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WRITING A BUCKET LIST

WHAT IS “A BUCKET LIST”?

• “Kick the bucket” is an English idiom (成语 ).

• “Kick the bucket” means to die.

• “He was so sick, I was worried he was going to kick the bucket!”

• “I was hit in the head! It hurt so much, I was scared I might kick the bucket!”

BUT WHAT IS A “BUCKET LIST”?

• A bucket list is a list of things you want to do before you kick the bucket – before you die!

• Anything could be on this list – anything that you want to accomplish.

• “I want to visit Europe! I will put traveling to Europe on my bucket list.”

“A BUCKET LIST”

• “Before I die, I want to see an NBA game. Seeing an NBA game is on my bucket list.”

“A BUCKET LIST”

• “Sometime in my life I want to write a novel! Writing a novel is on my bucket list.”

“A BUCKET LIST”

• “Before I die, I want to go scuba diving. Going scuba diving is on my bucket list!”

“GOALS”

• If we are talking about our bucket lists, we can also talk about our goals (目标 ).

• Goals are things that we really want to do!

• “Climbing a mountain is one of my goals!”

• “Learning to play the guitar is one of my goals!”

TALKING ABOUT GOALS

• We can talk about our goals as being:

• Short term (something you will do soon)

• Long term (something you will do a long time from now)

• “I want to learn how to ride a bike. This is one of my short term goals!

SHORT TERM OR LONG TERM?

• “I want to become president!”

SHORT TERM OR LONG TERM?

• “I want to buy a cat!”

SHORT TERM OR LONG TERM?

• “I want to have a successful company!”

SHORT TERM OR LONG TERM?

• “I want to learn how to skateboard!”

TALKING ABOUT GOALS

• We can talk about our goals as being:

• Probable: something that you think will happen

• Improbable: something you think isn’t very likely

PROBABLE OR IMPROBABLE?

• “I want to travel to the moon!”

PROBABLE OR IMPROBABLE?

• “I want to go to the grocery store!”

PROBABLE OR IMPROBABLE?

• “I want to see a movie at the cinema!”

PROBABLE OR IMPROBABLE?

• “I want to win the lottery!”

WHAT’S ON YOUR BUCKET LIST?

• What are your goals? What is on your bucket list?

• Tell me your ideas and I will put five examples on the board!

• We will try to decide if these goals are:

• Short term or long term

• Probable or improbable

TODAY’S VOCABULARY

• Short term• Long term• Probable• Improbable

• Goal

WRITE YOUR BUCKET LIST!

• It’s time to write your own bucket list!

• Write down three of your goals!

• Say whether these goals are short term or long term.

• Say whether these goals are probable or improbable.

• Afterward we will share with the class!

WRITE YOUR BUCKET LIST!

• “My goal is to travel to ten different countries! I think that if I save up enough money this is a very probable goal. However, this will take a long time to accomplish – this is a long-term goal!”

WRITE YOUR BUCKET LIST!

• “My goal is to get good grades on my exams. The exams are happening soon, so this is a short term goal. However, I don’t study very much so this is very improbable!”

WRITE YOUR BUCKET LIST!

• “My goal is to learn to drive a car. This is a short-term goal, since I plan to begin practicing soon. It is also a very probable goal, since I am a very quick learner!”

WRITE YOUR BUCKET LIST!

• It’s time to write your own bucket list!

• Write down three of your goals!

• Say whether these goals are short term or long term.

• Say whether these goals are probable or improbable.

• Afterward we will share with the class!

SEE YOU NEXT WEEK!

• Short term• Long term• Probable• Improbable

• Goal