{"id":30703,"date":"2025-07-17T14:50:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T12:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=30703"},"modified":"2026-02-27T11:33:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T10:33:57","slug":"what-is-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2025\/07\/what-is-success\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Success?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B1 &#8211; Intermediate<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps, each person has his or her own definition of success. For some, it is about being always on top, while for others, it just means to have family and friends and a job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-randall-039-s-esl-cyber-listening-lab wp-block-embed-randall-039-s-esl-cyber-listening-lab\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"qIaiwfQCaX\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esl-lab.com\/interviews\/ae-success\/\">What is Success? &#8211; Interview<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;What is Success? &#8211; Interview&#8221; &#8212; Randall&#039;s ESL Cyber Listening Lab\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esl-lab.com\/interviews\/ae-success\/embed\/#?secret=0TyHsECIXY#?secret=qIaiwfQCaX\" data-secret=\"qIaiwfQCaX\" width=\"580\" height=\"327\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What does \u201c<strong>to live paycheck to paycheck<\/strong>\u201d mean, \u201c<em>Success is also the ability that you\u2019re not <strong>living paycheck to paycheck<\/strong>.\u201d<\/em> Use this idiom in a sentence. Give a synonym.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What does \u201c<strong>rainy day<\/strong>\u201d mean here, \u201c<em>You know, you can also save up money for a <strong>rainy day<\/strong>.\u201d<\/em> Use this term in a sentence. Give a synonym.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What does \u201c<strong>well taken care of<\/strong>\u201d mean? &#8220;<em>\u00a0One of the big things for me, though, is having enough money to support my family. Uh, so I have a child. So making sure that he is <strong>well taken care of<\/strong>.\u00a0\u201d<\/em> Use this phase in a sentence. Give a synonym.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For you, what is success?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is your biggest success so far?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Talk about a moment when you were on the brink of success, but failed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What must a person do when they fail?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We can have successes every day, especially at work or in our hobbies. What are your successes for today at work and in your hobbies? How do you feel about it?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B1 &#8211; Intermediate&nbsp; Perhaps, each person has his or her own definition of success. For some, it is about being always on top, while for others, it just means to have family and friends and a job. 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