A2 English Listening Practice - Fears

hey everybody welcome to this a2 English listening practice video you can use this video to practice your listening and comprehension as I speak before we start remember to subscribe to the channel click on the bell and follow us on Instagram you ready so today I'm gonna talk about fears this is an interesting topic because there are so

many fears that exist some people are afraid of some things that other people have no problem with that's why I think that fear is a very personal thing let's start with one of the most common fears Heights I would guess that almost half of the people that I know are afraid of heights this is a really natural thing

though because being up high often means danger anybody would be afraid of falling from a high place however some people have a more extreme fear of heights they usually hate flying and they never walk near the edge of high places I don't usually have a problem with Heights but there have been times when I got a

little nervous when I looked over the edge of a high place but I don't have any fear of flying except sometimes during takeoff and landing how about you are you afraid of heights or flying alright another really common fear is the fear of spiders or bugs in general if you or someone you know has this fear

then you know it can be a really intense fear for some people if they see even just a little spider in their room they run away screaming I'm not terrified of all spiders but if there's a really big spider that I'm definitely afraid I think most people in the world would be afraid of a really big spider one thing

that scares me more than spiders is cockroaches for me these the worst I know that they can't hurt me but I just really hate them if I see a big cockroach in my room or in the bathroom I get pretty freaked out I can't handle cockroaches all right so another common fear is the fear of the

dark I think that everyone has at least a little fear of the dark of course most adults aren't super afraid of the dark and most situations but in some situations they can be afraid for example if you're alone in a forest at night I'm sure you'll be at least a little afraid of the dark I'm

not that scared of the dark but obviously I might get a little nervous if I'm alone in a dark forest or something okay lastly let's talk about the fear of clowns this is a really popular one and it's not just a childhood fear a lot of adults are afraid of clowns - I've never

had a problem with this fear but I know several people that do I can understand why people might be afraid of them because they look really creepy and of course there are several movies that feature killer clowns that also contribute to people's fear of clowns even though I'm not afraid of clowns I

don't really like them alright that's all for today leave a comment and tell me what your greatest fear is and remember to subscribe to the channel click on the Bell and follow us on Instagram for more English tips and lessons I'll see you next time [Music] [Applause] [Music]