{"id":21661,"date":"2022-03-05T15:05:04","date_gmt":"2022-03-05T14:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=21661"},"modified":"2022-03-07T05:29:45","modified_gmt":"2022-03-07T04:29:45","slug":"a-wake-up-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2022\/03\/a-wake-up-call\/","title":{"rendered":"A Wake-Up Call"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Change is a constant thing in life and sometimes, it is necessary in order for the situation not to get worse. There are signs that we have to change the way we do things and it is not bad at all to listen to these signs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s listen to the audio and find out more about this realization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"A wake-up call: The English We Speak\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LLI4JWe7yGg?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Have you ever had a wake-up call? Did you heed the warning?<\/li><li>What is one thing you&#8217;d like to change in your life at the moment? How do you plan to achieve it?<\/li><li>Can you think of a major event in your country that served as a wake-up call?<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate Change is a constant thing in life and sometimes, it is necessary in order for the situation not to get worse. There are signs that we have to change the way we do things and it is not bad at all to listen to these signs. 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