic?
- How did their phobia start?
- How does it affect their lives?
- What caused their panic attack?
- Have they tried to cure their phobia?
You can use these prompts
3. Work in groups to retell the story
What do you think?
The psychologist view
- How do you think they can be cured?
- Why do some people and not others get them?
- Why do people get phobias?
13
Listen to psychologist Dr Lucy Atcheson talking about phobias. How does she answer the previous questions?
-gamophobia -nomophobia -plutophobia -xanthophobia -eisoptrophobia -philemaphobia -ablutophobia
Here are some strange phobias
- Were you afraid of the dark as a child?
- What animal do you think is the most scary?
- Are you afraid of speaking English?
- Do you ever have nightmares? What are they about?
- What is your biggest fear?
- Do you know anyone with a phobia?
- Do you have any form of phobia?
- Do you believe that people can be cured of phobias by hypnosis?
- How would you help someone with a phobia?
Extra questions
Based on a lesson plan in New Headway 4th Edition Intermediate There may be no time to do point 4, but it will not affect the content of the lesson.
Notes to the teacher