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Are we lucky or unlucky? Or do we make our own luck?Let's find out.

ARE YOU A LUCKY PERSON?

  • someone who doesn't worry about the future and just accepts what happens
  • to take a risk in the hope to achieve success
  • something that appears to give a person luck
  • someone with astounding good luck
  • lucky star
  • lucky devil/dog/duck/duckling
  • happy-go-lucky
  • to push one’s luck

What do horseshoes, the number seven, and pots of gold all have in common? They’re lucky! Well, in the English language at least. Match the phrases and their definitions.

Do you often hear such words?She was born under a lucky star. Luck follows them around.

What is the definition of a Lucky Person in your view?

What do you think some things lucky people do that others don't? take, see, expect, hang, trust, think, embrace

  • They ... their intuition.
  • They ... out of the box.
  • They ... risks.
  • They ... good things to happen.
  • They ... the glass half full.
  • They ... failure as inevitable.
  • They ... out with other lucky people.

Different cultures put faith in a variety of lucky charms and symbols.Russians DreamcatcherChinese Four-leaf cloverThai beleive in BambooIrish HorseshoeEnglish Rabbit’s footAmericans LadybugsNative Americans Horseshoe Germans, Italians, Turks White elephant Do these symbols make a person lucky, or is there more to the story?

Answer the following questions.

  1. Do you think of yourself as a lucky or an unlucky person? What % lucky/unlucky are you?
  2. Have you ever found money on the street?
  3. Have you ever won a randomly selected competition?
  4. Have you ever found a four-leaf clover?
  5. Have you ever won a bet?
  6. Have you ever managed to pass an exam or assignment without studying?
  7. Have you felt like giving up?
  8. Do you wonder: Why do I have bad luck? Is bad luck real?
  9. If you had luck on Friday the 13th will you be a lucky person?

Answer the following questions.

  1. What does it mean to be lucky?
  2. Do you believe in lucky charms, amulets and mascots? Why or why not?
  3. In your opinion, why some people are luckier than the others?
  4. If you get a gut feeling about something, do you tend to listen to it and trust it?
  5. Do you do anything to increase your odds on a particular day or in a particular situation?
  6. Do you think your good luck or bad luck comes from a particular source or from karma?
  7. Are lucky people born that way, are they pre-ordained somehow, or do they make their own luck?
  8. Can you influence luck? Can you become a lucky person?
  9. Think of the luckiest person you know. Why do you consider him to be lucky?

Do you agree or disagree?

  • There are three kinds of people: those who make things happen; those who watch things happen; and those who wonder what just happened.
  • Many people are blind to opportunities because they don’t notice them or because they are inflexible and stuck in their ways.
  • Those that see themselves as unlucky are possibly depressed and definitely unhappy people and those who think luck is on their side are positive go getters.
  • People who expect good things to happen to them attract more good things.
  • Lucky people are flexible and take advantage of new situations.
  • No one is lucky all the time. We all have setbacks. We all have disappointments. We all have our plans rained on from time to time.
  • Your luck is no worse and no better than anyone else’s. It just feels that way.

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