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    The document discusses survival instinct and what triggers it in humans. It defines survival instinct as the instinct to do things in dangerous situations to prevent death. An example given is the "fight or flight" response triggered by perceived threats. All humans are said to have a natural survival instinct from birth to hunt, gather, and pass on adaptive traits. Survival instinct can still be triggered in modern times by any perceived physical or emotional threats, whether real or imaginary. Key items needed for survival include water, food, a knife, shelter equipment, a first aid kit, rain jacket, signaling device, and matches or a lighter.

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    BW5 Session 4

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    BW 5: Session 4

    Revision of Vocabulary

    Reading: Surviving for Seven Weeks :

    Survival instinct : the instinct in humans and animals to do things in


    a dangerous situation that will prevent them from dying

    What is an example of a survival instinct?

    Our “fight or flight” reaction may be our best-known expression of our survival instinct. This
    response set is triggered when we (and all animals) perceive a situation as a threat to our
    existence; our sympathetic nervous system activates rapid emotional, psychological, and
    physical changes.

    Do all humans have survival instinct?

    Humans by birth have the natural instinct to survive. It is those best adapted to the
    environment that continue to survive and pass their characteristics, feelings, and behaviors
    to generations to come. The primal instincts of humans is to hunt and gather. This is used in
    means to survive.

    What triggers survival instinct?

    Now, we still have this survival instinct, although we face far fewer physical threats. The trick
    about fight or flight is that it is triggered by any perceived threat, whether physical or
    emotional, real or imaginary, according to The American Institute of Stress

    What are the items you need to survive?

     Water. More than 70 percent of the human weight is water. ...


     Food. ...
     Knife. ...
     Shelter/ Shelter Building Equipment. ...
     First Aid Kit. ...
     Rain Jacket or Raincoat. ...
     Signaling Device. ...
     Lighter or Matches.
    Vocabulary :

    To weep : shed tears

    Funeral service : a religious service held before a person's burial or cremation.

    To clamber: to climb up, across, or into somewhere with difficulty, using the hands and the feet:
    They clambered over/up the rocks.

    Lose sight of : be no longer able to see something or someone

    To crouch: adopt a position where the knees are bent and the upper body is brought forward and
    down, typically in order to avoid detection or to defend oneself

    To leap up: to make a large jump or sudden movement, usually from one place to another: He leaped
    out of his car and ran towards the house. I leaped up to answer the phone.

    Raw : not cooked

    Rainstorms: a period with strong winds and heavy rain

    To threaten: to menace

    Overturn: tip (something) over so that it is on its side or upside down.

    To stagger: walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall.

    Scarcely: only a very short time before.

    Homework :

    Students’ book : page 14 / 16

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