Essay
BBC Learning English 6 Minute English
1 August 2013
Angry people
Rob: Jennifer: Rob:
NB: This is not a word for word transcript
Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English from bbclearningenglish.com. My name is Rob and I'm joined in the studio by Jennifer. Hello. In today's programme we are talking about anger – that's the strong feeling you get when you feel someone has treated you badly or unfairly. Does that sound familiar Jen? Oh yes. There are many things that make me lose my temper – usually just things that annoy me. We'll hear what they are soon and we'll look at why some research says our modern life is making us angrier. But first, keep calm Jen and see if you can answer today's question. It's OK Rob, I'm in a good mood – I feel happy – so let me have it! OK. In a BBC survey, what was found to be the thing that made British people most annoyed? Was it: a) Someone jumping the queue b) Delays on public transport c) Being kept on hold by a call centre
Jennifer: Rob:
Jennifer: Rob:
Jennifer: Rob: Jennifer:
I'll go for c) being kept on hold by a call centre because that's very annoying. OK, well, we'll find out if you're right at the end of the programme. Jen, you say that annoys you, does anything else annoy or anger you? Public transport annoys me but it's the passengers that I find most annoying especially when they push and shove and cram onto a train. How about you Rob? Well, for me, it's got to be rudeness. It really makes my blood boil when people who work in shops are rude to me, the customer – it is as if they don't want me to buy anything! But I suppose that is quite small compared with things that used to make us angry. Yes. Humans developed the feeling of anger as a basic survival skill – the emotion of anger helped us to do things – so hunger would make us angry and that would make us to look for food.
Rob:
Jennifer:
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1 August 2013
Angry people
Rob: Jennifer: Rob:
NB: This is not a word for word transcript
Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English from bbclearningenglish.com. My name is Rob and I'm joined in the studio by Jennifer. Hello. In today's programme we are talking about anger – that's the strong feeling you get when you feel someone has treated you badly or unfairly. Does that sound familiar Jen? Oh yes. There are many things that make me lose my temper – usually just things that annoy me. We'll hear what they are soon and we'll look at why some research says our modern life is making us angrier. But first, keep calm Jen and see if you can answer today's question. It's OK Rob, I'm in a good mood – I feel happy – so let me have it! OK. In a BBC survey, what was found to be the thing that made British people most annoyed? Was it: a) Someone jumping the queue b) Delays on public transport c) Being kept on hold by a call centre
Jennifer: Rob:
Jennifer: Rob:
Jennifer: Rob: Jennifer:
I'll go for c) being kept on hold by a call centre because that's very annoying. OK, well, we'll find out if you're right at the end of the programme. Jen, you say that annoys you, does anything else annoy or anger you? Public transport annoys me but it's the passengers that I find most annoying especially when they push and shove and cram onto a train. How about you Rob? Well, for me, it's got to be rudeness. It really makes my blood boil when people who work in shops are rude to me, the customer – it is as if they don't want me to buy anything! But I suppose that is quite small compared with things that used to make us angry. Yes. Humans developed the feeling of anger as a basic survival skill – the emotion of anger helped us to do things – so hunger would make us angry and that would make us to look for food.
Rob:
Jennifer:
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