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Bucket List Conversation ClassWrite on the board:My grandfather kicked the bucket last week.Show the first part of the video: kick the bucket – to dieHow else can we say this?Pass ________Bite the _______Give up the ________________ one’s last.To pass away, bite the dust, perish (usually in an accident), give up the ghost, breathe one’s last.What is a bucket list? A list of activities that people want to do before they die.What do you think of this idea?Have you seen the film?Who do you think invented this idea?Why has it become so widely-know?What is FOMO?Fear of missing out – a modern phenomenom linked to social media. People tend to think theat they are missing an amazing experience.The Daily Mail newspaper conducted a survey to see what the British public most commonly put on their bucket lists. Can you guess the top ten?Give students a few minutes to jot down some ideas.Language for talking about plans/hopes/dreamsGo over the language in the boxes below:PositiveNegativeI’ve always fancied…I’m dying/itching to try…… is a burning ambition of mine.… would be right up my street.… is one for the bucket list.A pipe dream (an unrealistic/improbable dream)I would jump at the chance to…If you offered me the chance to…, I would bite your hand off.I’d give it a go.I have no desire to…… doesn’t appeal to me (at all)Whatever floats your boat.To each their ownThe idea of … doesn’t do anything for me.You wouldn’t catch me …ing… is not my thing.… is not for me.Daily Mail Top 101.?Have a holiday home abroad2.?Learn a new language3.?Go on holiday to the Maldives4.?Buy a house5.?Swim with dolphins6.?Drive Route 667.?Ride a hot air balloon8.?See the Egyptian Pyramids9.?Go to a casino in Las Vegas10.?Visit VeniceHave students discuss the top ten and decide if they would be on their bucket list. You can then either show them the rest of the top 40 or go to for more ideas for students to create their own bucket lists.Daily Mail Top 40:11.?Go up the Empire State Building12.?Go on a cruise13.?Go whale watching14.?Climb a mountain15.?Go up the Eiffel tower16.?Learn an instrument17.?Work in a different country18.?Float in the Dead Sea19.?Write a novel20.?Drive a racing car21.?Change career22.?Trek the Inca Trail23.?Be a volunteer for a good cause24.?Be an extra in a film25.?Go scuba diving26.?Try out surfing27.?Hold a Koala28.?Feed a penguin29.?Get a tattoo30.?Backpack Europe31.?Own a designer watch32.?Ride a gondola33.?Run a big race34.?Bungee jump35.?Reach the top of my career ladder36.?Own a Mulberry handbag37.?Ride a camel38.?Ride on a horse and cart39.?Write a film40.?Change hair colour ................
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