PEEVE \'pev\ n 1: an annoyance 2 : a mood of resentment 3 : a distinctive complaint : annoyance, irritation, nuisance, irritant, bother, aggravation Here are a few different kinds of Pe
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What’s Your Pet Peeve ?
PEEVE \'pev\ n 1: an annoyance 2 : a mood of resentment 3 : a distinctive complaint :
annoyance, irritation, nuisance, irritant, bother, aggravation
Here are a few different kinds of Pet Peeves:
Traffic Peeves : Tailgaters
Why do so many people have to tailgate, leaving only a hair's length between your car and theirs,
no matter what lane you're in and no matter how fast you're going?
Workplace Irritations: When people change the settings on the copy machine and don't change
it back to normal
Social Transgressions: People who let you embarrass yourself and don't tell you
For example, when your zipper is undone or you're trailing toilet paper on your shoe and people think they're being polite by not saying anything
Product and Packaging Stupidity: Opening a big box of cookies to find smaller boxes inside
and then even smaller boxes inside those boxes
Language Use and Abuse: Overused Slang/Language
“What did you do on the weekend?” “Nothing special, I took a rest.”
Internet Irritants: Dead Links/Webpages
All those 404 File Not Found errors
1) Questions - Ask and answer these questions with your partner
1 What's this article about?
2 Do you have any of the pet peeves mentioned in the article? Which? Why does it bother you?
3 Can you think of more pet peeves for each category? Use the chart to help:
Traffic/Drivin
g Work Social/Friends Products/Food Language Internet/Tech
4 What is your biggest pet peeve? Why does it bother you so much?
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What’s Your Pet Peeve ?
PEEVE \'pev\ n 1: an annoyance 2 : a mood of resentment 3 : a distinctive complaint :
annoyance, irritation, nuisance, irritant, bother, aggravation
Here are a few different kinds of Pet Peeves:
Traffic Peeves : _
Why do so many people have to tailgate, leaving only a _ between your car and theirs, no matter what lane you're in and no matter how fast you're going?
Workplace Irritations: When people change the on the copy machine and
don't change it back to normal
Social Transgressions: People who let you _ yourself and don't tell you
For example, when your is undone or you're toilet paper on your shoe and people think they're being _ by not saying anything
Product and Packaging Stupidity: Opening a big box of to find smaller boxes
inside and then boxes inside those boxes
Language Use and Abuse: Overused Slang/Language
“What did you do on the weekend?” “ .”
Internet Irritants: Dead Links/Webpages
All those File Not Found
1) Questions - Ask and answer these questions with your partner
1 What's this article about?
2 Do you have any of the pet peeves mentioned in the article? Which? Why does it bother you?
3 Can you think of more pet peeves for each category? Use the chart to help:
Traffic/Drivin
g Work Social/Friends Products/Food Language Internet/Tech
4 What is your biggest pet peeve? Why does it bother you so much?
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-What are some things you can never find at these places? Never do? Never see? Etc
-What are some of the inconveniences and annoying things that happen at these places?
-Who can you complain to about the problem? Would it help?
(at) the beach (on) the street (at) a restaurant (at) home
(at) the swimming pool (at) the supermarket (in) an airplane (at) a movie theater
3) Role-play! Choose one situation with your partner and write a short, interesting, and creative
role-play
A The item you ordered on the internet looks nothing like the picture Call customer service and
complain
B You just bought a new car and you've gotten 3 flat tires in 2 days Go to the car dealership and
complain
C You are on a package tour Your tour guide isn't doing a very good job, he's not taking you to
the places you want to see, and he isn't giving you any free time Complain to him or his boss
D Your husband/wife/boyfriend/girlfriend is so lazy Complain to a friend and ask for advice
Useful Language:
I’m afraid I have to make a serious complaint There seems to be something wrong with
I can’t tell you how sorry I am I’m so sorry, I didn’t realize I wish it never happened Well, I’m afraid there isn’t much we can do about it I'm not satisfied with
4) It's all your fault! The class will be divided into 2 teams, Team A and Team B
You think the other team is to blame for the problems
Accuse the other team Make excuses to defend your team
Useful language:
Look what you've done!
I'm not to blame because _ / It's not my fault because _
I had nothing to do with that, it was you!
1) Burning mother's birthday cake
2) Running out of gas in the middle of nowhere
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