UNIT 1: Goodbye things, hello minimalism

Goodbye things, hello minimalism

Fumio Sasaki owns a roll-up mattress, three shirts and four pairs of socks. After deciding to scorn possessions, he began feeling happier. He explains why

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/apr/12/goodbye-things-hello-minimalism-can-living-with-less-make-you-happier

TASK: Story telling and reading comprehension activity in pairs.

ü      Pre-reading task: predictions based on the title/pictures/first line, discussion about the topic, raising awareness about the author, feeding students information about the author

ü      While-reading task: skimming (designed to find out the gist – general information – for example questions/true or false/gaps) and scanning (reading quickly through the text with a more definite purpose or to find specific pieces of information. E.g – timetables, names, dates, the order action takes place, pieces of vocabulary and grammar)

ü      After reading tasks: drawing conclusions about the story, discussing the best part of the story, talking about the best character, writing a review, retelling, discussing intertextuality in the short short story, role-plays, etc.