Question

Read the text to find the answers to these questions . 1. What is the green-eyed monster? 2. What where Jon , Peter and George called?Why? 3. In what way where they different? 4. Why did they stop being friends? 5.Name two ways in which jealousy can be a good thing . 6. Name two other ways of hadling jealousy. 8. Explain in your own words why jealousy is a bit like the wind . Exercitiul este din lectia Who's afraid of the green-eyed monster?

Answer 1

1. The green eyed monster is jealousy.
2. They were called the 'Three Musketeers', because they were good friends and virtually inseparable.
3. John was athletic, Peter was smart and George was charismatic.
4. They stopped being friends because they grew jealous of each other.
5. You may learn from others by watching them and becoming better. You may also try to develop your own qualities and not just imitate other people.
6.  Try to counter his jealousy by not adding fuel to the fire.
Acknowledge his positive qualities, give him credit where it’s due, and stay humble about your achievements. 
7. Jealousy can be like the wind of a refreshing breeze because it can tell you when you love, care about someone and want them to be only for your own, thinking that you are the best for them, but it can quickly turn into a destructive hurricane that can make a mess with your feelings, making you feel like you have nothing left in this world and nothing to fight for, because you might lose or already lost that beloved someone.