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Swimming through fear I was on a tour of france with my friends when our car pulled to a stop at the beach and we saw the Mediterranean Sea. Massive waves surged against large rocks that formed a waterproof jetty. People said this beach was known for its notorious rip currents. shivered with fear. Nothing scared me as much as water 2 Just the sight of the sea made me sick to my stomach.always loved water and been a good swimmer until last summer, when I'd decided to climb up to the highest diving board at the pool. I'd hopped from that height and hit the water with an incredible impact. The air was ousted from my lungs and blacked out. The next thing knew, my brother was pulling my feeble body out of the pool. From then on, my fear wouldn't recede; was absolutely terrified of water 4 Jason, are you coming? my friend, Matt, called , " said. enjoying the view, from dry land, added silently, worried they might deem my fear pathetic if they knew 6 Suddenly heard shouting in French. mob of people were running into the sea, fully clothed. That's odd, thought 7 glimpsed something moving up and down amid the waves, past the end of the jetty. gasped, realizing the catastrophe with horror. That's a little boy out there! The would-be rescuers fought against the tide, but the situation was bleak. with the water's tow never get to him in time 8 I looked back at the boy. His head popped up, then a wave crashed over him and he disappeared for a moment; I had to intervene 9 I appraised the situation and realized-the jetty! The boy was close to it; maybe could help from there. raced down the beach, out onto the jetty and it hit me: Water! palms got sweaty and my stomach felt sick, symptoms of my fear. I stopped short.The people in the water had underestimated the waves and weren't making any progress. I was the only one who saw that going out on the jetty was the fastest way to reach the drowning boy. Yet in the midst of this tragedy, was extremely terrified . tried to remember the lifeguard training I'd had as a teenager 11 I was paralyzed with fear, but forced myself to move forward with this impromptu rescue. don't want this. Surely someone else can save him before have to 12 At the ridge of the jetty, whirled around, convinced I'd see an athletic swimmer plowing through the rough water toward the boy. To my dismay, no one was there turned back out to the sea to see the boy battered by vicious waves about 25 yards away from me. Sucking in a deep breath, threw myself into the water. As soon as I jumped in, felt like was back in that pool, breathless, struggling, terrified. Salt stung my eyes. Focus, shouted in my head. Where he?13 Then, with clarity, I saw a thin arm waving weakly a few yards away. swam with all my strength, reaching the boy just as he sank below the surface. grabbed his arm and pulled. He popped back up, eyes wide with terror, pawing and twisting against me Repose( calm down) ! " commanded the boy in French. His struggling would derail any rescue attempt, and we'd both perish. " Repose! " commanded again. Thankfully,this time he listened, and was still 14 When turned back toward shore a wave pounded over us. The jetty was further away!The rip current! It was forcibly dragging us out to the sea. fought to get us back to land, but made little progress. knew I'd never be able to escort him back like this 15 Desperate to survive, remembered what I'd learned in my life saving class: Never, ever swim against the rip current! Swim sideways to the pull of the current and slowly make your way back toward shore. was an odd-looking but practicable solution. Swim sideways and float to rest. Swim sideways and float to rest. We did that over and over. We slowly made our way to safety. Jason, you can do it! I heard say as he stood on the jetty. I hadn't even noticed how close we were, only about seven feet left to go 16 , as we made our way to safety realized something incredible: was no longer afraid. That absence of fear was a moment of triumph!17 Matt jumped into the water. I tossed the boy to him. Just as let go, a big wave picked him up and carried him all the way to 18 On the brink of collapse, stopped fighting, just letting myself go. My hand hit the jetty. It was like an electric shock that brought me back to senses. Someone grabbed for me.19 I felt strong arms lift me. ascended not only from the sea onto the secure rocks of the jetty- but also to my salvation, leaving behind the terrible fear that had gripped me for so long. I turned my head and saw the boy was hugged tightly by his mother. I looked out to the sea. Weary as was, the water had never looked so beautiful (905 words)Understanding the text 1 Answer the following questions 1 Why was Jason scared of water?2 Could the would-be rescuers succeed in saving the drowning boy? Why or why not?3 Why did jason decide to intervene to save the boy in spite of his fear of 4 Why did Jason become hesitant when he raced down the beach, out onto the jetty?5 How did Jason feel when he jumped into the water:6 How did the boy respond when Jason grabbed him?7 Was Jason's swimming back to safety smooth??8 did Jason feel the water had never looked so beautiful when he reached the jetty?Critical thinking 2 Work in pairs and discuss the following questions 1 How could you save a drowning person if you have inner fear of water?2 Why do people have inner fear of something such as spiders, snakes, water, heights, flying in airplanes, death, etc.3 What are your suggestions to a young man who gives up at the last minute when he is going to ask a girl on a date?4 Does psychological fear produce any positive aspects in people's life? If yes, what are they?
Swimming through fear I was on a tour of france with my friends when our car pulled to a stop at the beach and we saw the Mediterranean Sea. Massive waves surged against large rocks that formed a waterproof jetty. People said this beach was known for its notorious rip currents. shivered with fear. Nothing scared me as much as water 2 Just the sight of the sea made me sick to my stomach.always loved water and been a good swimmer until last summer, when I'd decided to climb up to the highest diving board at the pool. I'd hopped from that height and hit the water with an incredible impact. The air was ousted from my lungs and blacked out. The next thing knew, my brother was pulling my feeble body out of the pool. From then on, my fear wouldn't recede; was absolutely terrified of water 4 Jason, are you coming? my friend, Matt, called , " said. enjoying the view, from dry land, added silently, worried they might deem my fear pathetic if they knew 6 Suddenly heard shouting in French. mob of people were running into the sea, fully clothed. That's odd, thought 7 glimpsed something moving up and down amid the waves, past the end of the jetty. gasped, realizing the catastrophe with horror. That's a little boy out there! The would-be rescuers fought against the tide, but the situation was bleak. with the water's tow never get to him in time 8 I looked back at the boy. His head popped up, then a wave crashed over him and he disappeared for a moment; I had to intervene 9 I appraised the situation and realized-the jetty! The boy was close to it; maybe could help from there. raced down the beach, out onto the jetty and it hit me: Water! palms got sweaty and my stomach felt sick, symptoms of my fear. I stopped short.The people in the water had underestimated the waves and weren't making any progress. I was the only one who saw that going out on the jetty was the fastest way to reach the drowning boy. Yet in the midst of this tragedy, was extremely terrified . tried to remember the lifeguard training I'd had as a teenager 11 I was paralyzed with fear, but forced myself to move forward with this impromptu rescue. don't want this. Surely someone else can save him before have to 12 At the ridge of the jetty, whirled around, convinced I'd see an athletic swimmer plowing through the rough water toward the boy. To my dismay, no one was there turned back out to the sea to see the boy battered by vicious waves about 25 yards away from me. Sucking in a deep breath, threw myself into the water. As soon as I jumped in, felt like was back in that pool, breathless, struggling, terrified. Salt stung my eyes. Focus, shouted in my head. Where he?13 Then, with clarity, I saw a thin arm waving weakly a few yards away. swam with all my strength, reaching the boy just as he sank below the surface. grabbed his arm and pulled. He popped back up, eyes wide with terror, pawing and twisting against me Repose( calm down) ! " commanded the boy in French. His struggling would derail any rescue attempt, and we'd both perish. " Repose! " commanded again. Thankfully,this time he listened, and was still 14 When turned back toward shore a wave pounded over us. The jetty was further away!The rip current! It was forcibly dragging us out to the sea. fought to get us back to land, but made little progress. knew I'd never be able to escort him back like this 15 Desperate to survive, remembered what I'd learned in my life saving class: Never, ever swim against the rip current! Swim sideways to the pull of the current and slowly make your way back toward shore. was an odd-looking but practicable solution. Swim sideways and float to rest. Swim sideways and float to rest. We did that over and over. We slowly made our way to safety. Jason, you can do it! I heard say as he stood on the jetty. I hadn't even noticed how close we were, only about seven feet left to go 16 , as we made our way to safety realized something incredible: was no longer afraid. That absence of fear was a moment of triumph!17 Matt jumped into the water. I tossed the boy to him. Just as let go, a big wave picked him up and carried him all the way to 18 On the brink of collapse, stopped fighting, just letting myself go. My hand hit the jetty. It was like an electric shock that brought me back to senses. Someone grabbed for me.19 I felt strong arms lift me. ascended not only from the sea onto the secure rocks of the jetty- but also to my salvation, leaving behind the terrible fear that had gripped me for so long. I turned my head and saw the boy was hugged tightly by his mother. I looked out to the sea. Weary as was, the water had never looked so beautiful (905 words)Understanding the text 1 Answer the following questions 1 Why was Jason scared of water?2 Could the would-be rescuers succeed in saving the drowning boy? Why or why not?3 Why did jason decide to intervene to save the boy in spite of his fear of 4 Why did Jason become hesitant when he raced down the beach, out onto the jetty?5 How did Jason feel when he jumped into the water:6 How did the boy respond when Jason grabbed him?7 Was Jason's swimming back to safety smooth??8 did Jason feel the water had never looked so beautiful when he reached the jetty?Critical thinking 2 Work in pairs and discuss the following questions 1 How could you save a drowning person if you have inner fear of water?2 Why do people have inner fear of something such as spiders, snakes, water, heights, flying in airplanes, death, etc.3 What are your suggestions to a young man who gives up at the last minute when he is going to ask a girl on a date?4 Does psychological fear produce any positive aspects in people's life? If yes, what are they?
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Understanding the text 1 Because when he once hopped from the highest diving board at the pool, he hit the water with an incredible impact and blacked out 2 , they couldn't. Because with the water's tow,never get to the drowning boy.3 Because nobody except Jason saw that going out onto the jetty which was close to the boy, was the fastest way to reach the drowning boy.4 Because his fear of water suddenly struck him 5 He felt like he was back in that pool, breathless struggling, terrified 6 The boy popped back up, eyes wide with terror,pawing and twisting against 7 , it wasn't. At first when Jason swam against the rip current, it was forcibly dragging them out to the sea. Then he decided to swim sideways to the pull of the current and slowly made their way back to shore. Finally he made his way back to safety 8 Because jason had already conquered his inner fear of water and he also felt relieyed and delighted when he saw the boy was hugged tightly by his mother.Critical thinking 1 To overcome the inner fear of water. we need to:conquer ourselves with courage by helping others, step up and face our fear practice controlled breathing and alternately tense and relax muscle groups to bring into physical awareness the differences betweenl being tense and being relaxed;make the victim stop struggling. In this way he she can be pulled to safety.2 The fears may come from:our own past experience;other people's fears we witnessed someone's description about their fears influence of specific cultural and historical context 3 To get a guy to ask a girl out, try giving him some pointers and ideas on how to approach the situation with confidence Tell the guy to ask girl on a casual date and see where goes from there. Explain to him that asking a girl out face-to-face can be most appropriate, as it will show her how serious he is. However, he thinks that is too daring,then suggest sending her a text message or calling her on the phone.Encourage the guy to be assertive and not beat around the bush. Confidence is admirable and a girl is more likely to be attracted to a man with confidence he is asking the girl in person, he should speak as though he knew she would say yes. Tell him not to hesitate and to get straight to the point Suggest that the guy give the girl some choices as to where to go on a date. If he is unsure of what activities or restaurants she enjoys most,this is a great opportunity for him learn more about her and show her that he cares about her 4 Obsessive fear leads to anxiety panic attacks and variety of psychological problems. all know what it's like to feel overwhelmed by fear but fear, as it turns out, is a fundamental part of our lives, and has some positive effects on our lives Fear increases and enhances our sensory awareness of the environment so that we can be prepared to protect ourselves from anything potentially threatening or harmful Fear is an invitation to act. is there to warn us that we need to get ready for the future. It there to stop us; it's there to tell us that we are about to grow.Fear pushes us beyond our limits. Fear motivates us. drives us to find new resources and options within ourselves. Fear compels us to make extra efforts to succeed and achieve what we desire Fear is necessary in developing our courage can't experience courage without the presence of fear. They go hand in hand. They need one another in order to exist - like darkness and light, or black and white