Warming up Listening and speaking高二英语fightening nature.pptVIP

Useful expressions How terrible! It makes me feel worried. I dare not… I am afraid of… He gets into a total panic when… I’m frightened to death by… It makes my hair stand on end. I’m really frightened to… It makes me feel uneasy when… What’s really scary is… She’s scared to death. What terrifies me is… It’s an unpleasant/a frightening thing. I get very upset. Sample dialogues Volcanoes: A: Are you afraid of volcanoes? B: No. Im not. I guess because they are so far away, I mean, they are not something you see or hear about often, and if you do It is in TV programmee that want to make you more interested In volcanoes. A: I heard about a movie that was supposed to thrill you, but I havent seen It. B: Yeah. I saw that one. That wasnt scary at all. A: But what I mean is, would you be afraid of volcanoes if you were living in a village near them. B: I dont know. Most of the time volcanoes are dead. Nothing happens for hundreds of years. A: How about an active volcano? B: Nope. Some volcanoes smoke like a kettle but nothing ever happens. A: Well, I would be really scared if I lived near an active volcano, Sample dialogues Animals: A: Im afraid of snakes. If I would see one in front of me, I would be scared to death, B: Really? Have you ever been bitten by a snake? A: No, but the idea to come in contact with a snake makes my hair stand on end. B: Then, why are you so frightened about snakes? A: I don’t know. They just make me feel very worried, and what really terrifies me is when they move. Aren’t you afraid of them? B: No, I’m not. But it sounds a bit like my sister. She’s terrified by mice. She gets into a total panic if there’s a mouse in the kitchen. Learn more about natural disasters. Review the vocabulary learnt this period. Preview the reading text on page 76. Frightening