What’s on your bucket list?

2015-09-04


What’s on your bucket list?

My mother is in her eighties. Last month she accomplished something on her bucket list. She went zip lining in Colorado! Not everyone has a bucket list, but I think it is a fun idea. I have a lot of things on my bucket list. But I don’t plan to kick the bucket for a very long time!


IDIOMS

to kick the bucket=(verb) to die [casual slang]

I wonder how old I will be when I kick the bucket.
I heard he kicked the bucket last week.
++this is casual slang! You will hear it in movies, but be careful using this phrase.


bucket list (noun)=a list of things you hope to do or accomplish before you die, often fun or challenging things

This is often heard in casual conversations. You can use this phrase.


Conversation:

Jerry: What’s on your bucket list?

Karen: I’d like to fly in a helicopter and learn to speak Japanese. What’s on your bucket list?

Jerry: I’d like to play the bagpipes well. And I’d like to go to Paris.


Questions:

1. Do you have a bucket list? Tell me about them!

2. Would your family or friends be surprised at what is on your bucket list?

3. Do you think it is a good idea to have a bucket list?

4. In Japan, do you have a similar idiom to “kick the bucket”?

5. Do you think a bucket list is a good idea or a morbid one?


A Fun Movie to Watch!


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