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B1 – Intermediate<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It has become very common for older people to live abroad in their golden years. They choose to spend their retirement years in another country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some factors they consider when choosing a place to retire in are climate, the cost of living, healthcare, and housing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

International Living magazine released its Annual Global Retirement Index and named Greece as the best place to live in during a person’s sunset years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the article about Greece as the best country to retire in the whole world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/breakingnewsenglish.com\/2512\/251204-retiring-in-greece.html<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What does \u201coverseas<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cMore and more people are choosing to spend their retirement <\/em>overseas<\/em><\/strong>.<\/em>\u201d Use the word in a sentence and give 2 synonyms or similar expressions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What does \u201cretiree<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cIt is the first time Greece has been the number-one choice for <\/em>retirees<\/em><\/strong>.<\/em>\u201d Use the word in a sentence and give 2 synonyms or similar expressions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What does \u201cin every sense<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cGreece had what many people were looking for. The country was beautiful, welcoming, and affordable. It offered a lifestyle that feels rich <\/em>in every sense<\/em><\/strong>.<\/em>\u201d  Use the phrase in a sentence and give a synonym or similar expression.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. What is your opinion about Greece being the best place to retire?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. In general, what would make a place a very good place to retire in?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Climate, the cost of living, healthcare, and housing are the most important things for older people who want to live in another country. Which one among these four factors do you think is the most important and why?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. In your opinion, where is the best place to retire and why?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. What do you think about retiring overseas?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Some factors they consider when choosing a place to retire in are climate, the cost of living, healthcare, and housing.  International Living magazine released its Annual Global […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[294,376,496,295,289,293],"class_list":["post-31445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-homework","tag-b1-intermediate","tag-people","tag-people-and-human-interest","tag-preliminary-pet","tag-reading","tag-text"],"yoast_head":"\nGreece Is the Best Place to Retire\u00a0 | phone english blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2025\/12\/greece-is-the-best-place-to-retire\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Greece Is the Best Place to Retire\u00a0 | phone english blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"B1 – Intermediate  It has become very common for older people to live abroad in their golden years. 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