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Annoyance
Annoyance
Synonyms:
ENGLISH • to d r iv e s o m e o n e c r a z y / in s a n e /
m a d / n u ts
EXPRESSIONS • to d r iv e s o m e o n e u p th e w a ll
THAT MEAN • to w in d s o m e o n e u p
“ANNOY • to b e a pa in I n th e n e c k
• to g e t on s o m e o n e ’s n e r v e s
SOMEONE” • to p is s s o m e o n e o ff ( in f or m a l)
• g e t u n de r s om e o n e ’s s k in
• To p u s h s o m e o n e ’s b u tto n s
“Do you mind…?.”
HERE ARE SOME “Would you mind…?
REQUESTS IN “Would it be
possible…?”
ENGLISH: “Would you be willing
to…?”
The 5 Most Common Reasons
We Get Annoyed
1. Teaching Patience
2. Encouraging Open Mindedness
3. Improving Listening Skills
4. Learning Appreciation
5. Challenging You To Be Better
•What annoys you about living where you live now?
•What annoys you about taking a public transportation (bus/ subway) to school?
•What are some new pet peeves you have as a result of recent technology (i.e. cell phone use)?
•What annoying habits does your best friend have?
•Does smoking bother you?
•Do you get annoyed when other people display bad manners? Give some examples.
•Do you annoy people with some of your habits?
•What is something that your parents do that annoy you?
•If something is annoying you, what do you usually do?
•How do you change annoying habits?
•What are some things that car drivers do that annoy you?
•Can you think of some things children do that annoy adults around them?
•What does pet peeve mean?
• What is your pet peeve?
•What kind of people annoy you?
•Who is the most annoying person you know? Why?
•How do you inform someone they are being annoying
•Do you think other people find you annoying? Why?
•Which is more annoying, being caught in the rain without an umbrella, or finding out you don't have enough money to pay for
something you really need?
•Is there anything about your teachers that annoys you? What will you do about it?
• What is the most annoying question you get asked?
• What annoys you the most about films and television?
• What annoys you about children?
• When might you deliberately annoy someone?
• What are some (nonverbal) ways that someone shows when they’re annoyed?
• What skills do you wish you could have to make life easier?
• Which is more annoying, being caught in the rain without an umbrella, or finding out you don't have enough money to pay
for something you really need?
• Is it worse to be ignorant or annoying?
• What annoys you about yourself?
• Does it annoy you when people snore?
• Are you annoyed more by noisy things or by inconvenient things?
Are you annoyed when someone interrupts you while you are speaking?
Do you think we are so busy in today's world that small things annoy us more than in the past?
• What can we do to deal with so many annoyances in today's world?
• What annoys you most about learning English? Is it verb tenses, or articles, or something else?
• Do you know anyone who is annoyed quite often? What advice could you give such a person?
• There is an uncredited quote that says: “Telling me to ‘calm down’ is the fastest way to piss me off”.What is your opinion?