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EXERCISESSectionAPre-readingactivities1.1T2F3T4F5F21Jack’sproblemissolvedbyacarpenter.HetoldJacktocutthelegsoffthebed.AndthenJackwascertainthatnobodywassleepingunderitwhenhegotintobed.2Theanswerisopen-ended.Forexample,youmighthavethefearofdarkness,thefearofheights,thefearofsnakesorspiders,thefearofflying,etc.Somesuggestionsonhowtoovercomefearsarelistedbelowforreference.First,youanalyzedyourfearandhadaclearpictureofwhatyourfearwas.Thenyoutookcontrolofyourfear.Youdecidedtoexposeyourselftothatfearinsmalldosesuntilyougainedabetterunderstandingofit.Asaresult,yourfearbegantodisappear.Finally,yousuccessfullychangedthewayyouthoughtaboutyourfear.Youstartedseeingfearasasourceofenergyandembraceditsroleinyourlife.Scripts:Jackwenttoadoctor.“Doctor,”hesaid,“I’vegottrouble.EverytimeIlieinbed,Ithinkthere’ssomebodyunderit.Igetunderthebed;thenIthinkthere’ssomebodyontopofit.Top,under,top,under.You’vegottohelpme!Italmostdrivesmemad!”“Justputyourselfinmyhandsfortwoyears,”saidthedoctor.“Cometomethreetimesaweek,andI’llcureyourfears.”“Howmuchdoyoucharge?”“Ahundreddollarsavisit.”“I’llthinkaboutit,”saidJack.SixmonthslaterthedoctormetJackbychance.“Whydidn’tyouevercometoseemeagain?”askedthedoctor.“Forahundredbucksavisit?Acarpentercuredmefor10dollars.”“Isthatso?How?”“Hetoldmetocutthelegsoffthebed!”ReadingcomprehensionUnderstandingthetext11Becausewhenheoncehoppedfromthehighestdivingboardatthepool,hehitthewaterwithanincredibleimpactandblackedout.2No,theycouldn’t.Becausewiththewater’stow,they’dnevergettothedrowningboy.3BecausenobodyexceptJasonsawthatgoingoutontothejetty,whichwasclosetotheboy,wasthefastestwaytoreachthedrowningboy.4Becausehisfearofwatersuddenlystruckhim.5Hefeltlikehewasbackinthatpool,breathless,struggling,terrified.6Theboypoppedbackup,eyeswidewithterror,pawingandtwistingagainstJason.7No,itwasn’t.AtfirstwhenJasonswamagainsttheripcurrent,itwasforciblydraggingthemouttothesea.Thenhedecidedtoswimsidewaystothepullofthecurrentandslowlymadetheirwaybacktoshore.Finallyhemadehiswaybacktosafety.8BecauseJasonhadalreadyconqueredhisinnerfearofwaterandhealsofeltrelievedanddelightedwhenhesawtheboywashuggedtightlybyhismother.Criticalthinking21Toovercometheinnerfearofwater,weneedto:•conquerourselveswithcouragebyhelpingothers,stepupandfaceourfear;•practicecontrolledbreathingandalternatelytenseandrelaxmusclegroupstobringintophysicalawarenessthedifferencesbetweenbeingtenseandbeingrelaxed;•makethevictimstopstruggling.Inthiswayhe/shecanbepulledtosafety.2Thefearsmaycomefrom:•ourownpastexperience;•therpeople’sfearswewitness;•someone’sdescriptionabouttheirfears;•influenceofspecificculturalandhistoricalcontext.3Togetaguytoaskagirlout,trygivinghimsomepointersandideasonhowtoapproachthesituationwithconfidence:•Telltheguytoaskagirlonacasualdateandseewhereitgoesfromthere.Explaintohimthataskingagirloutface-to-facecanbemostappropriate,asitwillshowherhowseriousheis.However,ifhethinksthatistoodaring,thensuggestsendingheratextmessageorcallingheronthephone.•encouragetheguytobeassertiveandnotbeataroundthebush.Confidenceisadmirable,andagirlismorelikelytobeattractedtoamanwithconfidence.Ifheisaskingthegirlinperson,heshouldspeakasthoughheknewshewouldsayyes.Tellhimnottohesitateandtogetstraighttothepoint.•suggestthattheguygivethegirlsomechoicesastowheretogoonadate.Ifheisunsureofwhatactivitiesorrestaurantssheenjoysmost,thisisagreatopportunityforhimtolearnmoreaboutherandshowherthathecaresabouther.4Obsessivefearleadstoanxiety,panicattacksandavarietyofpsychologicalproblems.Weallknowwhatit’sliketofeeloverwhelmedbyfear,butfear,asitturnsout,isafundamentalpartofourlives,andhassomepositiveeffectsonourlives:•Fearincreasesandenhancesoursensoryawarenessoftheenvironment,sothatwecanbepreparedtoprotectourselvesfromanythingpotentiallythreateningorharmful.•Fearisaninvitationtoact.Fearistheretowarnusthatweneedtogetreadyforthefuture.Itisn’ttheretostopus;it’stheretotellusthatweareabouttogrow.•Fearpushesusbeyondourlimits.Fearmotivatesus.Itdrivesustofindnewresourcesandoptionswithinourselves.Fearcompelsustomakeextraeffortstosucceedandachievewhatwedesire.•Fearisnecessaryindevelopingourcourage.Wecan’texperiencecouragewithoutthepresenceoffear.Theygohandinhand.Theyneedoneanotherinordertoexist–likedarknessandlight,orblackandwhite.LanguagefocusWordsinuse31intervene2underestimate3recede4deem5bleak6appraise7paralyzed8symptoms9dismay10brinkWordbuilding4WordslearnedNewwordsformed-ancedominatedominanceavoidavoidancerelyrelianceacquaintacquaintanceclearclearanceannoyannoyanceadmitadmittanceresembleresemblanceassureassurance-edboreboredprivilegeprivilegeddistractdistracted51bored2privileged3assurance4dominance5avoidance6acquaintance7reliance8clearance9distracted10annoyance11admittance12resemblanceBankedcloze61K2D3H4J5I6O7G8A9N10CExpressionsinuse71pulledtoastop2blackout3popup4stoppedshort5plowedthrough6threwhimselfinto7letyourselfgo8grabbedforStructureanalysisandwritingStructuredwriting8Ayoungandsuccessfulexecutivewastravelingdownaneighborhoodstreet,goingabittoofastinhisnewJaguar.Hewaswatchingforkidsdarti