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VIRTUALCURES
forRealWorldPhobias
byPatriciaEdmonds
(AnextractfromaReadersDigestarticle,April2005,pp.113116)
MODULEONE
I. PREREADING
1. Whattwowordsinthetitleofthisunitaretheantonymsofeachother? 2. Whatdoesthewordphobiamean? 3. Youhavelearntsomewordsinanearlierunitwiththerootphobia.Can yourecollectany? 4. Doyouhaveanyrealorimaginedphobias? 5. Whichwordinthetitlemeanstreatment?
II.LISTENING
Answerthequestionsgivenbelow: 1. WheredidNobleJoneswork? 2. Howoldwasshe? 3. Inwhichcitywasheroffice? 4. Onwhichdaydidherlifechange? 5. WhatisSeptember11,2001popularlyknownas? 6. Whatdidshesufferfrom? 7. Whatwerethesymptomsofthisillness? 8. Whattherapydidtheexpertsuggestforher? 9. WhatdidNobleJonesinitiallycomparevirtualrealitytherapywith? 10.WhatdidtheVRprogrammakeNobleJonesfeel?
IV.COMPREHENSION
Factualquestions: MultipleChoices:
1. Invirtualrealitytherapythepatientissubjectedto a. Electricshocks b. Acupuncture c. Steambaths d. Computergeneratedprograms 2. VRtherapyhasbeenfoundtobeaneffectivetreatmentfor a. Fever b. Cholera c. Phobia d. Typhoid 3. Thefirstvirtualrealitytherapyprogramwasdevelopedforpeople a. Fearingheights b. Fearingopenspaces c. Withclaustrophobia d. Withkleptomania 4. JennyMoorewasafraidof a. Spiders b. Lifts c. Aeroplanes d. Ladders 5. ThebasicprincipleofVRisto a. Helppatientsdevelopcopingresponses. b. Makepatientssufferfrompartialamnesia c. Makethepatientshappyandcontented d. Helppatientsbecomeaggressive TrueorFalse: 1. Addictionsandphobiasdonothaveanytreatment. 2. Themilitaryusedvirtualrealitybeforeitwasmadeapopulartherapy. 3. VRtherapyhelpspatientsgetovertheirphobiasbymakingthemforget. 4. When the scientists started experimenting with VR therapy they were confidentofsuccess. 5. Jennysfearofflyingstartedwhensheflewinaplaneforthefirsttime. ShortAnswers 1. Whatisvirtualrealitytherapybeingusedtocure? 2. What is a patient suffering from fear of heights subjected to during VR therapy?
V.WORDPOWER
MatchthewordsinColumnAwiththeirmeaningsinColumnB therapy baddreams sensory abilitytobear,forbearance addictions frightenedorterrified nightmares farsightedfuturist acrophobic treatment,psychoanalysis canyon mad,crazy lunatic pertainingtothesenses tolerance compulsions,cravings visionary gorgeoraravine panicked fearofheights Wordsoftenconfused Usethefollowinglistofwordsforvocabularydevelopment. 1. Accept(Verb)totakeorreceive.Wedonotacceptanycreditcardsatthis shop. Except(Preposition)withtheexclusionof.Everyoneinthefamilyexcept thefatherwentonaholiday. 2. Affect(Verb)toinfluence.Theeconomiccrisiswillaffectthemarket. Effect(Verb)tobringaboutorcausetohappen.Wecaneffectachangein theresultbytrainingthestudentsproperly.
Effect (Noun) a result or consequence. The effect of this medicine is immediate. 3. Complement(Verb)tocompleteormakeperfect.Theaddoncourseyou havechosenwillcomplementyourcoresubjects. Compliment (Verb) to praise or flatter. The boss complimented his subordinatesontheirefficiency. 4. Precede(Verb)togobefore.Theministerscarwillprecedethecarsof otherofficials. Proceed(Verb)togoforwardorcontinue.Youmayproceedwithyour experiment. 5. Allusion(Noun)anindirectreference:Thespeakermadeallusionstothe recentcalamity. Illusion (Noun) a misconception: The mirage in a desert is an optical illusionofthepresenceofwater. 6. Beside(Preposition)nextto;bythesideof:Thebankisbesidethepolice station. Besides(Adverb)also;inadditionto:Besidesthepresentproblem,Ineed totellyouaboutanewdifficultywemightfaceinthefuture. 7. Cite(Verb)toquoteasanauthorityorexample:Thearticlecitedseveral eminentscholarsinthefieldofliterature. Site(Noun)placeorlocation:Thesiteforthenewfactoryisonthe outskirtsofthecity 8. Discreet (Adjective) prudent, circumspect, or modest: She was admired forbeingdiscreetwhilehandlingdelicatemattersofthecompany. Discrete(Adjective)separateorindividuallydistinct:Eachparticleinthis mixtureisadiscreteentity. 9. Elicit(Verb)todrawout,extract,obtain.Thepolicetriedtoelicitthe actualfactsfromtheculprit. Illicit(Adjective)unlawful,illegal,dishonest.Theillicittradenearthe bordercannotbestopped.
10.Stationary(Adjective)fixedorunmoving:Thestationarytrainwashitbya movingone. Stationery (Noun) writing materials, paper, notebooks, pens, etc.: The stationeryyoupurchasedhastobedistributedtoalldepartments. Nowmakesentencesofyourownwitheachofthepairsofwordsgivenaboveto practicetheirusage.
VI.LANGUAGESTRUCTURES
Exercise1.Combinethepairsofsentencesusingappropriateconjunctions: 1. Weneedtoknowwhatrightswehave.Wealsoneedtoknowhowtouse them. 2. Iwillsuspendyou.Youarelate. 3. AmritlovesAmit.Heisgenerous. 4. Theycan'tdoit.Wecan'tdoit. 5. Thevicepresidentwasdismissed.Hewascorrupt. 6. Dowhatyouhavebeeninstructedtodo.Youwillbeintrouble. 7. Theydidn'tbelieveawordshesaid.Theydidn'tbelieveherexcuses. 8. Mamataisrich.Mamataisnotintelligent. 9. Youcanchoosetheredcar.Youcanchoosetheblueone. 10.Kimwoulddie.Hewouldnotlie. Exercise2.Fillintheblankswithsuitablecompoundconjunctionsfromthose listedbelow: (assoonas,providedthat,asif,asthough,aswellas) 1. Shetalks__________shewereveryrich. 2. Rakhiwalks______sheisinpain. 3. Icangiveyouthousandrupees_______youreturnitbytheendofthe month. 4. Ashish_________Abhishekwerepresentfortheinaugural. 5. Thebellrang_________wereachedtheschool. Exercise3.Correctthefollowingsentences.
1. Threemonthspassedsinceheleftthecountry. 2. Criminalsarebothfoundinthenorthandthesouth. 3. NosoonerhadthefightbegunbutAuralranaway. 4. Neitherthepuppiesnorthekittenhaveanowner. 5. Unlessshedoesnotexaminethearticle,shewillnotpurchaseit. 6. Notonlywemettheprincipalbutalsotheviceprincipal. 7. Idoubtthatshewillcometotheparty. 8. Eitherthelionorthetigerarethemainattraction. 9. Shedidnotknowthatwhatwashisname. 10.ShemustwaitherewhileIcome. 11.Sheorheisachef. 12.Shehadnootherhobbybutthatofplayingwithchildren
VII.SPELLING
Correctthefollowingspellings 1. Manipewlet 2. Mealitairy 3. Teknolagy 4. Reelty 5. Dizodours 6. Kreepling 7. Aingwish 8. Imursus 9. Drumatikally 10.Seemulaiter ******