Be Afraid to Do vs Be Afraid of Doing. ( Whats the difference )

In this lesson, you ll learn how to use BE AFRAID OF, BE AFRAID (OF DOING) and BE AFRAID (TO DO). We ll also explain the difference between be afraid of doing and be afraid to do. What are you afraid of Let us know in the comments. 0:00 INTRO 0:17 MEANING OF AFRAID 0:37 BE AFRAID OF SOMETHING We use be afraid of (something) to talk about general fears. He s really afraid of spiders. Joe is afraid of heights. He ll never go skydiving. My son is afraid of the dark. I m afraid of public speaking. 1:38 BE AFRAID (TO DO SOMETHING) Marta is afraid to show her dad her test scores. I m afraid to go out at night. My neighborhood is really dangerous. 2:20 BE AFRAID OF (DOING SOMETHING) We use be afraid of (doing something) when we fear something bad will happen. John works really hard, but he s still afraid of getting fired. James didn t want to go to school. He was afraid of being bullied. 3:00 COMPARE BE AFRAID TO DO SO br, br,