In pairs, discuss the choices. Which would you choose, and why?
- More money or more free time?
- A larger home or traveling more?
- A new car or a cleaner environment?
- Nice things for yourself or for your children?
In pairs, discuss the choices. Which would you choose, and why?
- More money or more free time?
- A larger home or traveling more?
- A new car or a cleaner environment?
- Nice things for yourself or for your children?
Discuss the questions in pairs.
1. Look at the title of the article. What do you think it means?
2. Do you think some people live a “zero-waste” lifestyle?
Read the article. Circle T for true or F for false.
1. Kathryn Kellogg and her husband produce 680 kilos of trash each year.
2. Posts on Kellogg's blog encourage people to make better choices.
3. The Frugalwoods’ main goal is to save money.
4. The Frugalwoods’ daughter enjoys being outdoors with her parents.
5. So far, the zero-waste lifestyle is popular only in the US.
Read the article again. Find words in the text that mean.
1. waste materials or things that you no longer need (noun, paragraph 1)
2. acontainer with a wide opening at the top (noun, paragraph 1)
3. a purpose or target (noun, paragraph 3)
4. loves very much (verb, paragraph 3)
Discuss the questions in pairs.
1. What might you like and dislike about a person’s lifestyle?
2. What might make a lifestyle satisfying for the person?
I might like having an important job at a bank.
I think it might be more satisfying to work outdoors.