Welcome to our “Talking About Luck” session in English. In this session, you will practise speaking about luck, chance, and success. You will share personal experiences, discuss beliefs about luck, and explore how luck influences life decisions and outcomes.
Prepared for you by: My Personal English Coach
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Warm-up Questions
Start with some simple, personal questions:
- Do you think you are generally a lucky or unlucky person? Why?
- Can you remember a time when something lucky happened to you?
- Do you believe in “bad luck”, or is everything just coincidence?
- Are there any small things you do to bring yourself good luck?
Vocabulary & Useful Language
Common Expressions:
Good luck!
Meaning: A way to wish someone success
Example: Good luck with your presentation tomorrow—you’ll do great.
Bad luck
Meaning: An unlucky situation
Example: You missed the train? That’s bad luck.
Beginner’s luck
Meaning: When someone succeeds the first time they try something
Example: He won his first poker game—it must be beginner’s luck.
As luck would have it
Meaning: By chance (often surprisingly)
Example: As luck would have it, I met my old friend at the airport.
Down on your luck
Meaning: Experiencing a period of bad luck
Example: He’s been down on his luck since he lost his job.
Push your luck
Meaning: To take a risk expecting luck to continue
Example: You’ve already asked for a favour—don’t push your luck.
Phrasal Verbs
Rely on (luck)
Meaning: To depend on luck instead of effort
Example: You can’t rely on luck—you need to prepare properly.
Count on
Meaning: To expect something to happen
Example: You can’t always count on things going your way.
Run into (something)
Meaning: To experience something unexpectedly
Example: I ran into some good luck and found a job immediately.
Miss out (on something)
Meaning: To lose an opportunity
Example: She missed out on the promotion by just one point.
Come across (something)
Meaning: To find something by chance
Example: I came across an amazing opportunity online.
End up (doing something)
Meaning: To finally be in a situation
Example: We got lost but ended up discovering a beautiful place.
Discussion Questions
Round 1 – Personal Experiences
- Do you think you are lucky in life? Why / why not?
- What is the luckiest thing that has ever happened to you?
- Have you ever had a day when everything went wrong? What happened?
- Do you believe some people are naturally luckier than others?
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Round 2 – Beliefs & Opinions
- Are there any superstitions about luck in your country?
- Do you think success is more about luck or hard work?
- How much does luck influence career opportunities?
- Is it possible to “create your own luck”? How?
Round 3 – Hypothetical & Deeper Thinking
- If you could control your luck for one day, what would you do?
- Do you think bad luck can sometimes be a good thing?
- Is being in the right place at the right time more important than talent?
- Would you prefer to be very lucky or very skilled? Why?
Wrap-up
Discuss together:
- What role does luck really play in life?
- Has your opinion about luck changed during this discussion?
Remember – there is always more! Here is your Follow Up Video:
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