Saturday Morning Lesson #179
What is “venting”? And is it productive? Let’s find out in today’s lesson.
Enjoy 🙂
Our word #1 is to vent
verb [ I or T ]
: to express a negative emotion in a forceful and often unfair way:
Please don’t shout – there’s no need to vent your anger on me.
I didn’t mean to upset anyone, I just needed to vent.
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Please take a look at this example and repeat it out loud:
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Our phrase #2 is to get on your soapbox
: to express your opinions about a particular subject forcefully:
She never misses the chance to get on her soapbox about political reform.
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I’m getting ,,,
Our world #3 is to expend
: to use or spend something, esp. time, effort, or money:
They expend all their energy fixing up their house.
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Scientists have produced …
that created more energy than …
Our world #4 is leap
noun [ C ]
UK US /liːp/
: a large jump or sudden movement:
With one leap he crossed the stream.
: a big change, increase, or improvement:
a leap in profits
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It takes a leap of imagination, I think, to picture …
Our phrase #5 is to come out (to someone)
phrasal verb
To reveal a personal belief, emotion, or experience that has been suppressed, often with the intention of letting go of emotional tension or seeking understanding.
He came out to his friend about being upset at school.
Please fill in the blanks out loud with our word/phrase #1, 2, 3, 4, or 5:
You …………. so much effort for so little return. .
You expend so much effort for so little return.
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You expend …
It takes quite a ……….. of the imagination to believe that it’s the same person.
It takes quite a leap of the imagination to believe that it’s the same person.
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It takes quite …
to believe that …
Walking relieves a lot of tension and it’s a good way to ……….. frustration.
Walking relieves a lot of tension and it’s a good way to vent frustration.
Walking relieves a lot of tension and it’s a good way to …
She ………… …………. with her doubts about the decision, hoping for support from her team.
She came out with her doubts about the decision, hoping for support from her team.
She came out with …
hoping for support …
The traffic around the city was …………. .
The traffic around the city was horrendous.
The traffic …
Time for our final clip. Watch the clips first, and then fill in the blanks out loud.
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Source: “Grit” author Angela Duckworth offers tips to help families thrive.” CBS Mornings. YouTube, Feb 15, 2022
Vladimir Duthiers: When I’m about to ………….. or about to get on a …………. about something,
I say to …………. – what would this do?
There’s the ………….. of the Stoics which says that you’re ………… energy on something that is not productive.
…………. is not productive.
Angela Duckworth: So here’s again where science is the big ………… forward.
The way that we were …………. by our parents, who I’m sure did their best …………., one ………… change is that we now have science that says, for example, the …………. that many parents have that ……….. is a good thing, science now shows it’s not a good thing.
When I ……….. out to a friend and I just ………… it all go, my ………… just gets actually bigger, not smaller.
In other words, ………… doesn’t cure your bad moods, it actually tends to ………… them.
Vladimir Duthiers: When I’m about to vent or about to get on a soapbox about something,
I say to myself – what would this do?
There’s the philosophy of the Stoics which says that you’re expending energy on something that is not productive.
Venting is not productive.
Angela Duckworth: So here’s again where science is the big leap forward.
The way that we were raised by our parents, who I’m sure did their best job, one major change is that we now have science that says, for example, the intuition that many parents have that venting is a good thing, science now shows it’s not a good thing.
When I come out to a friend and I just let it all go, my anger just gets actually bigger, not smaller.
In other words, vending doesn’t cure your bad moods, it actually tends to feed them.
Vladimir Duthiers: When I’m about to vent or about to get on a …
I say to myself – what …
There’s the philosophy of the Stoics which says that you’re expending energy on something that is …
Venting is not …
Angela Duckworth: So here’s again where science is the big …
The way that we were raised by our parents, who I’m sure did their …
one major change is that we now have science that says, for example, the intuition that many parents have that venting is a good thing, science now shows it’s not …
When I come out to a friend and I just let it all go, my anger just gets actually bigger, not …
In other words, vending doesn’t cure your bad moods, it actually tends to …
That’s all for today. Have a wonderful, peaceful day – without venting 🙂
See you next Saturday,
Ela Augustyniak