B1 – Intermediate
In an era when we can shop whenever and wherever, why do some people choose not to?
Minimalism is a lifestyle where you just own what is necessary in order to focus on more important things, interesting isn’t?
Lets take a look on how Japanese people practice this lifestyle.
http://www.businessinsider.com/inside-japans-extremely-minimalist-homes-2016-6
Discussion Questions:
- What is minimalism?
- What are the pros and cons of being a minimalist?
- What do you think about minimalism?
- Would you like to try living as a minimalist? Why or why not?
- How popular is minimalism in your country? Why do you think this is?
3 replies on “Minimalism”
1- Minimalism is an aesthetic, philosophical, and lifestyle movement that promotes simplicity, reducing unnecessary items, and using only the essentials.
2- I agree with this philosophy.
3- Yes, I would.
4- I don’t know the details, but I think the advantage is that it’s more sustainable in this world where there are so many of us and we need so many of the planet’s resources to live.
Minimalism is an interesting topic. Well done writing your answers to the questions.
Remember, instead of short answers such as, “Yes, I would.” and ” I agree with this philosophy.”, you may elaborate by explaining your reasons, giving examples, etc.
For this sentence, you can improve it this way:
Keep going!
1. What is minimalism? For me, minimalism is a lifestyle for a lot of people in the world that requires have only the necessary things to live your life.
2. What do you think about minimalism? I think minimalism is good to everybody, because if you have less things in your home you could have more free time. Having into account that more things do you have to use more time to clean.
3. Would you like to try living as a minimalist? It’s impossible, because I have two children whose require a lot of toys.
4. What are the pros and cons of being a minimalist? I’m not sure, but I think as pros to feel free and for cons, I don’t see anyone.