LIVING THE REAL SIMPLE LIFE

Before watching

1 Discuss the following questions

- Have you ever had a fruit and vegetable garden? What kinds of food did you grow?

-How much time did you spend working in the garden?

-Why do you think some people decide to grow their own food?

While watching

2 WATCH THE ENTIRE VIDEO AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.

1. What is unusual about the front yard at 631 Cypress Avenue?

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2. What is different about the lifestyle of the Dervaes family?

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3 WATCH THE VIDEO AGAIN. MARK EACH STATEMENT TRUE (T) OR FALSE (F), ACCORDING TO
THE INFORMATION IN THE VIDEO. CORRECT THE FALSE STATEMENTS TO MAKE THEM TRUE.

___ 1. All of the land around the Dervaes’ house is used to plant crops.

___ 2. The Dervaes property is about a half an acre in size.

___ 3. The Dervaes family eats everything that they grow.

___ 4. Jules Dervaes’ daughter is unhappy about having to buy used clothing.

___ 5. The Dervaes family is careful about saving water and energy.

___ 6. The Dervaes make their own furniture.

___ 7. Buying gasoline for their car is the family’s biggest expense.

___ 8. Students visit the Dervaes home to learn about their lifestyle.

___ 9. Local restaurants sell salads made from the family produce.

___ 10. Jules Dervaes organized pot-luck dinners to raise money for his daughters’

weddings.
After watching

4 DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

- What do you think are the disadvantages of the Dervaes’ lifestyle? Do you think

that the children experienced any problems growing up?

- Would you be interested in trying a similar experiment with your life? Why or

why not?