{"id":11130,"date":"2019-11-10T06:15:07","date_gmt":"2019-11-10T05:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=11130"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:24:50","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:24:50","slug":"a-culture-of-rivalry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2019\/11\/a-culture-of-rivalry\/","title":{"rendered":"A Culture of Rivalry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rivalry as defined by the Cambridge dictionary as a serious and often continuing competition has been evident in and been affecting many events such as sports and music. Even world leaders have their own slice of rivalry. Arguments and speculations of who wins and who loses in a match seems to be deeply ingrained in our cultures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please take time in reading about this topic further. To access the link, right click on the image, then &#8220;open in new tab&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-the-new-york-times\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/10\/18\/learning\/what-is-your-favorite-rivalry.html\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Does rivalry capture your attention?<\/li><li>Do you have your own favorite type of rivalry? Is it in sports? In pop culture? Explain why?<\/li><li>Is rivalry ever healthy?<\/li><li>Are there qualities that make a good rivalry?<\/li><li>Talk about your thoughts on winning and losing.<\/li><li>Have you ever had a rival? 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