Discussion point Discuss these questions with a partner. 1 Look at the picture. How does it make you feel? It makes me feel … 2

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Our response

 not only becomes faster when we 

are faced with danger, but we also benefi t from fear 

by becoming stronger in dangerous situations. Under 

pressure, skills such as putting a key in a door usually 

become worse, but physical skills such as running and 

jumping tend to improve. If an angry dog chases you, 

you will probably run faster. In a normal situation we 

often only use 65% of our strength, but studies have 

shown that this can increase to as much as 85% in more 

dangerous situations.

extreme

(adj)  /ɪkˈstrim/

immediate  (adj)  /ɪˈmidiət/

tend

(v)

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