ESL, English, Pet Peeves, Annoying, Annoyances, Bother, Discussion, Examples, Speaking Activity

1. Common “Pet Peeves”
A list of annoying habits that bother
other people…

2. First, what is a “Pet Peeve”?
A “Pet Peeve” is a behavior / action someone
does, that annoys another person.

3. Other ways to ask about “Pet
Peeves”…
• What drives you crazy?
• What bothers you?
• What annoys you?
• What’s something you can’t stand?

4. Here are some common pet peeves
that people feel annoyed with…
DO YOU DO ANY OF THESE
BEHAVIORS?

6. 1. Talking with food in your mouth

8. 2. Cutting in Line

10. 3. Talking Loudly on your Cell Phone in
a small space / next to strangers.

12. 4. Leaving the toothpaste Messy…
Squeezing from the middle…

14. 5. Not covering your mouth with you
cough or sneeze.

16. 5. Leaving Dirty Dishes in the Sink

18. 6. When someone changes the channel
you were watching.

20. 7. Spitting in public

22. 8. Littering…(throwing your trash anywhere
but the trash bin)

24. 9. Letting someone borrow something, and
they don’t return it back…

26. 10. Loud / Noisy Neighbors

28. 11. Loud Gum Chewing / Bubble popping

30. 12. Nose Picking (In Public)

31. Can you think of any other “Pet
Peeves”?