C1 – Advanced
Envy is defined by Cambridge dictionary as the feeling that you wish you had something that someone else has. Do you ever feel envious when you see someone like a neighbor getting a new furniture? Do you ever wonder why this feeling overwhelms you? Is it normal to have an impulse of comparing yourself to others?
https://www.newyorker.com/science/maria-konnikova/can-envy-be-good-for-you
Discussion Questions:
1. Is there something we need to learn about envy?
2. How are envy and admiration different?
3. When is envy good?
4. How do you deal with envy?