THE SKETCH SHOW 
This video is an American version of a previous British sketch from the programme “The Sketch show”. This sketch was called “the Phobia convention”
1) MATCH the beginning with the end of the sentence:
The man in the brown jacket
The blonde girl.
The girl in the pink blouse
is terrified of repetition
is scared of apologies.
is afraid of silences.
has a fear of the word which is spelled “aagh!” (screaming).
2) Answer the following questions with your partner.
- Are you afraid of any of these? Do you know anyone?
- Which are the most common phobias? Write a list
- In the video you have just watched, which of these expressions are not recommended?
Sorry! Aagh! -Hi! Hello!
-Hi!
(Silence) I apologize for that…
(Screaming) Can you repeat that?
3) this is another video, this time the original version, the British sketch.. It was titled “the Phobias workshop”. You’ve got the option of reading the subtitles too.
Enjoy!!!!
