Rage rooms: can smashing stuff up really help to relieve anger and stress?

This is a list of key vocabulary and expressions from the article in order of how useful they are. The student must choose 6 items from the list to study in the lesson.

To deal with (something/ someone)

To host (something/ someone)

To assume (something)

To turn (something) into (something)

Tough

Unique

To rely on (something/ someone)

Naughty

A venue

To find

To set (something) up

To break up (with someone)

To smash (something) up

To cope (with something)

Despite

To keep up (with something/ someone)

To burst

To fuel (something)

To lash out (at someone)

To crop up

Woeful

Qualms

To teeter

A punter

Pent-up

15 conversation-provoking questions related to the article.

1.       What is a rage room?

2.       What type of people like to go there?

3.       What are the arguments in favour of rage rooms?

4.       What are the arguments against rage rooms?

5.       Would you enjoy a rage room?

6.       Do you need to visit a rage room?

7.       Do you imagine that rage rooms are an effective stress-relief strategy?

8.       How do you cope with stress?

9.       Are you a short-tempered person?

10.     What makes you angry at work?

11.     Is it always easy to stay calm when you’re raising kids?

12.     Is it always easy to stay calm with the ones you love?

13.     Are you good at dealing with angry people?

14.     What should kids be taught about violence?

15.     Do you know anyone who struggles to control their temper?