{"id":23046,"date":"2022-07-30T16:46:16","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T14:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=23046"},"modified":"2022-08-02T07:33:07","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T05:33:07","slug":"sam-walton-biography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2022\/07\/sam-walton-biography\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam Walton Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have all heard of stories featuring different inspiring people from all kinds of industries. Sam Walton, the founder of Walmart, is one of them. Sam encountered failures and challenges in his personal life, work, and business, but he never gave up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about Sam Walton by watching the animated video below.<\/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=\"Sam Walton Biography | Animated Video | From Poverty To A Billionaire\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E9AW0xGNtqU?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>Sam Walton tried many jobs from a young age until he opened his first Walmart store. How do you think his experiences helped him succeed?<\/li><li>What are some ways a person can take to escape poverty?<\/li><li>Talk about one of your favorite success stories. Tell the person&#8217;s name, his profession, and journey to success.<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate We have all heard of stories featuring different inspiring people from all kinds of industries. Sam Walton, the founder of Walmart, is one of them. Sam encountered failures and challenges in his personal life, work, and business, but he never gave up. 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