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Unit2beatyourfearSectionAPre-readingactivities1．1T2F3T4FSF2．1Jack'sproblemissolvedbyacarpenter.HetoldJacktocutthelegsoffthebed.AndthenJackascertainthatnobodywassleepingunderitwhenhegotintobed.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.SixmonthslaterthedoctormetJackbychanceWhydidn'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;otherpeople'sfearswewitness;someone'sdescriptionabouttheirfears;influenceofspecificculturalandhistoricalcontext.3Togetaguytoaskagirlout,trygivinghimsomepointersandideasonhowtoapproachthesituationwithconfidence:Telltheguytoaskagirlonacasualdateandseewhereitgoesfromthere.Explaintohimthataskingagirloutface-to-facecanbemostappropriate,asitwillshowherhowseriousbeis.However,ifhethinksthatistoodaring,thensuggestsendingheratextmessageorcallingheronthephone.Encouragetheguytobeassertiveandnotbeataroundthebush.Confidenceisadmirable,andagirlismorelikelytobeattractedtoamanwithconfidence.Ifheisaskingthegirlinperson,heshouldspeakasthoughheknewshewouldsayyes.Tellhimnottohesitateandtogetstraighttothepoint.Suggestthattheguygivethegirlsomechoicesastowheretogoonadate.Ifheisunsureofwhatactivitiesorrestaurantssheenjoysmost,thisisagreatopportunityforhimtolearnmoreaboutherandshowherthatbecaresabouther.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.LanguagefocusWordsinuse3Iintervene2underestimate3recede4deem5bleak6appraise7paralyzed8symptoms9dismay10brinkWordbuilding4WordylearnedNewwordsformed-ancedominatedominanceavoidavoidancerelyrelianceacquaintacquaintanceclearclearanceannoyannoyanceadmitadmittanceresembleresemblanceassureassrsrance-edboreboredprivilegeprivilegeddistractdistracted51bored2privileged3assurance4dominance5avoidance6acquaintance7reliance8clearance9distracted10annoyance11admittance12resemblanceBankedcloze61K2D3H4J5I6O7G8A9N10CExpressionsinuse7Ipulledtoastop2blackout3popup4stoppedshort5plowedthrough6threwhimselfinto7letyourselfgo8grabbedforTranslation9美国梦是美利坚合众国的民族精神。该词有各种各样的用法，但其根本含义是，在美国任何人都可以通过努力获得成功，都有可能过上幸福而成功的生活口许多人对美国梦的概念加以拓展和提炼，涵盖了像自由，自我实现和深厚的人际关系等方面的内容。美国梦的思想比美国本身更为久远，可以追溯到17世纪，当时的欧洲移民面对这一新发现的、未经开发的广裹大陆，