This week, at the begining  of English Lunch (every Wednesday from 14:30 to 15:30), we will watch the video: «Less stuff, more happiness» with Graham Hill. We encourage you to watch it before wednesday lunch!

Watch the video…

Topic

Happiness

Summary

Writer and designer Graham Hill asks: Can having less stuff, in less room, lead to more happiness? He makes the case for taking up less space, and lays out three rules for editing your life.

Graham Hill is the founder of TreeHugger.com; he travels the world to tell the story of sustainability, and tweets at @GHill

Vocabulary

Plenty, Stuff, Billion, Storage, Credit card debt, Flat-lined, Environmental footprints, Kite surfing gear,  Saving 200 grand, Possessions, Approaches, Ruthlessly, Stem the inflow, Six burner stove, Housewares, Sink

Tricks…

Idioms: All ears, Bite the bullet, Bite the dust, Couch potato, Piece of cake, Spill the beans, take the biscuit (UK), You can say that again.

Notes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English-language_idioms

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