Vocabulary Related to Failure

Level: Advanced (B2-C1); Intermediate (B1)

Topic: Feelings & Emotions; Science & Technology

Vocabulary related to failure may seem like a bummer, but it is excellent target language for English speakers, deepening many conversations.

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This interactive PDF worksheet can be used as a quick review before or after your lesson, as homework, or right after our own Talking About Failure Lesson Plan. Print it out or share the PDF with your students.
Review, practice and master vocabulary related to failure such as get fired, drop out of school, be defeated, get rejected, and more. Everything your students need to feel confident talking about this subject in English.

If you’re looking to take the subject one step further, have your students look through this massive list of 48 Famous Failures. Have your students choose one of the examples and present their failures and successes at the next lesson (focusing, of course on the vocabulary related to failure!
Most of these figures are household names in the English speaking world, adding a cultural layer to this assignment!

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I have been teaching English abroad since receiving my CELTA certificate in Poland in 2018. I enjoy tracking my individual students’ development but love having lessons with big groups! Now that I teach online, I am accompanied by my sidekicks Olaf, Mała, Pirate and Bandit on a regular basis.

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