B1 – Intermediate
People always say to never surrender but sometimes there is no reason to try anymore. There are certain things that we need to give up and move on from.
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Discussion Questions:
- What does the idiom “lost cause” mean?
- Have you ever given up on something or someone?
- What are the signs that says you need to move on?
- How do you move forward after a lost cause?
- What are the things that you never back down from?
2 replies on “Lost Cause”
+ What does the idiom “lost cause” mean?
A thing/effort thats is doomed to fail without any possible salvation.
+ Have you ever given up on something or someone?
Yes, of course, It’s a lesson that sometimes it’s hard to learn, but you need to do and keep walking.
+ What are the signs that says you need to move on?
Depend of the context, normally you need perspective in time and resources, to feel that even in the miracle possibility that you gain it, really deserves?
+ How do you move forward after a lost cause?
Trying to clean inmediate referenecs to it, not avoiding but firmly.
+ What are the things that you never back down from?
Only related with persons important on my life, all but this, could wait or burn in … no matter with happens with it XD
BR,
Manuel
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Yes, of course, It’s a lesson that sometimes it’s hard to learn, but you need to do and keep walking.