This is the expression bag for the topic "Luck: Do You Believe in It?".

Do you think of yourself as a lucky person? What is the first example that comes to mind — lucky or unlucky?

🌱 BEGINNER (High School Level) 🌱

Vocabulary & Phrases:

1. consider oneself (to be) — to think of yourself in a particular way

2. come to mind — to be the first thing you think of

3. a lucky break — an unexpected piece of good luck

4. count one's blessings — to think about the good things in your life

5. to be honest — used to introduce a true, direct statement

6. on the whole — generally, considering everything

7. for the most part — mostly, in general

8. now and then — sometimes, occasionally

Sentence Patterns:

1. I'd say I'm (pretty / not very) lucky, because... — used to give your overall judgment first

2. The first example that comes to mind is... — used to introduce your most immediate memory

3. To be honest, I've had my fair share of (bad luck / good luck), but... — used to balance both sides

🌿 INTERMEDIATE (CET-4 Level) 🌿

Vocabulary & Phrases:

1. self-perception — the way you see yourself

2. attribute ... to ... — to say that something is caused by something else

3. by sheer chance — purely because of luck, not planning

4. hindsight — understanding a situation only after it has happened

5. anecdote — a short personal story you tell others

6. outlook — your general attitude toward life

7. tilt the odds — to make it more likely that something happens

8. regardless — without being affected by something

Sentence Patterns:

1. When I look back, I tend to attribute my (successes / failures) to... — used to explain how you explain your own results

2. Whether I feel lucky often depends on my outlook that day. — used to connect mood with perception of luck

3. One anecdote I always tell is... — used to introduce a personal story

🌳 ADVANCED (CET-6 Level) 🌳

Vocabulary & Phrases:

1. disposition — the natural tendency of your character

2. serendipitous — happening by luck in a pleasant way

3. fortuitous — happening by chance, especially in a good way

4. self-fulfilling prophecy — a belief that comes true because you act on it

5. skewed perception — a view that is not balanced or accurate

6. corroborate — to support or confirm a story or belief

7. in retrospect — looking back on the past

8. ambivalent — having mixed feelings about something

Sentence Patterns:

1. My sense of luck may well be a self-fulfilling prophecy: ... — used to question your own perception

2. In retrospect, what felt like misfortune was actually fortuitous, because... — used to reinterpret a past event

3. I remain somewhat ambivalent about whether luck is real or merely perception. — used to express a balanced, open view

Tell us about your luckiest moment — or your unluckiest one. What happened, and did it change anything about the way you live now?

🌱 BEGINNER (High School Level) 🌱

Vocabulary & Phrases:

1. turn out — to end up in a particular way

2. by accident — without planning or intention

3. end up — to finally be in a situation

4. look back on — to think about a past event

5. from then on — starting at that time

6. make a difference — to have an effect on something

7. in the end — finally, after everything

8. thank goodness — used to express relief

Sentence Patterns:

1. It was the (luckiest / unluckiest) moment of my life when... — used to set the scene

2. From then on, I've always... — used to show how the event changed your habits

3. The funny thing is, in the end it turned out to be... — used to reveal an unexpected twist

🌿 INTERMEDIATE (CET-4 Level) 🌿

Vocabulary & Phrases:

1. pivotal — extremely important in changing a situation

2. turning point — the moment when things start to change

3. sheer luck — luck that has no explanation

4. misfortune — bad luck, an unlucky event

5. reshape — to change the direction of something

6. silver lining — the good part of a bad situation

7. linger — to continue to exist for a long time

8. irreversible — impossible to change back

Sentence Patterns:

1. That moment proved pivotal, because it reshaped... — used to explain long-term impact

2. Looking for the silver lining, I now see that... — used to find the positive side

3. The memory still lingers, because... — used to explain why an event stays with you

🌳 ADVANCED (CET-6 Level) 🌳

Vocabulary & Phrases:

1. stroke of fate — a sudden event that changes your life by chance

2. hindsight bias — the tendency to see past events as more predictable than they were

3. serendipity — finding something good without looking for it

4. fortitude — courage and strength in difficulty

5. reorient — to change your direction or priorities

6. vicissitudes — the unexpected changes of life

7. gratuitous — unnecessary; here, luck that was not earned

8. transformative — causing major change

Sentence Patterns:

1. In hindsight, I can see that what felt like chance was actually... — used to reinterpret a lucky event

2. The experience was transformative in that it reoriented... — used to describe deep personal change

3. Whether it was earned or gratuitous, that luck changed the trajectory of... — used to reflect on the fairness of luck

Have you ever had a "so close!" moment — something that almost happened (a win, a disaster, a coincidence) but didn't? What did that moment teach you?

🌱 BEGINNER (High School Level) 🌱

Vocabulary & Phrases:

1. so close — nearly succeeding or nearly happening

2. a narrow escape — a situation you barely got out of safely

3. by a hair — by a very small amount

4. what if — used to imagine something that did not happen

5. learn one's lesson — to learn from a bad experience

6. in the nick of time — just before it was too late

7. almost — nearly, not quite

8. it could have been worse — the situation was bad but not as bad as possible

Sentence Patterns:

1. I came within (seconds / a point / a step) of... — used to describe how close you were

2. Thank goodness it didn't happen — but what if... — used to imagine the alternative

3. That moment taught me to... — used to state the lesson

🌿 INTERMEDIATE (CET-4 Level) 🌿

Vocabulary & Phrases:

1. a close call — a situation where disaster nearly happened

2. narrowly — only just, by a small margin

3. brush with — a brief, close experience with something (e.g., danger)

4. fate intervened — chance changed what seemed certain

5. count oneself fortunate — to recognize your good luck

6. precaution — something done to prevent a bad outcome

7. aftermath — the situation after an event

8. dwell on — to keep thinking about something

Sentence Patterns:

1. It was a close call: I narrowly avoided... — used to describe a near-disaster

2. I now count myself fortunate that... — used to express gratitude after a near miss

3. Rather than dwell on what might have happened, I... — used to show how you moved on

🌳 ADVANCED (CET-6 Level) 🌳

Vocabulary & Phrases:

1. hairbreadth — an extremely small margin or distance

2. avert — to prevent something bad from happening

3. contingency — a possible future event you must prepare for

4. improbability — how unlikely something is

5. precipice — the edge of a dangerous situation

6. hindsight — understanding after the event

7. serendipitous alignment — lucky things coming together by chance

8. takeaway — the main lesson you keep

Sentence Patterns:

1. I stood on the precipice of (X), and only a hairbreadth separated me from... — used to dramatize a near-miss

2. In retrospect, the improbability of it all makes me... — used to reflect on how unlikely the escape was

3. The takeaway was less about luck and more about... — used to draw a deeper conclusion

"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." Do you agree? In your life so far, which has mattered more — luck or effort? Give one example.

🌱 BEGINNER (High School Level) 🌱

Vocabulary & Phrases:

1. preparation — getting ready for something

2. opportunity — a chance to do something good

3. matter — to be important

4. hard work — a lot of effort

5. in my case — speaking about my own situation

6. pay off — to bring good results

7. take a chance — to try something with risk

8. be ready for — to be prepared for something

Sentence Patterns:

1. In my case, (effort / luck) has mattered more, because... — used to state your position with a reason

2. All that (practice / studying) finally paid off when... — used to connect effort with a result

3. I was ready for the opportunity, because... — used to show preparation in action

🌿 INTERMEDIATE (CET-4 Level) 🌿

Vocabulary & Phrases:

1. maxim — a short statement of a general truth

2. on balance — considering everything

3. diligent — hard-working and careful

4. capitalise on — to make good use of an opportunity

5. circumstance — the situation or conditions around you

6. merit — the quality of deserving something by effort

7. undeniable — clearly true

8. cultivate — to develop something over time

Sentence Patterns:

1. I agree with the maxim only to a point, because... — used to agree with a condition

2. On balance, (luck / effort) has shaped my life more, since... — used to weigh two sides

3. Opportunities mean little unless you can capitalise on them. — used to emphasize the role of readiness

🌳 ADVANCED (CET-6 Level) 🌳

Vocabulary & Phrases:

1. aphorism — a short clever saying expressing a truth

2. nuance — a small but important difference

3. stochastic — involving random chance

4. deterministic — controlled by causes, not chance

5. interplay — the way two things affect each other

6. quantify — to measure or express as a number

7. pivotal — of central importance

8. reconcile — to make two ideas agree

Sentence Patterns:

1. The aphorism captures a truth, but the nuance lies in... — used to refine a famous saying

2. It is difficult to quantify how much of my life was stochastic versus deterministic. — used to admit the limits of self-analysis

3. I reconcile the two by seeing luck as the door and effort as the key. — used to present a personal metaphor

Some people seem to get lucky again and again. Do you think they are just born lucky, or do they do something different — notice chances, take risks, stay positive?

🌱 BEGINNER (High School Level) 🌱

Vocabulary & Phrases:

1. born lucky — naturally having good luck

2. notice — to see or pay attention to something

3. take risks — to do things that might fail

4. stay positive — to keep a good attitude

5. look for — to try to find

6. in the right place at the right time — there when good things happen

7. give up — to stop trying

8. keep going — to continue trying

Sentence Patterns:

1. I don't think anyone is born lucky; I think they... — used to disagree with the idea of natural luck

2. They seem to be in the right place at the right time, because... — used to explain apparent luck

3. What looks like luck is often just... — used to reveal the real cause

🌿 INTERMEDIATE (CET-4 Level) 🌿

Vocabulary & Phrases:

1. perceive — to notice or become aware of something

2. proactive — acting before things happen

3. resilience — the ability to recover from difficulties

4. opportunistic — quick to take chances when they appear

5. self-fulfilling — becoming true because you believe and act on it

6. cultivate — to develop something over time

7. hypothesis — an idea you can test

8. disproportionate — too large or small compared to something

Sentence Patterns:

1. My hypothesis is that "lucky" people are simply more proactive. — used to present your theory

2. There may be a self-fulfilling effect: believing you're lucky makes you... — used to explain the psychology of luck

3. They tend to be opportunistic without being reckless. — used to describe a balanced trait

🌳 ADVANCED (CET-6 Level) 🌳

Vocabulary & Phrases:

1. dispositional — related to a person's natural character

2. attribution — the way you explain why things happen

3. survivorship bias — judging by those who succeeded, ignoring those who failed

4. probabilistic — based on likelihood rather than certainty

5. equanimity — calmness, especially in difficult situations

6. fortuitous confluence — a lucky coming together of events

7. empirical — based on observation or experience

8. divergent — moving apart, different

Sentence Patterns:

1. What distinguishes them may be dispositional optimism and equanimity. — used to identify character traits behind luck

2. Beware survivorship bias: we only see the lucky ones who kept trying. — used to critique the "lucky people" observation

3. Their outcomes may be probabilistic, but their behaviour shifts the odds. — used to connect behaviour with probability

If you could trade one year of hard work for one guaranteed stroke of luck, would you? What would you spend it on?

🌱 BEGINNER (High School Level) 🌱

Vocabulary & Phrases:

1. trade ... for ... — to exchange one thing for another

2. guaranteed — certain to happen

3. a stroke of luck — one lucky event

4. spend ... on — to use something for a purpose

5. worth it — good enough for the cost or effort

6. for sure — definitely

7. no way — definitely not

8. think twice — to consider carefully before deciding

Sentence Patterns:

1. I would (definitely / never) make that trade, because... — used to take a clear position

2. If I had one guaranteed stroke of luck, I'd spend it on... — used to answer the fantasy question

3. One year of work is too valuable to trade for... — used to reject the trade

🌿 INTERMEDIATE (CET-4 Level) 🌿

Vocabulary & Phrases:

1. trade-off — giving up one thing to get another

2. short-term vs. long-term — immediate gain vs. future gain

3. uncertainty — not knowing what will happen

4. bargain — something gained at low cost

5. squander — to waste

6. leverage — to use something to maximum effect

7. windfall — unexpected good fortune, often money

8. prudent — careful and sensible

Sentence Patterns:

1. It's a tempting trade-off, but the long-term cost is... — used to weigh the deal

2. A guaranteed windfall is a bargain — but only if you use it wisely. — used to accept with conditions

3. I'd rather earn my results than squander a year on a gamble. — used to prefer effort over luck

🌳 ADVANCED (CET-6 Level) 🌳

Vocabulary & Phrases:

1. actuarial — relating to the calculation of risk

2. compound returns — growth that builds on itself over time

3. hedonic adaptation — the tendency to return to a stable happiness level

4. windfall paradox — the idea that sudden luck can reduce long-term motivation

5. instrumentally valuable — valuable as a means to an end

6. intrinsically valuable — valuable for its own sake

7. intractable — impossible to fix or solve easily

8. utility — the usefulness or satisfaction something brings

Sentence Patterns:

1. Viewed actuarially, the trade is irrational, because... — used to analyze the deal like a risk calculator

2. The windfall paradox suggests sudden luck may erode... — used to warn about the cost of easy luck

3. Luck is instrumentally valuable; effort builds things that are intrinsically valuable. — used to distinguish two kinds of worth

Have you ever taken a gamble that paid off — or blew up in your face? (A decision where the odds were against you.) What made you decide to try it?

🌱 BEGINNER (High School Level) 🌱

Vocabulary & Phrases:

1. take a gamble — to do something risky

2. pay off — to succeed

3. blow up in one's face — to fail badly and hurt you

4. odds — how likely something is

5. against you — not in your favor

6. go for it — to try something with enthusiasm

7. what did you have to lose — phrase meaning there was little risk

8. regret — to feel sorry about something

Sentence Patterns:

1. I once took a gamble on... and it (paid off / blew up in my face). — used to open the story with the result

2. The odds were against me, but I went for it because... — used to explain your decision

3. I figured I had nothing to lose, so... — used to justify a risky choice

🌿 INTERMEDIATE (CET-4 Level) 🌿

Vocabulary & Phrases:

1. calculated risk — a risk taken after thinking about it

2. weigh up — to consider the pros and cons

3. leap of faith — a decision to trust without proof

4. gut feeling — an instinctive feeling

5. hindsight — understanding after the event

6. payoff — the good result of a risk

7. setback — a problem that delays progress

8. go against the grain — to act against what most people do

Sentence Patterns:

1. It was a calculated risk: I weighed up... — used to show the risk was considered

2. I took a leap of faith, because my gut feeling told me... — used to describe an instinct-driven decision

3. In hindsight, the payoff (justified / didn't justify) the risk. — used to evaluate the outcome

🌳 ADVANCED (CET-6 Level) 🌳

Vocabulary & Phrases:

1. expected value — the average result you can expect from a decision

2. risk-reward ratio — the balance of possible loss and gain

3. asymmetry — imbalance between possible outcomes

4. conviction — a firm belief

5. prudent recklessness — carefully calculated boldness

6. vindicate — to prove someone right

7. counterfactual — what would have happened otherwise

8. irrevocable — impossible to take back

Sentence Patterns:

1. The asymmetry of the risk-reward ratio made the gamble rational. — used to justify risk with math

2. My conviction was vindicated, though the counterfactual still haunts me. — used to reflect on a successful gamble

3. It was an irrevocable step, taken with prudent recklessness. — used to describe a bold, careful decision

What superstitions do the people around you take seriously? (Lucky numbers, charms, knocking on wood, mirror-breaking...) Do you half-believe any of them yourself?

🌱 BEGINNER (High School Level) 🌱

Vocabulary & Phrases:

1. superstition — a belief that actions or objects bring good or bad luck

2. take seriously — to treat something as important

3. lucky number — a number believed to bring good luck

4. charm — a small object believed to bring luck

5. knock on wood — a phrase said while touching wood to avoid bad luck

6. half-believe — to partly believe

7. just in case — to be safe

8. old wives' tale — a traditional belief that is not true

Sentence Patterns:

1. People around me take (X) seriously, like... — used to give examples from your environment

2. I don't really believe it, but I do it just in case. — used to admit a half-belief

3. It's probably an old wives' tale, but... — used to dismiss while still following

🌿 INTERMEDIATE (CET-4 Level) 🌿

Vocabulary & Phrases:

1. irrational — not based on reason

2. ritual — a fixed set of actions done regularly

3. placebo effect — improvement caused by belief, not by real effect

4. ingrained — deeply fixed in habit or culture

5. skeptic — someone who doubts claims

6. taboo — something forbidden by culture

7. hedge one's bets — to protect against failure

8. empirical evidence — proof from observation

Sentence Patterns:

1. Despite being a skeptic, I find myself... — used to admit a contradiction in yourself

2. It may be a placebo effect, but the ritual gives me confidence. — used to explain why superstition works

3. I hedge my bets by... — used to describe a cautious superstition

🌳 ADVANCED (CET-6 Level) 🌳

Vocabulary & Phrases:

1. apophenia — seeing patterns where none exist

2. illusory correlation — believing two things are linked when they are not

3. cognitive bias — a systematic error in thinking

4. culturally embedded — deeply rooted in a culture

5. heuristics — mental shortcuts for quick decisions

6. delusion — a false belief held strongly

7. benign — harmless

8. sense of agency — the feeling that you control your life

Sentence Patterns:

1. Superstitions are a form of illusory correlation born from apophenia. — used to explain superstition scientifically

2. They function as heuristics: quick ways to feel control over chance. — used to explain the psychology

3. Most are benign, but the line between superstition and delusion... — used to raise a deeper question

When we watch games or exams, we often call someone "so lucky." When is "luck" the right word — and when is it secretly hiding someone's preparation?

🌱 BEGINNER (High School Level) 🌱

Vocabulary & Phrases:

1. call someone lucky — to say that someone has good luck

2. the right word — the correct way to describe it

3. hide — to keep something from being seen

4. secretly — without others knowing

5. behind — as the real reason for

6. practice — repeated training

7. deserve — to be worthy of something

8. chance — something that happens without a clear cause

Sentence Patterns:

1. We call it luck when... but really it's... — used to contrast appearance and reality

2. Behind every "lucky" win, there is usually... — used to reveal hidden preparation

3. Luck is the right word only when... — used to set a clear condition

🌿 INTERMEDIATE (CET-4 Level) 🌿

Vocabulary & Phrases:

1. dismiss — to treat as unimportant

2. downplay — to make something seem less important

3. attribute ... to ... — to explain something as caused by something

4. unacknowledged — not recognized or admitted

5. competence — ability and skill

6. distinguish — to tell the difference

7. fluke — a result that happens by chance

8. consistent — happening the same way again and again

Sentence Patterns:

1. Calling it luck often dismisses the unacknowledged preparation behind it. — used to criticize lazy explanations

2. We should distinguish between a fluke and a consistent result. — used to separate chance from skill

3. People tend to attribute others' success to luck and their own to effort. — used to point out a common bias

🌳 ADVANCED (CET-6 Level) 🌳

Vocabulary & Phrases:

1. fundamental attribution error — judging others by luck but ourselves by effort

2. survivorship bias — seeing only the winners

3. stochastic noise — random variation in results

4. systematic advantage — an advantage built into the system

5. epiphenomenon — a secondary effect of a real cause

6. variance — the degree of random variation

7. elide — to leave out or ignore

8. calibrated — carefully adjusted to match reality

Sentence Patterns:

1. What we call luck is often the fundamental attribution error in action. — used to name the psychological bias

2. At the highest skill levels, variance decides the rest — that is where luck lives. — used to locate luck precisely

3. Luck is the epiphenomenon; preparation is the cause we elide. — used to deliver a strong conclusion

If everything in life were pure chance, would that feel liberating or terrifying? Would you still try as hard as you do now?

🌱 BEGINNER (High School Level) 🌱

Vocabulary & Phrases:

1. pure chance — happening completely by luck

2. liberating — making you feel free

3. terrifying — extremely frightening

4. try hard — to make a lot of effort

5. no point — no reason to do something

6. give up — to stop trying

7. it depends — the answer changes with the situation

8. in that case — if that were true

Sentence Patterns:

1. If everything were pure chance, I would feel (liberated / terrified), because... — used to take a side

2. There would be no point in trying hard if... — used to explore the downside

3. In that case, I would (still / no longer)... — used to state how you would change

🌿 INTERMEDIATE (CET-4 Level) 🌿

Vocabulary & Phrases:

1. determinism — the idea that every event is caused by earlier events

2. randomness — the lack of pattern or cause

3. agency — the power to act and choose

4. meaninglessness — the feeling that nothing matters

5. paradox — a statement that seems to contradict itself

6. intrinsic motivation — motivation that comes from within

7. exert effort — to put in energy

8. existential — relating to existence and meaning

Sentence Patterns:

1. It's a paradox: total randomness can feel both freeing and meaningless. — used to capture the contradiction

2. Even under randomness, intrinsic motivation would keep me trying. — used to defend effort without reward

3. The thought is existential: if nothing is earned, what gives life meaning? — used to raise a big question

🌳 ADVANCED (CET-6 Level) 🌳

Vocabulary & Phrases:

1. cosmic indifference — the idea that the universe does not care about us

2. absurdism — the belief that life has no meaning but is still worth living

3. free will — the ability to choose independently

4. moral luck — the role of chance in judging right and wrong

5. teleology — the idea that things have purpose

6. stoic acceptance — calmly accepting what you cannot control

7. robust — strong and able to survive difficulty

8. confront — to face something difficult directly

Sentence Patterns:

1. Confronting cosmic indifference, one can choose absurdism or stoic acceptance. — used to present two philosophical responses

2. The question of moral luck shows how much of judgment is already random. — used to connect luck with ethics

3. A robust sense of meaning survives even the removal of teleology. — used to end with a strong claim

"Luck is not something you have — it's a way of seeing the world." Do you agree? Can a person train themselves to be luckier?

🌱 BEGINNER (High School Level) 🌱

Vocabulary & Phrases:

1. a way of seeing — how you view things

2. train oneself — to practice until you improve

3. notice — to pay attention to

4. positive attitude — a hopeful way of thinking

5. look on the bright side — to focus on the good parts

6. keep an eye out for — to watch for

7. chance — an opportunity

8. habit — something you do regularly

Sentence Patterns:

1. I agree (partly / completely), because... — used to state your position

2. You can train yourself to be luckier by... — used to give practical methods

3. Lucky people tend to look on the bright side and... — used to describe the "lucky" mindset

🌿 INTERMEDIATE (CET-4 Level) 🌿

Vocabulary & Phrases:

1. mindset — a fixed way of thinking

2. reframe — to look at something in a new way

3. opportunity recognition — the ability to see chances

4. selective attention — noticing certain things and ignoring others

5. cultivate — to develop over time

6. optimism bias — the tendency to expect good outcomes

7. proactive — acting before being asked

8. gratitude practice — regularly noting what you are thankful for

Sentence Patterns:

1. Luck can be cultivated: it's a mindset of opportunity recognition. — used to argue luck is trainable

2. Selective attention means lucky people simply see more chances. — used to explain the mechanism

3. A gratitude practice can reframe how lucky you feel. — used to give a concrete method

🌳 ADVANCED (CET-6 Level) 🌳

Vocabulary & Phrases:

1. perceptual filter — the lens through which you interpret events

2. cognitive reframing — changing how you interpret a situation

3. agentic posture — actively shaping your own life

4. serendipity — finding good things without looking for them

5. neuroplasticity — the brain's ability to change with practice

6. dispositional optimism — a stable tendency to expect good outcomes

7. praxis — theory put into practice

8. acuity — sharpness of perception or judgment

Sentence Patterns:

1. Luck, viewed as a perceptual filter, can be reshaped through cognitive reframing. — used to argue from psychology

2. An agentic posture turns passive waiting into active seeking. — used to describe the action side

3. Through praxis, dispositional optimism becomes a trained reflex. — used to end with a memorable claim

What is one piece of advice about luck you would give to someone younger than you? What do you wish someone had told you?

🌱 BEGINNER (High School Level) 🌱

Vocabulary & Phrases:

1. advice — suggestions about what to do

2. someone younger — a person with less life experience

3. wish someone had told you — want to have heard earlier

4. look out for — to watch for

5. don't give up — keep trying

6. try your best — to do as well as you can

7. it's not the end of the world — it's not that bad

8. good luck — said when wishing someone success

Sentence Patterns:

1. The advice I would give is... — used to state your advice directly

2. I wish someone had told me that... — used to share a regret

3. Don't worry too much about (X), because... — used to comfort a younger self

🌿 INTERMEDIATE (CET-4 Level) 🌿

Vocabulary & Phrases:

1. perspective — a way of thinking about things

2. the long game — thinking about the distant future

3. setback — a temporary failure

4. resilience — the ability to recover

5. dependable — reliable, can be counted on

6. shortcut — an easier but often worse way

7. mindset shift — a change in how you think

8. hindsight — understanding from later experience

Sentence Patterns:

1. If I could pass on one lesson, it would be... — used to introduce your key advice

2. Play the long game: luck compounds for those who stay in the game. — used to advise patience

3. In hindsight, I wish I had known that setbacks are part of the odds. — used to normalize failure

🌳 ADVANCED (CET-6 Level) 🌳

Vocabulary & Phrases:

1. counsel — formal advice

2. equanimity — calmness under pressure

3. fortuitous — happening by chance in a good way

4. fortune favours the prepared — the idea that luck helps those who are ready

5. compounding — growing by building on itself

6. impermanence — the fact that everything changes

7. sagacity — wisdom

8. parting words — final advice

Sentence Patterns:

1. My counsel to a younger self would be: fortune favours the prepared. — used to deliver classic wisdom

2. Cultivate equanimity; luck and misfortune are both impermanent. — used to advise emotional steadiness

3. The compounding of small efforts is the closest thing to reliable luck. — used to end with a memorable line