What would you put on your bucket list?

Inna | Mar 05, 2025Mar 04, 2025

LESSON OVERVIEW

The main objectives of this speaking lesson are to:

• engage in talking about bucket lists;
• discuss dreams, goals and ambitions;
• watch a video about a traveller visiting the New 7 Wonders in a week.

With this lesson, students talk about aspirations, reflect on goals and ambitions and discuss motivations. They watch a video about a traveller who explores the New 7 Wonders, read about bucket lists and discuss their impact. Students talk about their experiences and the kinds of life goals and achievements they would like to pursue. They can also do an extra vocabulary activity to review phrases about aspirations and objectives (e.g. make your dream come true).

WARM-UP AND DISCUSSION

Before this lesson begins, you can do an extra vocabulary activity to prepare students for talking about bucket lists. They choose the best words to complete phrases (e.g. achieve a goal, wish for, set a goal) in sentences about aspirations and objectives. Then, students do a warm-up. They look at words (a wish, an ambition, a goal and a dream) and give an example for each. Afterwards, students complete sentences on goals and achievements with their own ideas. They also add details. Following that, students discuss questions about dreams, goals and motivation. 

VIDEO AND MORE DISCUSSION

In this part, students watch a video called ‘British traveller visits all New 7 Wonders of the World in one week’. They choose the reaction they had when they read the title (e.g. It sounds like another social media challenge.) and say why. Next, students watch the video and decide if their reaction is different. After that, they engage in talking about bucket lists by reading about them and discussing their significance and impact. Finally, students choose between pairs of life goals and experiences (e.g. saving someone’s life OR risking your life) for their bucket list and explain their choices.

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