Vocabulary
· Feelings
1 Match the antonyms.
1
shy
a calm
2
sick
b unsurprised
3
bored
c reasonable
4
anxious
d fearless
5
shocked
e interested
6
terrified
f certain
7
confused
g confident
8
irrational
h healthy
· Idioms
2 Choose the correct item.
1 A: Hattie, you look as white as a sheet/ snow/sheep! What’s wrong?
B: There’s a huge spider behind you!
2 A: Are you nervous about your job interview on Monday?
B: Yes, I get moths/flies/butterflies in my stomach just thinking about it!
3 A: I’m a bit upset with Francis. She refuses to come to my party.
B: I wouldn’t take it personally. She’s scared shy/stiff/sick of large crowds.
4 A: I’d better put Rover in the garden before Tom arrives.
B: Good idea. He jumped out of his skin/bones/ shoes the last time a dog approached him.
5 A: Is this a horror film?
B: Yes, it’s so scary that your hair will be freezing/shivering/standing on end!
· Fears & Phobias
3 Choose the odd word out.
1 insect / bug / creepy crawly / animal
2 mosquito / fly / tarantula / moth
3 counsellor / dentist / therapist / psychologist
4 poison / venom / medicine / germ
4 Replace the words in bold with: lower, confidence, harm, therapy, venomous.
1 Polly is getting treatment for her phobia from a psychologist.
2 Ted was terrified of all the poisonous creatures in the Australian outback.
3 The worst thing about a social phobia is its effect on your self-esteem.
4 Philip tries to reduce his anxiety by doing regular exercise.
5 I know they can’t hurt me, but I’m really scared of moths!
5 Choose the correct item.
1 An intense fear of flying is a very ……… problem these days.
A regular C natural
B common D usual
2 Jane finds it ……… to control her emotions whenever she travels by plane.
A impossible C unimaginable
B improbable D irrational
3 When Jenny saw the needle, she ……… and fell to the floor.
A startled C fainted
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