DEEP WATERDEEP WATER

By By

William DouglasWilliam Douglas

WARMING UP WARMING UP Let’s look at the different types Let’s look at the different types

of phobias :of phobias :

• What do you fear from? What are you What do you fear from? What are you phobias?phobias?

• Have you ever tried to overcome fear? Have you ever tried to overcome fear? How?How?

• What change did you find in your life What change did you find in your life after over coming fear? after over coming fear?

PHOBIASPHOBIAS

FEAR OF MOUSEFEAR OF MOUSE

HEIGHT PHOBIAHEIGHT PHOBIA

CLAUSTROPHOBIACLAUSTROPHOBIA

• An extreme fear of being in a closed An extreme fear of being in a closed spacespace

SUMMARYSUMMARY

• The following excerpt is taken fromThe following excerpt is taken from “Of Men “Of Men and Mountains “ by William Douglas . and Mountains “ by William Douglas . It reveals how as a young boy It reveals how as a young boy William Douglas nearly drowned in a William Douglas nearly drowned in a swimming pool. In this essay he talks swimming pool. In this essay he talks about his fear of water and about his fear of water and thereafter how he finally overcame thereafter how he finally overcame it.it.

Notice these words and Notice these words and phrases in the text and infer phrases in the text and infer their meanings from the next their meanings from the next slide slide • TreacherousTreacherous

• MisadventureMisadventure

• Subdued my prideSubdued my pride

• Bob to the surface like cork;Bob to the surface like cork;

• Flailed at the surfaceFlailed at the surface

• Curtain of life fellCurtain of life fell

• Fishing for landlocked salmonFishing for landlocked salmon

• Back and forth across the poolBack and forth across the pool

MEANINGS : ARRANGE THEM MEANINGS : ARRANGE THEM AS PER LAST SLIDEAS PER LAST SLIDE

• DangerousDangerous• From one end to the other From one end to the other • Move up to the surface of water at once like Move up to the surface of water at once like

a corka cork• Mischance, misfortuneMischance, misfortune• Fishing Salmon in waters which were Fishing Salmon in waters which were

completely surrounded by land completely surrounded by land• Controlled my prideControlled my pride• Was about to dieWas about to die• Moved arms and legs around without Moved arms and legs around without

control.control.

HOW DID DOUGLAS DEVELOP FEAR FOR HOW DID DOUGLAS DEVELOP FEAR FOR WATER ? DESCRIBE HIS STRUGGLE TO WATER ? DESCRIBE HIS STRUGGLE TO

COME OUT OF THE WATER.COME OUT OF THE WATER.

LET’S THINK ABOUT A FEW LET’S THINK ABOUT A FEW WATER-SPORTS……WATER-SPORTS……

SNORKELLINGSNORKELLING

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WHITE WATER RAFTINGWHITE WATER RAFTING

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KAYAKINGKAYAKING

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FISHINGFISHING

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SCUBA DIVINGSCUBA DIVING

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FISHINGFISHING

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SYNCHRONISED SWIMMINGSYNCHRONISED SWIMMING

WATER POLOWATER POLO

WATER POLOWATER POLO

DIVINGDIVING

SYNCHRONISED SWIMMINGSYNCHRONISED SWIMMING

SURFINGSURFING

CANOEINGCANOEING

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HOW DID DOUGLAS HOW DID DOUGLAS OVERCOME HIS FEAR?OVERCOME HIS FEAR?

SOMETHING TO DO :SOMETHING TO DO :

• Give an account of the fears and Give an account of the fears and emotions of William Douglas as he emotions of William Douglas as he made efforts to save himself from made efforts to save himself from being drowned in the Y.M.C.A pool. being drowned in the Y.M.C.A pool.