{"id":9807,"date":"2019-02-04T10:24:35","date_gmt":"2019-02-04T09:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=9807"},"modified":"2024-02-28T11:58:36","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T10:58:36","slug":"schadenfreude-pleasure-misfortunes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2019\/02\/schadenfreude-pleasure-misfortunes\/","title":{"rendered":"Schadenfreude – Pleasure from Others’ Misfortunes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have all done it and we certainly are not proud of it but ‘schadenfreude’, according to some experts, is a normal emotion. Someone else’s misfortunes can bring you chuckles, laughter, and a strange feeling of satisfaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s listen to the audio below and learn more about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/learningenglish\/english\/features\/6-minute-english\/ep-190110<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Share your thoughts on schadenfreude. Is it good or bad? Share your opinion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Have you ever experienced schadenfreude? Talk about that moment. Did you feel bad about it or did you feel it was justified that time?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. In which jobs or businesses do you think schadenfreude thrives on?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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