Bucket List Conversation Class

Write on the board:

My grandfather kicked the bucket last week.
Show the first part of the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8k79w-nJD4#t=13
to kick the bucket to die
How else can we say this?
1.
2.
3.
4.

Pass ________
Bite the _______
Give up the ________
________ ones last.

To pass away, bite the dust, perish (usually in an accident), give up the
ghost, breathe ones last.
1. What is a bucket list? A list of activities that people want to do before
they die.
2. What do you think of this idea?
3. Have you seen the film?
4. Who do you think invented this idea?
5. Why has it become so widely-know?
6. 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/dreams
Go over the language in the boxes below:
Positive
Ive always fancied
Im 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.
Id give it a go.

Negative
I have no desire to
doesnt appeal to me (at all)
Whatever floats your boat.
To each their own
The idea of doesnt do anything
for me.
You wouldnt catch me ing
is not my thing.
is not for me.

Daily Mail Top 10

1. Have a holiday home abroad
2. Learn a new language
3. Go on holiday to the Maldives
4. Buy a house
5. Swim with dolphins
6. Drive Route 66
7. Ride a hot air balloon
8. See the Egyptian Pyramids
9. Go to a casino in Las Vegas
10. Visit Venice
Have 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
http://bucketlist.org/featured/ for more ideas for students to create their own
bucket lists.
Daily Mail Top 40:
11. Go up the Empire State Building
12. Go on a cruise
13. Go whale watching
14. Climb a mountain
15. Go up the Eiffel tower
16. Learn an instrument
17. Work in a different country
18. Float in the Dead Sea
19. Write a novel
20. Drive a racing car
21. Change career
22. Trek the Inca Trail
23. Be a volunteer for a good cause
24. Be an extra in a film
25. Go scuba diving
26. Try out surfing
27. Hold a Koala
28. Feed a penguin
29. Get a tattoo
30. Backpack Europe
31. Own a designer watch
32. Ride a gondola
33. Run a big race
34. Bungee jump
35. Reach the top of my career ladder
36. Own a Mulberry handbag
37. Ride a camel
38. Ride on a horse and cart
39. Write a film
40. Change hair colour