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Lesson 10

Preparation

Pet Peeves

It’s not in my vocabulary to complain
about things but there are stuffs that
really just annoy me. Others may find
these practices acceptable but not for
me. First on my pet peeve list is lying. No
one likes being lied to. I hate it when my
boyfriend fabricates stories to excuse his

wrong deeds. Next, it really ticks me off
when someone breaks a promise to me.
It hurts me a lot to know that other person
doesn’t care about my feelings. At workplace, I can’t stand my colleagues who
think they are better than others. I also hate gossip mongers. Don’t they have
a better thing to do?

Grammar

Contraction - is the shortening of a word, syllable, or word group by omission
of internal letters.
Examples:

► It’s (It is), doesn’t (does not), can’t (cannot) and don’t (do not)

Questions

1. What is your pet peeve?

2. Do you think you have habits that annoy others? Keywords
What is it?
3 Are you doing anything to change it? Annoy / complain /
acceptable
4. Do you confront the person who is the source of
your annoyance?
5. In your own opinion, why do we regard some things as unacceptable
while for others they really don’t care?

Vocabulary & Expressions
Sample Answers
Ticks me off - it annoys me
1. I hate it when people bite their fingernails. Gossip mongers - a person who
enjoys gossiping
2. Yes. I like joining and interrupting a group Fabricate stories - to make-up or
invent stories
conversation.

3. I always remind myself to be polite.
4. If she really annoys me frequently, I’ll talk with him politely.
5. We have individual differences such as values, culture and etc.
These influence our judgment about things.

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