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II.ListeningSkillsHowtoOvercomeFearsofFlyingIfyouareafraidofflying,therearespecialistswhocanteachyouhowtodealwithyourfearsandfinallygetridofthem.Theywillfindoutifanearbyairporthasspecialtrainingprogramsforpeoplewhoareafraidtofly.Manyairportsdo.Howwouldsuchaprogramwork?First,aspecialistwilltakeyourgrouptotheairporttowatchtheplanestakeoffandland.Arepresentativefromoneoftheairlineswillexplainhowanairplaneflies.Thenyourgroupwillsitinanairplanethatstaysontheground.Atalatertime,youwillgoupinaplaneforashortflightandthenland.Graduallythetimeyouspendintheairwillincrease.Whenyouarepreparesforit,thegroupwilltakeatriptoanothercity.HowtoovercomefearsofflyingSpecialtrainingprogramsatanairportStep1WatchtheplanestakeoffandlandStep2ArepresentativefromanairlinewillexplainhowaplanefliesStep3sitinanairplanethatstaysonthegroundStep4ashortflightStep5thetimeintheairwillincreaseStep6toanothercityIII.ListeningInTask1:FearofHeightsTony:Hey,Mary,someofusintheOutdoorClubaregoingcampingthisweekend.Youinterested?Mary:Gee,Idon’tknow…where’reyouplanningtogo?Tony:Upintothemountains…Wewanttotakeadvantageoftheniceweatherwhileitlasts.Mary:Themountains…youmeanclimbingthem?Tony:Sure,manyplaceshaveinterestingmountains,buttheonesherearethemostbeautifulIhaveseen—andonlyafewhours’drivefromhere.Mary:IfIweretogo,Iwouldn’tappreciatetheview.I’dhavemyeyesshuttightallthetime.I’mScaresstiffofheights.Tony:You’llbemissingoutonalotofwonderfulviews.Mary:Oh,Tony,Ireallyprefertostayatthefootofthemountain.Tony:That’sOk,Mary.Comeanyway.Youcanskiptheclimbing—juststayinthecampandcookandcleanupforus.Mary:Thatdoesn’tsoundlikemuchfun.MaybeIshouldlearntoovercomemyfearofheights.campingtheweekendplanningtogogoupintothemountainsclimbingthemostbeautifulseendrivetightshutScaresstiffwonderfulviewsthefootofthemountainskiptheclimbingcampcookandcleanupfunovercomeherfearofheightsTask2:ScaredSleepingStevenwenttoapsychiatrist.“Doctor,”hesaid,“I’vegottrouble.EverytimeIgetintobed,Ithinkthere’ssomebodyunderit.Igetunderthebed;thenIthinkthere’ssomebodyontopofit.Top,under,top,under.You’vegottohelpme!I’mgoingcrazy!”“Justputyourselfinmyhandsfortwoyears,”saidthedoctor.“Cometomethreetimesaweek,andI’llcureyourfears.”“Howmuchdoyoucharge?”“Ahundreddollarsavisit.”“I’llthinkaboutit,”saidSteven.SixmonthslaterthedoctormetStevenonthestreet.“Whydidn’tyouevercometoseemeagain?”askedthepsychiatrist.“Forahundredbucksavisit?Acarpentercuredmefortendollars.”“Isthatso?How?”“Hetoldmetocutthelegsoffthebed!”TFFTFTask3:NoMoreFearHi,myname’sMatthew,andIwanttotalkaboutmyloveofwater.IhadafearofwaterwhenIwasyoung.Thatfearkeptmeawayfromwater.ThatwasbecauseonceIwaspushedintotheswimmingpoolbyaclassmatewhenIwaseightandfirstarrivedinAustraliafromVietnam.Thatexperiencewashorrible.Iwasdownatthedeepend,struggling,andIthoughtIwasgoingtodrown.Itwasabigfear.Thenextthingthathappenedwasmyteacher,dressedinfullclothes,jumpedin,andrescuedme.ThenIstartedtolikethatteacherwhohappenedtobemyEnglishteacher.MyEnglishwasbrokenasEnglishwasmysecondlanguage.Ididn’twanttolearnEnglishorspeakEnglish.ThenIchanged.Ifindittobeanamazingexperience.NowmyfearOfwaterhasgone.Ijustactuallylovewaternow,andI’minterestedinEnglishaswell.I’maBitmore,let’ssay,abitmoreconfidentinspeakingEnglishnow,Ithink.I’mnolongerworriedaboutmybrokenEnglish.Idon’tcareifpeoplelaugh.IjustfinditfuntospeakEnglish.AndIdon’tfeelashamedofmyselfwhenotherpeoplecorrectthemistakesinmyEnglish.1.C)Vietnam2.D)Alloftheabove.3.B)Hejumpedintothepooltosavethespeaker.4.A)Englishwasnothisnativelanguage.5.A)BecausehisEnglishteachersavedhimfromdrowning,hecametolikebothwaterandEnglish.PastPresentwaterThespeakerhadafearofwater.Hejustactuallylovesitnow.EnglishHisEnglishwasbroken.HeismoreconfidentinspeakingEnglishandIsnotashamedof/worriedabouthismistakes.IV.SpeakingOutModel1Shakeoffyourfearofdarkness!Bob:Peoplearefrightenedoflotsandlotsofdifferentthings.Areyoufrightenedofanythinginparticular?Laura:Well,I’mafraidofwalkingaloneinanopenfieldatnight.Bob:Whatareyouafraidof?Laura:Idon’tknowexactly.Sometimesashadowaheadscaresmestiff.Sometimesthesuddencryofabirdorsomethingstartlesme.Bob:Whatareyoustayingbyyourselfinadarkroom?Laura:Thatcanbeevenworse.Whenit’sabsolutelydarkandsilent,Iwouldn’tdarewalkanywhere.AndIwouldn’tdaremakeasound.Ijustwanttohideunderablanket.Bob:Ifyouarescaredofthedark,you’llmissalotofinterestingexperiences.Laura:Iguessso.Bob:Togetthemostoutoflife,youshouldfindadoctortohelpyoushakeoffyourfearofthedark.Laura:Yeah,that’sgoodadvice.SAMPLEDIALOGA:Peoplearefrightenedoflotsandlotsofdifferentthings.Areyoufrightenedofanythinginparticular?B:Well,I’mscaredofdogs.A:Really?Whatareyouafraidof?B:Idon’tknowexactly.Theyjustmakemenervous,andI’mscarestodeathwhenadogbarksatme.A:Ifyou’rescaredofdogs,you’llmissalotoffun.Theyareourgoodfriends.B:Maybeyouareright.A:Toovercomethisfear,youcouldfindadoctortohelpyougetridofthatfearofdogs.B:That’sagoodidea.Thankyou.Model2I’mafraidI’llfailLaura:John,What’sthematterwithyou?Youlooksodown.John:WewillhaveabigexamtomorrowinPhysics,andI’mafraidI’llfail.Laura:Haveyoubeenstudy