Speaking Activity: Success and Failure

B2 – Upper intermediate

Today’s society put too much emphasis and importance on being successful. In turn, failure becomes something that can be considered as personal weakness. How do you view success? How do you view failure?

Answer the following questions below related to success and failures and be ready to practice your speaking skills.

Discuss:

1. Describe a successful person.
2. Is your idea of success the same as other people’s idea of success?
3. Do you think people focus too much on appearing to be successful?
4. Why is money the most common way of judging success?
5. Can money buy happiness?
6. Do you think some parents put too much pressure on their children to be succesful?
7. Have there been any failures that made your life better?
8. Is there a right time to give up and stop trying? Or should you never give up?
9.Can you think of any famous people who failed spectacularly at something?
10. Talk about a time you failed at something you tried. How were you able to cope with it?
11. Can you think of any famous quotes or idioms about success or failure?

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2 replies on “Speaking Activity: Success and Failure”

1. A successful person is one who achieves his or her dreams: a good job, a wonderful family and good health.
2. No, for me the most important thing is my family and my health.
3. Yes, many people try to be the person they are not.
4. I believe that money does not bring happiness but it helps. If you have money you can buy a lot of things even people. I don’t like it. Maybe that’s why.
5. No, it’s impossible
6. Yes, I do. All parents want their children to be happy and successful but some parents do it more for themselves than for their children.
7. The passing of life teaches you: failing an exam, doing poorly at work…
8. Always try and if you don’t succeed change the form and try again.
9. In Spain, many politicians and singers

Thank you for expressing your thoughts on this topic. Always try to elaborate on your answers more. Giving more details or supplementary statements and examples could help.

You can improve this answer: The passing of life teaches you: failing an exam, doing poorly at work…

Through my whole life, I learned from some experiences such as failing an exam and even doing poorly at work.

Well done. Keep at it!

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