I. Answer the following questions on the text:

1. What is a phobia?

2. What is a social phobia?

3. What are the main sorts of phobia?

4. What is a general social phobia? Give examples.

5. What is a particular phobia? Give examples.

6. What happens to a person who has a social phobia?

II. Answer the question expressing your own opinion. (no less that 10 sentences).

What symptoms do people experiencing a social phobia have? What do you think such people should do to cope with it?

III. Give Russian equivalents of the following.

A phobia; to interfere with; to lead a life; a social phobia; the center of attention; to be introduced to; to worry about; feel embarrassed; to hesitate; to hover around; to cause problems; to socialize with; a room full of people; to mix with other people; а social phobia; to worry a lot; social situations; embarrassing things; to look worried; to handle the situation; to behave; to experience palpitations; to breathe; to be quite alarming.

IV. Find English equivalents in the text

Избегать; страдать от; влиять; несмотря на; беспокоящийся; обращать внимание; бояться; слушаться; противостоять; помогать; образ жизни; становиться более разговорчивым; справиться, возможно; происходить (с кем-л.); беспокоящийся; беспокойство; испытывать; запинаться; краснеть; поставить себя в глупое положение; не быть в состоянии; дрожать.

V. Give the summary of the text.

VI. Read the text and then translate it in writing. Pregnancy & children. Unemployment & retirement.

We have known for many years that some mothers feel severely depressed after having a child. It is only recently that we have realised that more than 1 in 10 fathers also suffer psychological problems during this time. This shouldn't really be surprising. We know that major events in people's lives, even good ones like moving house, can bring about a period of depression. And this particular event changes your life more than any other. Suddenly, you have to spend much more of your time looking after your partner, and the children.

On an intimate level, new mothers tend to be less interested in sex for a number of months. Simple tiredness is the main problem, although you may take it personally and feel that you are being rejected. You may have to adjust, perhaps for the first time, to taking second place in your partner's affections. You will also probably find that you have to spend less time at work. Paternity leave is still quite unusual in the UK.

New fathers are more likely to become depressed if their partner is depressed, if they aren't getting on with their partner, or if they are unemployed. This isn't important just from the father's point of view. It will affect the mother and may have an important impact on how the baby grows and develops in the first few months.

Leaving work, for any reason, can be stressful. Recent work has shown that up to 1 in 7 men who become unemployed will develop a depressive illness in the next 6 months. This is much more than would be expected in employed men. In fact, after relationship difficulties, unemployment is the most likely thing to push a man into a bad depression. This isn't surprising, as work is often the main thing that gives a man his sense of worth and self-esteem. You may lose symbols of your success, such as the company car. You may have to adjust to looking after the home and children, while your wife or partner becomes the bread-winner. From a position of being in control, you may face a future over which you have little control, especially if it takes a long time to find another job.

It is more likely to happen if you are shy, if you don't have a close relationship or if you don't manage to find another job. Of course, if you get depressed, you may well find it harder to get another job, which may make your depression worse.

Retiring from paid employment can be difficult for many men, especially if their partner continues to work. It may take some time to get used to losing the structure of your day and contact with workmates.