Fear and Loathing

“Fear leads to anger.
Anger leads
to hate. Hate leads to suffering.”
Yoda, Jedi master
Today, YOU will
• Learn more about fear through discussion
• Learn new vocabulary about fear
• Understand the main points in the video
and answer the questions
• Revise and distinguish between Participle
1 and Gerund
Terror
Alarm Panic
Worry Fear Dread
Anxiety Fright
Horror
Discussion in pairs
⮚What are some common fears people have?
⮚What are the scariest animals?
⮚What are animals afraid of?
⮚Who are some scary people?
⮚What are some scary situations people find
themselves in?
⮚Why do you think we feel fear? Does fear have a
purpose?
⮚What is your biggest fear for the future of the world?
⮚Do you think being scared is fun?
Phrases
to jump out of one's skin to be suddenly surprised or
(verb phrase) scared
to scare the living daylights to cause someone an
out of someone incredible fright.
to shake like a leaf (verb to be so scared that you
phrase) shake or tremble
to quake in one's boots (verb to be so scared that you
phrase) shake or tremble
scared out of one's extremely scared or worried
mind/wits (adjective) in response to a situation.
scared stiff (adjective) extremely scared of
something
Use the new words above, and complete the
sentences (remember to use the correct form of
the word
1. He was __________\_______while he was waiting for the
job interview.
2. Don't sneak up on me like that; you made me
_____________
3. I'm ___________ of spiders.
4. Why didn't you come home last night or call? I was
____________\________thinking something had happened
to you!
5. When the robber pulled out his knife I was
____________________________
6. That film _____________________ of me!
Let is check!
Answer:
1. He was shaking like a leaf/quaking in his boots while he was waiting
for the job interview.
2. Don't sneak up on me like that; you made me jump out of my skin!
3. I'm scared stiff of spiders.
4. Why didn't you come home last night or call? I was thinscared out
of my mind/wits king something had happened to you!
5. When the robber pulled out his knife I was shaking like a
leaf/quaking in my boots.
6. That film scared the living daylights out of me!
Match the words with their definitons
1. Dizziness – a) inclined to
2. Loop-de-loop – b) a feeling of intense dislike or
disgust; hatred.
3. Prone – c) feeling faint
4. Loathing – d) hormone that acts on organs in the body
and as a chemical messenger in the brain
5. Stomach-drop sensation – e) a long, high-pitched cry
or noise.
6. Squeal – f) an expression that refers to an emotion or
state of shock
7. Hormone oxytocin – h) a vertical loop or 360 degree
turn in a roller coaster track
Let us check!
1. Dizziness – c) feeling faint
2. Loop-de-loop – h) a vertical loop or 360 degree turn
in a roller coaster track
3. Prone –a) inclined to
4. Loathing – b) a feeling of intense dislike or disgust;
hatred.
5. Stomach-drop sensation – f) an expression that
refers to an emotion or state of shock
6. Squeal – e) a long, high-pitched cry or noise.
7. Hormone oxytocin – d) hormone that acts on organs
in the body and as a chemical messenger in the brain
TED Ed video called “Why Is Being Scared So
Fun twice?”
1. How many people visited a haunted house
in October 2015?
a) 24 million b) 26 million c) 28 million
2. What triggers our fight or flight response?
a) a thread b) a threat c) a clown
3. Chemicals released in the brain when we are
scared can help…
a) survival b) extinction c) strength
4. Chemical released in the brain when we are
scared stop us feeling…
a) emotions b) happy c) pain
Let us check!
Answer:
1 c) 28 million
2 b) a threat
3 a) survival
4 c) pain
Gerund vs Present Participle
Gerund
is a progressive form (ing) of a verb that works as a
noun in a sentence.
⮚ A gerund can play the following roles:
1. The subject
2. The object of a verb
3. The object of a preposition
4. The object of a possessive adjective
5. The subject complement
⮚ A gerund functions only as a noun: Ex– Teaching
is my passion.
⮚ A gerund can take the following places:
1. Before the main verb (linking or action verb) -
Teaching is fun.
2. After an action verb (transitive) - I love teaching.
3. After a preposition - He is passionate about
teaching.
4. After a possessive adjective - Your teaching is
amazing.
5. After the main verb (linking verb) - My passion is
dancing.
Participle I
is a verb form that works as an adjective or as a verb
in a sentence.
⮚ A present participle does have any types.
⮚ A present participle can function either as a verb
or as an adjective.
Examples:1. He is teaching English. (verb)
2. I hate teaching jobs. (adjective)
⮚ A present participle can take the following
places:
1. Before a noun - It was a motivating movie.
(adjective)
2. After a noun - The movie was exciting.
(adjective)
3. After a main verb (linking verb) - He is
motivating the class. (verb)
Task 1
Let us check!
1. Participle
2. Gerund
3. Gerund
4. Participle
5. Gerund
6. Participle
7. Gerund
8. Participle
9. Participle
10.Gerund
Task 2
Let us check!
1. participle, qualifying the pronoun we
2. participle, qualifying the noun motorcyclist.
3. gerund, object of the preposition by
4. participle, qualifying the noun clown
5. gerund, subject of is; answering – gerund
6. participle, qualifying the noun audience
7. gerund; subject of the verb is
8. participle, qualifying the noun thief
9. gerund, object of the participle at
10. gerund, complement of the noun whole day
11. gerund, object of the verb hates
12. gerund, object of the preposition at
13. gerund, subject of the verb is;
14. gerund, object of the preposition of
15. gerund, subject of the verb is

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