SURPRISE YOURSELF

Jack GARRATT

Topic : overcoming phobias, fears

1) WUP : What is this song about ?

2) 1st watching : what are people afraid of ? Which phobias are shown ?
Have you experienced any of these fears?
Which one(s) do you find the most common? Which ones do you think are the strangest? Why?

3) 2nd watching : Watch the video / Listen to the song again. Complete the lyrics.
Speak and open up your (1)_________
It's something you should do all the time
Keep (2)_____________, seek and find
You know you might surprise yourself
(3)______________ without a taint or hold
The doubts that should embrace your heart
The calm and chaos of your (4)___________
You know you might surprise yourself

Take a pen and (5)______________ this down

Draw something that can't be found
And (6)______________ to walk again somehow
You know you might surprise yourself

Love her if you only knew

The times that train has (7)______________ me too
And tears me from a place I know
It helps me to surprise myself
You know you can surprise yourself
So (8)_____________ and surprise yourself
4) Discussion :
1. What is your biggest fear in life? …..................................................................................................
2. What was the most frightening experience you have ever had?
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3. Have you overcome any of your fears?
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4. How can people overcome their fears? What are the steps of overcoming a fear?
5. What do you think about the following quotes? Choose 2 and discuss them with your partner.
 SURPRISE YOURSELF
Jack GARRATT (2016)

1) What is this song about ? ?

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2) What are these people afraid of ? Which phobias are shown ? Have you experienced any of these fears?
Whi2nd watching : ch one(s) do you find the most common? Which ones do you think are the
strangest?

The fear of small spaces - claustrophobia

stage fright - topophobia

the fear of water - aquaphobia

the fear of balloons (popping) - globophobia

the fear of driving – vehophobia

the fear of heights – acrophobia

the fear of roller coasters – roller coaster phobia

the fear of being tattooed or tattoos – tatouazophobia

the fear of wind/draft – ancraophobia

3) Watch the video / Listen to the song again. Complete the lyrics.
Speak and open up your _________ Draw something that can't be found
It's something you should do all the time And ______________ to walk again somehow
Keep _____________, seek and find You know you might surprise yourself
You know you might surprise yourself
______________ without a taint to hold Love her if you only knew
The doubts that should embrace your heart The times that train has ______________ me too
The calm and chaos of your ___________ And tears me from a place I know
You know you might surprise yourself It helps me to surprise myself
You know you can surprise yourself
Take a pen and ______________ this down So _____________ and surprise yourself
4) Discussion :
1. What is your biggest fear in life? …..................................................................................................
2. What was the most frightening experience you have ever had?
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3. How can people overcome* their fears? What are the various steps of overcoming a fear?
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4. What do you think about the following quotes? Choose 2 and discuss them with your partner.
Use structures such as MUST/MUSTN’T, SHOULD/SHOULDN'T...
Ex : People shouldn’t give in to* their fears. People must overcome their phobias.
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Vocabulary :
to overcome : …………………………………………. to give in to something: céder à quelque chose
a phobia = to have an extreme fear or dislike of a particular thing or situation
to be afraid of heights (acrophobia) = to be scared of confined places (claustrophobia)