J.+Anger+&+Outbursts

What did you think when you read the headline? What springs to mind when you hear the word ‘juvenile’? 


 * What kinds of juvenile crime are there in your country?
 * Do you think it’s sensible to teach a 12-year-old how to use a gun?
 * How can society make parents better?
 * What causes anger?
 * Are there different types of anger?
 * What are various ways people respond to anger?
 * Is anger ever justified? If so, how can we determine whether it is?


 * U.S. child guilty of mother’s murder [[image:imagesjhgfd.jpg]] **


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A 12-year-old boy in the United States has been found guilty of murder. The child shot and killed his mother, Sara Madrid, 34, after an argument over his chores. He cannot be named because he is still a juvenile. The court heard he was so angry that he got his mother’s gun from her bedroom and shot her eight times. Ms Madrid’s partner, Alfonso Munoz, witnessed the shooting. He said the boy handed him the empty gun after he had finished shooting. Munoz told the court he taught the boy how to use the weapon for emergencies and for self-defense. Local newspapers reported that Ms Madrid did not get on with her son. Her sister told the court that Madrid had a quick temper and often yelled at, scolded and slapped the boy. The future of the boy is now in the hands of an Arizona judge, James L. Conlogue. He will sentence the 12-year-old on January the 23rd. Prosecutors want the boy to receive the same sentence as an adult. However, this is impossible under U.S. law, which states a juvenile can only be held until he becomes 18. The boy's lawyer, Sanford Edleman, argued that the boy could not be tried as an adult because he was so young. Edleman said the boy did not even understand what was going on. He said the boy did not intend to kill his mother and that he only wanted to get back at her for scolding and slapping him. The judge ruled the case should stay in the juvenile court after a psychologist said the boy had suffered physical and mental abuse from his mother.

**SYNONYM MATCH: **

**Match the following synonyms from the article: **

1. argument a. shouted at  <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">2 chores b. youngster <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">3. juvenile c. attorney <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">4. witnessed d. get <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">5. scolded e. fight <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">6. receive f. mean <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">7. lawyer g. harm <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">8. intend h. jobs <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">9. ruled i. saw <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">10. abuse j. decided


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media type="custom" key="20521178" <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">grumpy = someone who is often in a bad mood and complains a lot (esp old people): "He's such a grumpy old man!" <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">crotchety = someone who is easily irritated: "I hate it when you're in a crotchety mood." <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">irritated = when something makes you a bit angry: "To be honest, I'm a bit irritated with my husband. He promised me dinner, then told me he had to work late." <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">annoyed = irritated: "He really annoyed me, talking through the film." <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">snappy = when you are in a bad mood and speak sharply to people: "She's in a very snappy mood today." <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">cross = angry: "It makes me very cross when people don't stop at the pedestrian crossing." <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">get out of bed on the wrong side = wake up in a bad mood: "Don't expect any sympathy from Joe. He got out of bed on the wrong side this morning." <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">be rubbed up the wrong way = to be put in a bad mood by someone: "Don't worry too much about him. He was rubbed up the wrong way when we started talking about promotion." <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">get up your nose = irritates: "It really gets up my nose when they start talking about football." <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">get hot under the collar = become angry: "He got really hot under the collar when he couldn't buy a train ticket." <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">be in a strop / stroppy: easily angered: "She's turning into a stroppy teenager." <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">pissed off (British slang) = angry: "I was really pissed off by her attitude." <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">furious = very angry: "She was furious when he told her the news." <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">livid = very angry: "I was absolutely livid when I found out." <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">in a black mood = be very angry: "He always gets in a black mood when he sees his team lose." <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">spitting mad = be very angry: "He got me spitting mad!" <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">see red = be uncontrollably angry: "When I realised she was lying, I just saw red." <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">like a red rag to a bull = provoke someone to anger: "Talking about politics is like a red rag to a bull to him." <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">be in a foul mood = be in a bad mood: "She was in a foul mood all last week." <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What can you say to someone who is mildly angry? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Keep your hair on! (Don't lose your temper.) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Calm down! <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Take it easy! <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Don't let it get to you. = don't let something make you angry. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Turn the other cheek. = Ignore it. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Don't get your knickers in a twist! (British slang) = Don't let it affect you. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> **<span style="color: #bb1b1b; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Take a on Anger Managent and write an essay on the advantages and disadvantages of anger. **
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 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">Vocabulary **
 * Mild anger **
 * Very angry **
 * Your reactions **
 * //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When I failed to attend the first seminar, my tutor got very steamed up about it. //
 * //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Because I told him there's no more money to spend on entertaining clients this month, he got a bit hot under the collar this morning. //
 * //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I've stained the white carpet in the living room, so my mother's on the warpath. //
 * //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The unions are up in arms since management declared there would be only a 2 percent increase on basic wages this year. //
 * //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">He's hopping mad because his daughter has borrowed his car for the weekend without first asking his permission. //
 * //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I'm sorry. I shouldn't have flown off the handle like that. Please forgive me. //
 * //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When she learnt that Bill had been cheating on her, she threw a wobbler and wouldn't stop crying.[[image:imagesoiuhgc.jpg align="right"]] //
 * //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My mother did her nut / hit the roof / blew her top when I told her I was quitting university. //