Lesson 4- Bad Habits and Annoying Things 1. Vocabulary Complain (v.), complaint, considerate/inconsiderate, (common) courtesy, ignore (v.

), respect/disrespect, dirty look, polite/impolite, rude, public, private, insult, irritate / annoy / bother (v.), jerk, loud/noisy, loudmouth, messy, manners, pet peeve, distracting, disturb/bother (v.), kind, gentleman, comfortable/uncomfortable, whisper, the evil eye, break a habit (v.), quit (v.)

Additional Information Annoying Things urping/belching/farting !ating loudly (chewing with your mouth open, slurping) Cracking knuckles iting fingernails Cutting someone off in traffic Cutting in line "tuck in traffic (traffic jam) Clearing your throat #ouble dipping $alking with your mouth full %icking your nose $alking loudly on your cell phone &icking your fingers "cuffing your feet "pitting / Chewing betel nut "taring at people "moking ad personal hygiene (bad breath, body odor) 'nsects (cockroaches, mosquitoes, flies, bees) ad service (restaurant, offices) %rocrastinating (putting off work until later) 2. iscussion !uestions (. )hat bad habits do you have* )hat do other people think or say about them* +ave you ever tried to break a bad habit* $ell about your e,perience. #oes anyone you know have a bad habit* +ave you said or done something to get this person to quit* +ow did he or she react* )hat do men complain about* )hat is a common complaint from women* )hat are some rude behaviors you-ve seen in other countries or on television shows about other cultures* .. )hat bad habits annoy you the most* )hat-s the difference between annoying and rude* )hat is the most annoying sound in the world* "mell* "ight* )hat bad habits should be illegal* )hy* )hat are some things you should not do in public* #oes

cigarette smoke bother you* )hat irritates you when you are driving* #o you know anyone who is a jerk* )hat makes him or her that way* /. )hat are common courtesies* 0or e,ample, do you give older people a seat on the bus or the 12$* #o you ever hold the door open for another person* )hat are good table manners* )hat are bad ones* )hat could you say to someone who is being rude* #o dirty looks work when someone is being impolite* +as anyone ever given you a dirty look* )hy* )ho are some pushy people you can see during the day* 0or e,ample, are you bothered by people trying to get you to sign up for a credit card* 3r, people loudly advertising something* 3r, people begging for money or trying to sell you something* 4. )hen was the last time someone 5got on your nerves6* )hat are you 5fed up with6 at home* 7t the office* 'n $aipei* 'n other places* #escribe something or someone that is a 5pain in the neck/butt6. #escribe a situation where you would say 5if looks could kill6. )hat kind of person would you 5look down on6* +as anyone ever 5looked down at you6* )hy* ". Idioms # $%&ressions (. 8et on someone-s nerves 9 to irritate or make someone feel uncomfortable 5't really gets on my nerves when it-s raining and someone takes my umbrella.6 .. %ain in the neck/butt 9 to be bothered by someone or something 58etting to work today was such a pain in the neck. 0irst ' missed the bus, so ' decided to take a ta,i. $hen we were stuck in traffic for .: minutes.6 /. 0ed up with 9 to lose your patience with someone or something 5'-m so fed up with my neighbor-s children. $hey-re always crying and being loud.6 4. 'f looks could kill 9 something you say to describe a really angry look 5'-ll never forget the look on my boyfriend-s face when he saw me dancing with his best friend. 'f looks could kill;6 <. &ook down on someone 9 to think that you are better than someone 5!ver since my sister married her rich husband she-s always looking down on us because we are not rich.6 4. 'rammar (ocus )re&ositions of location

0or most, prepositions can be one of the most difficult challenges in learning and using !nglish. $he following are ways to help you describe location with prepositions, specifically places. (. Cities, counties, bordered areas, countries, and geographical regions = in 1ark lives in $aipei County, which is located in $aiwan, a small island country in 7sia. .. "pecific places, such as $aipei (:(, the supermarket, your best friend-s house = at )e went sightseeing at $aipei (:(, then bought some things at the supermarket, and had dinner at my friend-s house. /. $he preposition at is used most of the time, whereas in (unless used with cities, countries, etc.) more specifically means 5inside.6 '-m meeting my colleague at the movie theatre, but ' don-t know where he wants to meet. +e might be waiting in the theatre lobby, or outside the ticket booth. 4. )hen referring to rooms inside a building (office, house, apartment, etc.), in is always used as these places are inside. >ojan-s brother is always at home, usually playing %". in his bedroom. *. Listening +om&rehension Read the following questions before you listen to the CD. After listening to the article a couple of times, try to answer these questions! (. )hat is the first step in breaking a bad habit* .. )hy is important to replace a negative behavior with a positive one* /. 'nstead of smoking or biting your nails, what are some positive behaviors mentioned in the article* 4. )hat do you do that makes you feel badly about yourself* +ave you ever tried to quit* $apescripts ,Brea- the Habit. ' recently asked my co?workers about their bad habits. $wo people said they smoke. $hey both know it is bad for their health, and they both have tried to quit before. 1any people said they procrastinated. !veryone agrees that putting off a project causes stress, and each of them promised themselves they would never do it again, but all of them said it is impossible to change. 3ne woman said her bad habit is biting her nails. "he said she has been doing it for a long time, but recently she purchased a product to help her break the habit. 7nother admitted to cracking his knuckles. $he last women admitted that she often talks with her mouth full. "he said she is really trying to quit because her boyfriend doesn-t like it.

' wished everyone good luck in quitting, but many of the people have given up hope in ever quitting their bad habits. #oes this sound like you* #o you have a bad habit that you want to break* 's there an annoying thing you wish you could quit doing* +ere-s help@ $he first step in breaking a bad habit is to find out why you enjoy this behavior so much. 'n other words, why are you doing something that you think is negative* Asually you do something bad because it makes you feel better. $he two smokers said that smoking helps them rela,. $hey might feel better for a moment, but their bad habit will cause them many problems in the future. Be,t, think about why your bad habit is bad. $he reason you formed the habit is because it filled a need for you. 7s you break the old pattern, you will still need to do something to feel better. >ou will have to make the choice to not do the old action, and make the choice to perform a positive action instead. 'nstead of lighting a cigarette, or biting your nails to feel rela,ed, try something else such as going for a walk, eating a piece of fruit, or chewing gum. )hatever the new behavior is isn-t as important as whether you feel good about the choices you have made. 7fter all, the reason you consider it a bad habit is because it leaves you feeling badly about yourself. /. 0eading )hat bad habits get on your nerves* )hat-s annoying to you* )hat are you fed up with* )hat types of behavior make you look down on someone* 's there anyone in your life that you consider to be a pain in the neck* 't turns out that everyone has his or her own pet peevesClittle things that we consider to be disrespectful, impolite, rude, insulting, grossCthat often make us feel uncomfortable or offended. "ee how many of these you have. "ome common habits that irritate people are burping, belching, and fartingD biting or licking one-s fingersD cutting in lineD talking while one-s mouth is full of foodD nose? pickingD spittingD smokingD and a lack of personal hygiene. 3ther bothersome things include complaining too much, having a negative attitude, ignoring 5common courtesies,6 being loud, being messy, and having bad manners. "ometimes some things are easy to ignore, and at others these habits might bother us to the point where we get distracted, irritated, or even angry. )e might resort to giving someone the evil eye, a dirty look, complaining about his or her disgusting habits, and maybe even yelling insults at the person. 1any times the things that bother us are things that people do. +owever, there are a fair number of annoying things that occur around us that we can-t blame on others. "uch things as being stuck in traffic and annoying insects might drive you as craEy, if not more, than the things other people around you are doing. $he most difficult part of tackling these problems is that habits are often individual. "ometimes they-re cultural. "ometimes people have bad habits that they aren-t even

aware of, or unknowing in that those things bother others around them. )orst of all, quitting or breaking a habit is not always easy to do. >ou-ve probably heard the phrases 5#o unto others;6 or 5)ould you say/do that if your mother were in the room*6. )hile we can-t please everybody all the time, some things are just downright disgusting, and should be done in private. 7nd yet, maybe sometimes we all need to lighten up and accept our differences. )hat do you think* 1. Acti2ity Class survey@ "tudents ask each other what their biggest pet peeves are. 7s a class, rank them from most to least annoying. 2ole play@ 'n pairs or small groups students act out a situation in which one student does something rude or annoying and the other student politely asks him or her to stop.6 "ome e,amples include talking during a movie, not giving up your seat to an older person or pregnant woman, or having bad table manners. 3. Home4or )rite a letter to #ear 7bby about a person close to you with an annoying or bad habit. #escribe the problem in detail, how it affects you, and ask for advice about how you can avoid it or help the person break the bad habit. $hink about a bad habit that you want to break. #escribe the bad habit and think of some ways that could help you finally break your bad habit. >ou can use the 'nternet or talk to family and friends for suggestions.