{"id":21493,"date":"2022-02-15T13:29:36","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T12:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=21493"},"modified":"2022-02-17T05:13:09","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T04:13:09","slug":"the-buy-nothing-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2022\/02\/the-buy-nothing-project\/","title":{"rendered":"The Buy Nothing Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy Nothing is a nonprofit organization that not only helps people save money but also reduce the clutter in their homes. This idea is based on gift-giving. The members of this group barter or offer their old stuff as a gift. The main payment for getting this free stuff is saying “Thank you” a a sign of appreciation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch the video and read the transcript to know more about it and be able to discuss the questions that follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.fox5ny.com\/news\/what-is-the-buy-nothing-project<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. What do you think of this organization? Is there a similar group like this in your community?<\/li>
  2. What are the pros and and cons of this type of organization?<\/li>
  3. Would you like to be a member of this organization? Why or why not?<\/li>
  4. What do you usually do with your old stuff or other things that you don’t need anymore? <\/li>
  5. How long can you go without buying anything? Why is that?<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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