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UNITELEVEN

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?

3. Inwhatfielddidthemilitaryusevirtualreality? 4. WhatmotivatedJennyMooretotrytogetoverherfearofflyinginplanes? 5. HowlongdidittakeforMooresVRtherapytotakeeffect? Inferencequestions: 1. DescribeatypicalVRtherapyexperience? 2. HowdidLarryHodgesgettheideaaboutVRtherapyandhowdidhemake hisideaworkable? 3. WhatproblemsdidMooreencounterduetoherfearofflying?Howdidshe managetheseandfinallywhatcuredher?

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 ******

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