新世界大学英语第三册 Unit 4 Fear

Unit4Fear单击添加署名或公司信息Unit4FearTextASharkAttackTextBFearUnit4FearLEADINREADINGANDSPEAKINGTEXTATEXTBLANGUAGEENHANCEMENTWRITINGFUNTIMEUnit4FearA.Workinpairsorgroupstolistindifferentcolumnsasmanythingsthatscareyouaspossible.Animals1.__________2.__________3.__________4.__________5.__________Disasters1.______________2.______________3.______________4.______________5.______________DailyActivities1._____________2._____________3._____________4._____________5._____________spidersnakedogmousebeeearthquakehurricanevolcanicexplosionflooddroughtpublicspeakingstandinghightakingplanedarknesswatchinghorrormoviesKeysUnit4FearB.Tick(√)thesituationthattriggersmostfearsinyourmindandexplainwhy.Situation1:Beingaloneintheelevatorat11.30p.m.Situation2:Walkinginanemptydarkstreetatmidnight.Situation3:Travellingaloneinaforeigncountry.Situation4:Beinginterviewedbyemployersforthefirsttime.Situation5:Beinginfectedwithaseriousdisease.Situation6:Deliveringaspeechinfrontofabigaudience.Situation7:Watchinghorrormoviesalone.Situation8:Goingbungeejumping.Unit4FearAphobiaisanintenseandpersistentfearofcertainsituations,activities,things,animals,orpeople.Themainsymptomofthisdisorderistheexcessiveandunreasonabledesiretoavoidthefearedstimulus.phobiaREADINGANDSPEAKINGUnit4FearMissMuffetisfromanurseryrhymenamedLittleMissMuffet:LittleMissMuffet,satonatuffet,eatinghercurbsandwhey.Therecameabigspider,andsatdownbesideher,andfrightenedMissMuffetaway.MissMuffetREADINGANDSPEAKINGUnit4FearA.Readthefirstparagraph.Whatdoesarachnophobiamean?Whatdoesphobiamean?________________________________________________________________________________SkillFocusIdentifyingWordsThatIndicatePurposesThewordsandphrasesto,inorderto,andsothatidentifythepurposeorintentionofanaction.TheyenableustoanswerWhyquestionsaboutactions.XKeysArachnophobiameans“afearofspiders”.Phobiameans“afearofsomething”.ArticleUnit4FearSomepeoplelikespiders,andsomearenervousaroundthem—andafewsufferfromarachnophobia.Mostpeoplehavelittleunderstandingofarachnophobia,butDr.Hoffmanknowsalotaboutit.It’soneofthemanyphobiashehelpspatientsovercome,usingvirtualtechnology.OvercomingFearREADINGANDSPEAKINGTranslationNewwordsUnit4FearOneofhispatients,nicknamedMissMuffet,wasterrifiedofspiders.Foryears,beforeshegotinacar,shesprayeditwithpoisontokillanyspiders.Beforeshewenttobed,shesealedherwindowswithtapesothatspiderscouldn’tcomein.Shekeptherclothesinplasticinordertostopspidersfromhidinginthem.Thesetechniquesprovidedalittlerelief,butMissMuffetwasstillsoafraidofspidersthatshebecameunabletoleaveherhouse.Shefeltlonelyandsad.Shewasverydepressed.Herlifewasbecomingunbearable.READINGANDSPEAKINGTranslationUnit4FearREADINGANDSPEAKINGMissMuffethadtodosomething.ShefinallywenttoDr.Hoffmaninordertogettreatment.Dr.Hoffmanusedacomputertocreateavirtualworldfullofspiders.Then,heputMissMuffetintoit.MissMuffetworeaspecialheadsettoenterthevirtualworldofspiders.First,shesimplywatchedaspideracrosstheroom.Shedidthiseveryday,andgraduallyshebecamelessafraidofit.Soonshewaswearingaspecialglovetopickupvirtualspiders.TranslationUnit4FearThen,Dr.Hoffmangaveherafinaltest.Heshowedherarealspider.MissMuffetwasabletoholditconfidentlyinherhand!Itwasathrillingmomentforbothdoctorandpatient.FewpeoplesufferfromtheirphobiastotheextentMissMuffetdid.Virtualtechnologyhashelpedafewpeoplewitharachnophobia,andDr.Hoffmanislookingforwaystohelppeoplewithotherphobias.Perhapsphobiaswillsoonbeathingofthepast.READINGANDSPEAKINGTranslationUnit4Feara.MissMuffetsprayedhercarwithpoison.b.MissMuffetputtapeonherwindows.c.MissMuffethidherclothes.d.Dr.HoffmanaskedMissMuffettogettreatment.e.Dr.HoffmanusedacomputeraspartofMissMuffet’streatmentf.MissMuffetworeaspecialheadsetandglove.B.Readthearticle.Circlethethingsthathappenedinitandwritethelettersnexttothecorrectpurposeorintention.KeysUnit4FearKeys_______toseeandholdthevirtualspiders_______inordertocreateavirtualworldfilledwithspiders_______tokeepspidersoutside_______sothatshecouldkillanyspidersfebaUnit4FearC.Check(✓)thethingsyouareafraidof.Discusswaystocopewiththesefears._______fire_________crime_______publicspeaking_________shark_______dogs_________dirt_______flying(inaplane)others:_________Unit4FearBACKGROUNDINFORMATIONARTICLETRANSLATIONTEXTSTRUCTUREANALYSISREADINGCOMPREHENSIONUnit4FearPeterBradfordBenchley(May8,1940–February12,2006)wasanAmericanauthor,bestknownforhisnovelJawsanditssubsequentfilmadaptation,thelatterco-writtenbyBenchley(withCarlGottlieb)anddirectedbyStevenSpielberg.Severalmoreofhisworkswerealsoadaptedforcinema,includingTheDeepandtheIsland.PeterBenchleyUnit4FearJawsisa1975AmericanthrillerfilmdirectedbyStevenSpielbergandbasedonPeterBenchley’snovelofthesamename.ThepolicechiefofAmityIsland,afictionalsummerresorttown,triestoprotectbeachgoersfromagiantgreatwhitesharkbyclosingthebeach,onlytobeoverruledbythetowncouncil,whichwantsthebeachtoremainopentodrawaprofitfromtouristsduringthesummerseason.Afterseveralattacks,thepolicechiefenliststhehelpofamarinebiologistandaprofessionalsharkhunter.JawsUnit4FearStevenAllanSpielberg(bornDec