A) When is the expression "Do you Mind?" used?
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It is used for getting someone's permission to do something. This can either be polite, impolite, or humorous. When said in a loud way, it shows that the speaker is angry or annoyed.
E.g. Do you mind? That's my seat you're sitting on!
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B) How might the male gelada /gəlˈɑdɑ/ be feeling?
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Words and expressions to describe anger
grumpy:
/ˈɡrʌmpi/ easily annoyed; in a bad mood. E.g. Pay no attention to his moods—he’s just a grumpy old man.
grouchy:
/ˈɡraʊtʃi/ easily annoyed and often complaining. Bad-tempered. I had a headache and was incredibly grouchy.
bad-tempered:
/ˌbæd ˈtempəd/ often angry; in an angry mood. E.g. She gets very bad-tempered when she's tired.
curmudgeon:
/kɜːˈmʌdʒən/ a person who gets annoyed easily, often an old person. E.g. The old curmudgeon refused to donate money to the orphanage.
irate:
/aɪˈreɪt/ very angry. Sp. Indignarse, airado, furioso. E.g. irate customers. An irate phone call. He is becoming irate:
cross:
rather angry or annoyed. Sp. Enfadado, enojado.
E.g. I was quite cross with him for being late.
He was cross about the mess.
What made you cross last night?
He is getting rather cross (with somebody)
I was cross with him for being late. Please don't get cross. Let me explain
indignant:
feeling or showing anger and surprise because you think that you or somebody else has been treated unfairly. E.g. She was very indignant at/about the way she had been treated.
mad :
angry. E.g. He got mad and walked out. She’s mad at me for being late. Dad’ll go mad when he sees what you’ve done. The students are mad about the exams results. This makes me mad.
‘Go mad’ can also mean ‘go crazy’ or ‘get very excited’.
Go off on one
(British English, informal) to suddenly become very angry. E.g. Now and again she really goes off on one.
Blow a fuse:
to suddenly become very angry. Sp. Salirse de sus casillas. Explotar, ponerse como una fiera.
Blow your top:
(British English) (North American English blow your stack) (informal) to get very angry.
Feel tense:
feeling nervous and not relaxed, usually because you are worried about what is going to happen.
Fuming:
boiling over with anger (coll. like when steam is coming out of your
ears). E.g. Motorists are fuming over the latest petrol shortages.
Fume: /fjuːm/ to be very angry about something.
Furious:
/ˈfjʊəriəs/ marked by extreme anger or force (He was absolutely _____! the _______ howl of the wind)
Livid:
/ˈlɪvɪd/ extremely angry. Furious. E.g. Dad will be livid when he finds out.
Go berserk / mad:
/bəˈzɜːk/ to
become violent and uncontrolled because you are very angry - One man
went berserk when approached and stabbed two police officers. Sp.
Desquiciado, frenético, ponerse hecho una furia.
(informal) crazy or angry. E.g. That noise is driving me up the wall. I mustn't be late or Dad will go up the wall.
Go ballistic:
/bəˈlɪstɪk/ to become very angry. E.g. He went ballistic when I told him.
Lose control / your rag:
to get very angry. E.g. He's is losing his rag quite often.
rag: a piece of old, often torn, cloth used especially for cleaning things.
get the better of somebody:
if a feeling gets the better of you, it becomes too strong to control Finally curiosity got the better of her and she opened the letter. Try to remain calm - don't let your anger get the better of you.
Mood:
a feeling of being unhappy or angry. You can be in a bad ___ or a good ____, or in an angry mood.
Huffy:
/ˈhʌfi/ in a bad mood, especially because somebody has annoyed or upset you. Angry and upset because people have offended you or will not do what you want. E.g. She gets all huffy if you mention his name. I told her she'd made a mistake and she got huffy with me.
Outrage:
a strong feeling of anger and shock at something that you feel is wrong or unfair. E.g. The judge's remarks caused public outrage. She was filled with an overwhelming sense of outrage. Environmentalists have expressed outrage at the ruling. Generate outrage. Provoke outrage. Spark outrage. The news was greeted with outrage. Feel outrage. Express outrage. Shopkeepers voiced their outrage at the new tax.
Rage:
very strong and uncontrolled anger - "Most comics make jokes to defend themselves against what they see as a hostile and inhumane world often a deeply felt rage. Blind rage
Blind: (of strong feelings) seeming to be unreasonable, and accepted without question; seeming to be out of control. E.g. blind faith/obedience. It was a moment of blind panic.
Throw / have a fit:
to be very shocked, upset or angry. E.g. Your mother would have a fit if she knew you'd been drinking!
Throw/ have a tantrum:
/ˈtæntrəm/ when children behave in an uncontrollably angry manner especially when the answer is 'no'. An occasion when someone suddenly behaves in a very angry and unreasonable way, often screaming, crying, or refusing to obey someone. This word is usually used about children. Sp. Tener una pataleta, rabieta, un berrinche.
E.g. She _________ when she can't have the toy she wants.
Temper:
1 [countable, usually singular, uncountable] if somebody has a temper, they become angry very easily. E.g. a violent/short/quick, etc. temper. He must learn to control his temper.
She broke the plates in a fit of temper.
After an hour of waiting, tempers began to fray (= people began to get angry).
To lose one’s temper (with sby): To fail / manage to control your anger. Sp. Perder los estribos.
An outburst of temper: A sudden strong expression of anger. Sp. Un arranque / arrebato de ira.
2 [countable, usually singular] a short period of feeling very angry. E.g. to fly into a temper. She says awful things when she's in a temper. Some small children have terrible temper tantrums.
Fly off the handle:
(informal) to suddenly become extremely angry without a good reason. E.g. He seems to fly off the handle about the slightest thing these days.
Let rip (at somebody):
(informal) to speak or do something with great force, enthusiasm, anger etc. and without control (i.e. shout). E.g. When she gets angry with her boyfriend, she really lets rip at him.The group let rip with a single from their new album.
To seethe with anger:
To feel very angry but to be unable or unwilling to express it clearly or openly. Sp. Estar furioso, hervirte la sangre.
browned off (with somebody/something)
bored, unhappy and/or annoyed. Fed up. E.g. By now the passengers were getting browned off with the delay.
A heated argument:
A discussion full of anger and excitement. Sp. Una discusión acalorada.
vent something (on somebody)
(formal) to express feelings, especially anger, strongly. E.g. He vented his anger on the referee.
give (full) vent to something:
(formal) to express a feeling, especially anger, strongly. E.g. Children give vent to their anger in various ways. She gave full vent to her feelings in a violent outburst.
To fly into a rage:
To suddenly become very angry. Sp. Ponerse hecho una furia, montar en cólera.
To scream one’s head off:
(informal) to scream a lot and very loudly. Sp. Berrear. E.g. Suzy screamed her head off when I told her she couldn't have an ice cream cone. .
To scream blue murder:
to scream loudly and for a long time, especially in order to protest about sthg. Sp. Poner el grito en el cielo. E.g. Readers screamed blue murder when the price of their daily paper went up. Someone took the child's ice cream away and he started screaming bloody murder.
let fly (at somebody/something) (with something)
to attack somebody by hitting them or speaking angrily to them. E.g. He let fly at me with his fist. The teacher really let fly at Jeff. She let fly with a stream of abuse.
boil (with something)
if you boil with anger, etc. or anger, etc.boils inside you, you are very angry. E.g. He was boiling with rage.
boil over:
to become very angry. E.g. Racial tensions in the area were boiling over.
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C) How might the picture and the caption relate to the title?
D) Mind expressions. Fill in the gaps:
1. When I saw the exam questions my mind just went __________ .
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my mind just went blank (= I couldn't remember anything).
2. At the __________ of my mind was a small, warning voice, telling me it was wrong.
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3. These problems are ________in your mind, you know. They are not real
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E.g. His doctor tried to convince him that he wasn't really ill and that it was all in his mind.
4. _____________ in mind how young she is, I thought she did really well.
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bearing/keeping
bear/keep sth in mind
to remember a piece of information when you are making a decision or thinking about a matter.
E.g. Of course, repair work is expensive and you have to keep that in mind.
5. He's ___________ up his mind, and nothing you can say will change his opinion on the issue.
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made
make up your mind, make your mind up
to decide something.
E.g. They're both beautiful—I can't make up my mind.
Have you made up your minds where to go for your honeymoon?
You'll never persuade him to stay—his mind's made up (= he has definitely decided to go).
Come on—it's make your mind up time!
6. I was just sitting there, minding my own ____________, when a man started shouting at me.
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minding my own business
mind your own business
to think about your own affairs and not ask questions about or try to get involved in other people’s lives.
E.g. ‘What are you reading?’ ‘Mind your own business!’
7. You mind your __________________, young lady, or you'll be grounded for the weekend!
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to be careful about what you say in order not to upset or offend somebody.
E.g. Watch your language, young man!
8. ___________ mind me - I'm just sorting out some files here.
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Don't mind me
said to tell someone who is in the same room as you not to pay any attention to you, because you do not want to interrupt what they are doing.
9. I have to mind my p's and _____________ when I'm with my grandmother.
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I have to mind my p's and q's when I'm with my grandmother.
mind your p's and q's
to make an effort to be especially polite in a particular situation
10. He's very untidy about the house; mind __________, I'm not much better
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mind you:
used to add something to what you have just said, especially something that makes it less strong. Sp. a decir verdad.
E.g. I've heard they're getting divorced. Mind you, I'm not surprised—they were always arguing.
E) Think of other expressions using mind
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mind-blowing: /ˈmaɪnd bləʊɪŋ/
very exciting, impressive or surprising. E.g. Watching your baby being born is a mind-blowing experience. the mind-blowing beauty of Africa.
mind-boggling: /ˈmaɪnd bɒɡlɪŋ/
very difficult to imagine or to understand; extremely surprising. If you say that something is mind-boggling, you mean that it is so large, complicated, or extreme that it is very hard to imagine. E.g. a problem of mind-boggling complexity. It’s mind-boggling to me that this is allowed to happen.
mind-numbing: /ˈmaɪnd nʌmɪŋ/
very boring. E.g. mind-numbing conversation
mind-numbingly: /ˈmaɪnd nʌmɪŋɡli/
in a way that is extremely boring. E.g. The lecture was mind-numbingly tedious.
F) Speaking
1. On what occasions have you seen people becoming irate?
2. When did you last get rather cross?
3. Tell us about an irascible acquaintance? What kind of things make him lose his rag?
4. Can you think of a time when anger got the better of a public figure?
5. Has anybody ever flown into a rage because of something you have said or done unintentionally?
6. What fears are at the back of your mind when you travel to a foreign country?
7. Have you ever had an unfounded fear that you later discovered was all in the mind?
8. On what occasions do you have to mind your p's and q's?
9. What activities do you find mind-numbingly tedious in the English class?
10. Have you ever had to do anything that involves a mind-boggling amount of paperwork?
11. What damaging effects can frequent outbursts of temper have on you?
Sample answer:
- headache.
- digestion problems, such as abdominal pain.
- insomnia.
- increased anxiety.
- depression.
- high blood pressure.
- skin problems, such as eczema /ˈeksəmə/.
- heart attack.
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