I will prompt the class with a few questions about possessions: How many possessions do you think you own? Which do you really need? Which don't you need? If you were only allowed to keep three of your possessions, which would you choose and why? I will share my own opinion an experience with possessions/getting rid of things.

I will have the students read the article about Michael Landry first, and then I will have them create a title for the article. After they have created their title, I will have them work with a partner to explain their title and why they chose it. I will conduct open class feedback on their choices. TEXT: Artist Michael Landy once destroyed all his possessions in a work he called Break Down. The exhibition, which was held in an empty department store in central London, cost £100,000 to put on and lasted for two weeks. Landy had spent three years cataloguing the 7,226 separate items. More than 45,000 people came to watch him and his ten helpers destroy everything he'd ever owned, right down to his last sock, his passport and even his beloved car. Many of those who came to the exhibition applauded and encouraged Landy in his two weeks of destruction, but his mother wasn't one of them. "I had to throw my mum out," said Landy. "She started crying and I couldn't handle those emotions. She had to go." Many other people were equally upset, especially those in the art world who thought it was unacceptable to destroy famous artists' work. Landy destroyed pieces of art given to him by people such as Tracey Emin and Damien Hirst. But on that point Landy said he felt no guilt. After all, he had destroyed all his own work - a collection that spanned 15 years. "After we finished," Landy said, "someone came up to me and handed me a Paul Weller record. I must have been the owner of absolutely nothing for about ten minutes. Some things I had to go straight out and buy again - a toothbrush, for example. I hated having to do that. The last thing I wanted to do is go into shops and buy things." Landy said that Break Down was an examination of consumerism, buying more than we need. Others said it was a case of madness. However, Landy's description of his state of mind at that time was very different. "When I finished I did feel an incredible sense of freedom," he said, "the possibility that I could do anything." Landy was supposed to give the remains of his possessions (sacks of crushed metal, plastic and paper) to the people who had given him financial backing for the project and each sack would have been worth £4,000. But he had a change of heart at the last minute and ended up burying it all. And since the exhibition his destruction of possessions hasn't stopped. "I've started to get rid of (my girlfriend) Gillian's things secretly too. She's got no idea! "

I have selected 3 lexical terms to teach. I will first present the lexical terms in their basic form, and ask if the students understand the meaning. 1. Handle those emotions 2. Case of madness 3. Change of heart

After a short round of explanation in the highlighting segment, I will show the examples in context the story so they can have further explanation. 1. "She started crying and I couldn't -handle- those emotions. She had to go." - handle 1 (verb) deal with something: He can handle most problems on his own. - handle 2 (noun) a part of an object that is used to hold, carry or move it: I broke the handle on the window. 2. Landy said that Break Down was an examination of consumerism, buying more than we need. Others said it was a -case- of madness. - case 1 (noun) a particular example or situation of something: It was a typical case of food poisoning. - case 2 (noun) a container for keeping things in: Have you seen my camera case? 3. But he had a -change- of heart at the last minute and ended up burying it all. - change 1 (countable noun) when something becomes different: I need to go home and change. - change 2 (uncountable noun) money that is in coins rather than notes: The cashier gave me my change.

I will run two exercises so that the students can practice the lexis adequately. EXERCISE 1 Look at the words in pink in the article. Then fill in the gaps in these pairs of sentences with the same word. The first sentence in each pair shows the meaning of the word as it is used in the article. 1. a He's in no __________ to go to work. He's very ill.
 b Which US __________ is Hollywood in?
 2. a He can ___________ most problems on his own.
 b I broke the _________ on the window.
 3. a It was a typical ___________ of food poisoning.
 b Have you seen my camera _________ ?
 4. a That was an interesting _________ John made.
 b At that _________ I left the meeting.
 5. a He was the _________ person I wanted to see. I really don't like him.
 b I went to see Landy's new exhibition _________ week. WORDS: state, handle, case, point, last EXERCISE 2 1. Have you got ______ for a pound?
 2.This magazine article doesn't make any _______. 
 3. The doctor gave him a complete _______ and he was fine.
 4. Would you ______ opening the window, please?
 5. We'll have to ______ him. He's always being rude to customers. WORDS: change, sense, examination, mind, sack

I will then ask the students a series of questions using the vocabulary from the lexis: 1. Is the last thing I want something I strongly desire?
 2. What is the point of this the story about the artist?
 3. If you need new shoes, what state would you say your shoes are in?
 4. If I say I need to change my surroundings, am I happy? they will discuss the questions in break out rooms, and I will follow up and conduct open class feedback on the task. I will finish out the class with delayed error correction.