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Bucket lists

dialogue 1

Jingjing:　Mark, can you ______ it?　2021 is ______!

Mark: ______.

Jingjing:　Not for me.　I ______, and have several ______.

Mark:　That's good to hear.　Are you ______ your New Year's ______ for 2022?

Jingjing:　It's______ talk about those.　I've got a few ideas, but would rather ______ until it's ______.

Mark:　That's good thinking.　It's better to ______, ______ your resolutions ______ for a few weeks, before letting everyone know about them.

Jingjing:　Hey, on a _____, I've been thinking about what should go on my ______.

Mark:　What now?

Jingjing:　Surely you've ______!　You know, ______ things a person wants to do_______.

Mark:　Of course I have.　Typically, a bucket list has stuff like _______ and ______.

Jingjing:　Not for everyone.　But I'm sure you'd ______ a list of ______.

Mark:　That's me.　Wanna ______?

Jingjing:　_____.　Tell me a few.

Mark:　Alright, so: ______, driving a sports car _______, and_______ the Columbia River.

Jingjing: ______ good.　Say, ______ a bucket list?

Mark:　It comes from the idiom, ______.

Jingjing:　Oh, but wait, ______ kick the bucket?

Mark:　A person usually has a bucket ______.　The _____ they'd kick it is if they _____ and had a muscle spasm.

Jingjing:　Hmm, that's not the ______ to say someone ______.

Mark:　No, it's not.　But a bucket list is a good and ______ to talk about a set of ______ someone has.

dialogue 2

Jingjing:　Mark, are you ready to hear ______ my bucket list?

Mark:　I am.　I was ______.

Jingjing:　Oh yeah? ______?

Mark:　I thought you might want to ______, or something similar ______.

Jingjing:　Like ______?

Mark:　Yes, but ______.　Was that a ______?

Jingjing:　You know what?　I've thought about doing that, and ______ if the opportunity ______.　It's not ______ I have on my bucket list, though.

Mark:　Alright.　Since that was my ______, and I was ______, you have to tell me.

Jingjing:　I'd like to live for ______ in a mountain village, or on an island.

Mark:　Yeah, I ______.　What would you do?

Jingjing:　It'd give me time to ______.　Also, I'd like to ______ there.

Mark:　What, planting trees and ______?

Jingjing:　Sure, anything that ______.

Mark:　That sounds like quite ______, Jingjing, and the ______ kind of thing to ______ on a bucket list.

Jingjing:　I'm glad ______.

Mark:　Do you think you'll ______?

Jingjing:　I might.　I ______ that ______ like that.

Mark:　Don't forget to let me know ______ if you're ______ for that.

Jingjing:　Ha ha, _____.

new words and phrases

This year was a blur.　(OR This/That was a blur.)

bucket list:　

rattle off:　

humor :

kick the bucket:

doggy day care:　

way off:　

Work with my hands: