Ever felt like hurling your computer out of the window? A Spanish company has come up with a way to help stressed out office workers vent their pent up aggression. Who needs shrinks when you have a sledgehammer?
words by Emily Drew
Read the article here in Sterling Magazine.
1. KEY WORDS and EXPRESSIONS - PART 1
Match the words and the definitions.
entrepreneur, goggles, spleen, mayham, kit out, attired, lunacy, retreat, alleviate, downtrodden, inception, scotfree, havoc, hurl
1. damage, destruction
2. make (pain, suffering) less or easier
3. a person who organizes and manages a commercial undertaking
4. madness, mad or foolish behaviour
5. period of quiet and rest
6. [formal] start
7. oppressed, kept down and treated badly
8. bad temper
9. dressed
10. equip
11. unharmed, unpunished
12. large, round spectacles with hoods to protect the eyes
13. state of violent disorder
14. cast, throw
2. KEY WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS - PART 2
Put the expressions into the sentences below, use the correct verb forms.
get out of hand, have got a point, the rat race, feel an urge
1. Escape ______________. Ways to slow down and enjoy life, even before retirement.
2. You _______________ there. If everyone wanted 6 children, there'd just not be the room. (A Learner's Dictionary of English Idioms)
3. The student teacher could see that the class was ________________, so he had to call for help. (A Learner's Dictionary of English Idioms)
4. He ___________________ to travel.
3. TRUE or FALSE
1. You can take part in destruction therapy only in Spain.
2. There are more women than men taking part in destruction therapy.
3. The 'patients' wear protective clothes.
4. They often listen to classical music while destroying.
5. Charwani claims that destruction therapy is a better solution than drinking and drugs.
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ANSWERS
1. KEY WORDS and EXPRESSIONS - PART 1
1. havoc
2. alleviate
3. entrepreneur
4. lunacy
5. retreat
6. inception
7. downtrodden
8. spleen
9. attired
10. kit out
11. scotfree
12. goggles
13. mayhem
14. hurl
2. KEY WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS - PART 2
1. the rat race
2. have got a point
3. getting out of hand
4. feels an urge
3. TRUE or FALSE
1. F
2. F
3. T
4. F
5. T
