Tag: behavior

Can Envy Be Good?

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?

 

Air Rage

B2 – Upper Intermediate

Do you like to travel? Have you experienced passengers showing aggression during your flight?  Air rage has been a problem among airlines and passengers alike.

Let’s read the article to know how airlines are not doing enough to promote cabin safety to the passengers and even their own employees.

Click to read the article:

http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=92907&page=1

Discussion Questions:

  1. Have you ever experienced air rage?
  2. What do you think causes air rage?
  3. Should airlines make a list of passengers who commit air rage and ban them from flying altogether?