Learn by Listening Level 2

[00:00.30]My Worst Fear|[00:02.06] I am afraid of water.|[00:03.42] I don't know why I am afraid.|[00:06.10] I have never had a bad experience in the water.|[00:09.09] I just never learned to swim.|[00:11.32] I should have done that when I was just little.|[00:14.62] It would be easier for me to swim now|[00:17.17] if I had started when I was young.|[00:19.47] I will go into the shallow water,|[00:22.03] but I start to panic|[00:23.64] when the water gets higher than my chest.|[00:26.07] I don't like the feeling of not being able|[00:28.24] to put my feet on the bottom of the pool or the lake.|[00:31.35] I don't like to get water up my nose.|[00:33.91] I choke and cough when that happens.|[00:36.46] My friends just tell me to relax and I will float,|[00:39.57] but I find it hard to relax in deep water.|[00:43.11] They keep telling me that if I panic I will sink.|[00:46.10] Most of my friends have had swimming lessons.|[00:49.71] Some of them are even lifeguards.|[00:52.14] They have tried to teach me to swim,|[00:54.19] but I think I need to go to a place|[00:56.49] where they actually teach swimming.|[00:58.85] It would be so nice to jump|[01:00.34] into a pool of cold water on a hot summer day.|[01:03.33] That would be so refreshing.|[01:05.57] If I go out onto a boat, I always wear a life jacket.|[01:09.92] I think it is wise to do that.|[01:12.10] Everyone should wear a life jacket on a boat.|[01:15.59] I would rather be safe than sorry.|[01:18.26] I have decided that I will overcome my fear.|[01:21.99] I will go and take swimming lessons.|[01:24.36] I have a goal.|[01:25.85] By this time next year,|[01:27.84] I would like to be able to swim|[01:29.52] the length of the pool without being afraid.|[01:32.32] It is best to face your fears and deal with them.|[01:35.43] I hope that I can overcome my fear of water.