1. Arachnophobia
Fear of Spiders. Half of women and 10 per cent of men have, to some degree, a fear of spiders.

2. Social Phobia
Fear of being evaluated negatively in social situations. Approximately 5.3 million American adults, or about 3.7 percent of people in this age group in a given year, have social phobia. Social phobia typically begins in childhood or adolescence.

3. Aerophobia
Fear of flying.

4. Agoraphobia
Agoraphobia involves intense fear and avoidance of any place or situation where escape might be difficult or help unavailable in the event of developing sudden panic-like symptoms. Approximately 3.2 million American, or about 2.2 percent, have agoraphobia.

5.Claustrophobia
Fear of being trapped in small confined spaces.

6. Acrophobia
Fear of heights.

7. Emetophobia
Fear of vomit.

8. Carcinophobia
Fear of cancer.

9. Brontophobia
Fear of thunderstorms.

10. Necrophobia
Fear of death or or dead things

Celebrities who are afraid of flying

• Singer Aretha Franklin has an extreme fear of flying. She won’t travel on airplanes, even for concerts clear across the country.
• Actor and screenwriter Billy Bob Thorton has cancelled television appearances that required him to get on a plane.
• Muhammad Ali, former champion boxer.
• Bob Bechel, political analyst.
• Ray Bradbury, science fiction writer.
• Cher, singer/actress.
• Florence Henderson, actress.
• Glenda Jackson, actress and member of British Parliament.
• Michael Jackson, singer.
• John Madden, sportscaster.
• Bob Newhart, comedian/actor.
• Ronald Reagan, former U.S. President and actor.

Celebrities who have phobias

• Actress Natalie Wood was hydrophobic – her accidental death by drowning in the ocean in 1981 was very strange and unsettling for those who knew her well.
• Tennis champ André Agassi has a phobia of spiders, according to Brooke Shields in a statement to the press in October 1996.
• Supernatural novelist Anne Rice has stated that she fears the dark.
• Actress Kim Basinger has a phobia of wide, open spaces.
• Film director Alfred Hitchcock had a peculiar fear of eggs, according to biographer Donald Spoto. Country star Lyle Lovett reportedly is afraid of cows.
• Pop singer Michael Jackson appears to have a phobia of germs (referring to his obsessive wearing of a surgical-style mask when out in public).

ALL ABOUT COWBOYS A cowboy (Spanish vaquero) tends cattle and horses on cattle ranches in North and South America. The cowboy is in charge of the horses, as is the wrangler. In addition to ranch work, some cowboys work in and participate in rodeos, and many cowboys work only in the rodeo. On the ranch, the cowboy is responsible for feeding the livestock, branding or marking cattle and horses, and tending to their injuries or other needs. They also move the livestock to market. In addition, cowboys repair fences, maintain ranch equipment, and perform other odd jobs around the ranch. These jobs vary depending on the size of the ranch, the terrain, and the number of livestock. On larger ranches, or on those with lots of cattle, a cowboys may specialize in one task or another. On smaller ranches with fewer cowboys—often just family members—the cowboy tends to be a generalist employed in many tasks.

GLOSSARY FOR THIS UNIT

Forrás:
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The Flintstones, an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, is one of the most successful animated television series of all time. Loosely based upon the successful live-action sitcom The Honeymooners, The Flintstones originally ran in American prime time for six seasons, from 1960 to 1966, on the ABC network.

The show is set in a town called Bedrock in the Stone Age era, but with a society identical to that of the United States in the mid-to-late 20th century; in the Flintstones’ fantasy version of the prehistoric past, dinosaurs, saber-toothed tigers, woolly mammoths, and other long extinct animals coexist with cavemen, who use technology equivalent to that of the 20th century, largely through the use of various animals. The characters drive automobiles made out of stone or wood and animal skins and powered by foot. Although the characters were set in the Stone Age, that never stopped the show’s creators from producing a Christmas episode during the original series’ run as well as several more Christmas specials in the decades that followed.

One source of the show’s humor was the ways animals were used for technology. For example, when the characters took photographs with an instant camera, the inside of the camera box would be shown to contain a bird carving the picture on a stone tablet with its bill. In a running gag, the animals powering such technology would look directly into the camera at the audience, shrug, and remark, "It’s a living," or some similar phrase. Another commonly seen gadget in the series was a baby woolly mammoth being used as a vacuum cleaner.

PREHISTORIC VOCABULARY

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flintstones

Fish and chips is the classic English take-away food and is the traditional national food of England. It became popular in the 1860’s when railways began to bring fresh fish straight from the east coast to the our cities over night.

"Did you know?" – Néhány érdekesség a fish and chips-r?l:-)

9. For one of its parties, the Yorkshire Society of Singapore imported not only the fish and chip ingredients but copies of the Yorkshire Evening Post to wrap them in!

HOW TO PREPARE FISH AND CHIPS

We’re going to show you how to make a fish and chips with English beer batter. Fish and chips is a popular favourite around the world. This recipe makes an extra crispy batter that will melt in your mouth. You’ll need the following ingredients to serve 2 people:

TIP: Place the fish on a ray if you have one, as this will make the batter crispier. It goes well with chips or French fries. Season it with salt and pepper.