Pet Peeve (name)
to breathe in a very noisy way while you are sleeping
snore
The sound of someone chewing loudly ___ ___ ___!
drives me mad / crazy
(annoy)
She was very ________ with him for not telling her the truth.
She was very annoyed with him for not telling her the truth.
Form a sentence:
/ bear / the thought of losing my keys again.
I can't bear the thought of losing my keys again.
Pronounce the phrase correctly: "I can't bear"
/beə/
to drink a liquid noisily
slurp
I try to stay calm, but sometimes I ___ ___ ___ when people are being rude.
lose my temper
(embarrass)
I was really ________ when I tripped and fell. It was one of the most _________ moments in my life.
I was really embarrassed when I tripped and fell. It was one of the most embarrassing moments in my life.
Form a sentence:
If only / my alarm clock / stop ringing so early in the morning!
If only my alarm clock would stop ringing so early in the morning!
Find and correct a mistake:
I set my teeth on edge when I hear someone scratching a board with their nails.
It sets my teeth on edge when ...
to take in air through the nose repeatedly in a way that others can hear
sniff / sniffle
___ ___ ___ ___ on how long the meeting lasted—it was unbearable!
Don't get me started
(frustrate)
I get very _____ when I can't find the words to say what I mean to say. It's so ______.
I get very frustrated when I can't find the words to say what I mean to say. It's so frustrating.
Form a sentence:
wish / my neighbors / not / play loud music late at night
I wish my neighbors wouldn't play loud music late at night.
Name 3 synonyms for "it drives me crazy" with the same beginning.
it drives me mad
it drives me nuts
it drives me up the wall
the act of extracting nasal mucus with one's finger
nose picking
He always ___ ___ ___ ___ the smallest things, even when they don’t matter.
gets worked up about
(disgust)
Watching them eating insects _______ me. I would never do such a ________ thing.
Watching them eating insects disgusts me. I would never do such a disgusting thing.
Form a sentence:
hate / people / interrupt me while I’m speaking.
I hate it when people interrupt me while I’m speaking.
Model a situation in which you say "It's gross!"
*gross = disgusting
the action of unfairly going to the front of a line (e.g. at the cashdesk)
just the name = 300 points
spelling + 200 points
queue-jumping
That high-pitched noise ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ every time I hear it.
sets my teeth on edge
(irritate)
Her behavior _______ everyone. I felt so _______. I've never met such an ________ person in my life.
Her behavior irritated everyone. I felt so irritated. I've never met such an irritating person in my life.
Form a sentence:
/ bother / me / people are late without letting me know.
It bothers me when people are late without letting me know.
When you understand the feeling of a speaker because you've experienced a similar situation yourself, you can say _______ (when talking about yourself) or _________ (when it's a common thing for many people)
1 "I can relate!"
2 "It's (so) relatable!"