Happiness is... A life without money?

1. Food for thought...

Have you ever thought about living without money?
Would you like to be a millionaire?
Do you think you earn enough money?

2. You are going to watch a short trailer for a film about
Heidemarie Schwermer, a woman who has lived without
money for the last 16 years.

Why do you think she does it?
How do you think she survives?
Do you think she is happy with her lifestyle? Why (not)?

Watch the trailer and find out if you were right.

3. Vocabulary:

Which three words have similar meanings? What does the other
word mean?
swapping bartering house-
sitting
making payment in
kind

Explain the difference in meaning between these words and
phrases:
worthless penniless materialistic short of cash

Explain the meaning of these words which are used to describe
people.
disciple consumer commune
dweller
urbanite refugee

4. Now read an article from the British press about
Heidemarie and answer the following questions:

What was Heidemaries job?
What possessions does she have now?
How did the experiment start?
Where has she lived since then?
Does she still work?
What does she do when she needs something?
What is she trying to show with her experiment?
What did she do with the money she earned from her book?

5. Match the highlighted phrasal verbs with their
definitions:


6. What do you think? Do you agree with Heidemarie that
all jobs are equally important / most people dont like
their jobs / people judge you according to how much you
earn?