Thursday, January 3, 2013

ESL Discussion Questions about Anger

 What is it? Synonyms? Rage. Ire. Indignation. Displease, vex, irritate, exasperate, infuriate, enrage, incense, madden. Antonyms? Happiness, Calm.

Adjective formed with anger? Angry. Can adjective be used as a verb. Lying angers me.

Is it a good thing?

What does anger look like?

What expressions do we make with our faces when we feel angry?

What gestures do we make when we feel angry?

It is okay to be angry? Is it okay to show your anger? Does it help to get angry? Is anger good for our health?

Should you complain when you are angry?

Does being angry help solve your problem or complaints?

Is there good anger & bad anger?

What is a good way to express your anger?

Do you get angry? How do you act? What makes you angry? Do you burst into anger?

Who do you get angry at? Neighbours? Your relatives? Your boss? Other drivers? Store clerks? Co-workers? Politicians? Teachers?

Can you control your anger? How do you feel after you have an angry outburst?

They say he is an angry person. What do they mean? Does that mean he has a bad temper?

Do you know any angry people?

Do you know people with bad tempers? Do you avoid these people?

Do you have a bad temper? Do people with bad tempers know they have bad tempers?

Better to be angry in private than to be angry in public?

Is it okay for managers and parents and teachers to be angry? Is anger a good way to get people to do what you want them to do?

Do some countries have more angry people than others? Professions?

Are we intimidated by angry people? How should we behave when someone is angry at us? What should we do if a friend or relative is angry at someone else?

Who worries you more? The people who is always angry? The person who is always quiet? Who is more likely to take a gun and go on a killing spree?

If we feel angry, what should we do? Go for a gun? Throw things? Make a fist? Take a deep breath? Walk away from the situation? Scream? Swear?

What is the most angry you have ever been?

At what age in life, are people the most angry? When they are young? Teenaged? New Adults? Middle-aged? Over-the-hill? About-to-die?

Do you get angry in traffic? When getting on the bus? When having to wait a long time at a restaurant? When someone is making too much noise?

In what places and situations are people most prone to anger? Where have you seen the most displays of anger?

If you see an angry customer in a restaurant or a shop, whose side do you take? The customer's or the service person or the management's?

Do we envy or admire people who express the anger that we are sometimes too shy to express?

Are these anger-management courses in China? Can such things teach people to control their anger?

Is anger the flip side of happiness? That is, the times we are very angry are equal to the times we feel very happy?

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