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Pre-reading activities
Listen and talk
1. Listen to a story about Jack’s fear and decide whether the following statements are T (true) or F (false).
Pre-reading activities
Listen and talk
2. Did you have a fear of something before? If so, how did you overcome it?
The answer is open-ended. For example, you might have the fear of darkness, the fear of heights, the fear of snakes or spiders, the fear of flying, etc. Some suggestions on how to overcome fears are listed below for reference. First, you analyzed your fear and had a clear picture of what your fear was. Then you took control of your fear. You decided to expose yourself to that fear in small doses until you gained a better understanding of it.