{"id":36613,"date":"2021-03-30T17:09:09","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T15:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inlingua.ad\/arent-we-lucky-2\/"},"modified":"2021-07-13T17:10:42","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T15:10:42","slug":"arent-we-lucky-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inlingua.ad\/en\/arent-we-lucky-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Aren’t we lucky?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Aren't we lucky?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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March is a wonderful month because we can celebrate Women\u2019s Day and also St. Patrick\u2019s Day in very simple, interesting and fun ways while learning English!<\/p>\n

Although Women\u2019s Day can be controversial for some people, because, shouldn\u2019t we celebrate any particular gender every day? Why is one specific day necessary? Well, there is a point there, but in that case, we would not celebrate Mother\u2019s Day or Father\u2019s Day or Valentine\u2019s Day or St. Jordi or any other special day in which we pause and reflect on one thing. Our attention can be so divided nowadays that it is helpful to us to mark specific days in which we deeply reflect on one particular aspect of our lives.<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s Day celebrates women and their past and present contributions to society even in the face of contexts that have challenged them due to their gender. St. Patrick\u2019s Day (St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland), although originally an Irish holiday\u00a0 that celebrates Irish heritage and culture, it is widely celebrated in English-speaking countries due to the spread of popular culture and all the colorful and fun aspects of this day, such as: wearing green for good luck (green allegedly makes you invisible to mythical leprechauns who like to pinch everyone they can see), four-leaf clovers, pots of gold at the end of a rainbow, etc.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Even though many reflections connected to \u00a8special days\u00a8 that we celebrate throughout the year can be full of fun and special moments, some reflections may also not always be easy, sometimes they may even take us out of our comfort zone. However, that is the point of reflecting\u2014critical thinking usually takes us to a better place than where we were at the moment of our reflection.<\/p>\n

What I hope you get out of this article are some new expressions to celebrate and reflect on these two special days in March! Additionally, I will recommend some English-language films and series that you can watch this month for reflection, learning and fun!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Women\u2019s Day (March 8th)<\/strong>
\nExpressions:
\n\u00a8To stand up for\u00a8<\/strong>\u00a0means to defend and fight for. Something you can say is:
\n\u00a8Thank you for\u00a0standing up for<\/strong>\u00a0those who need it the most.\u00a8
\n\u00a8To make one\u2019s way (in)\u00a8<\/strong>\u00a0means to move forward in a particularly difficult environment. A phrase you can say is:
\n\u00a8I am really proud of how you have\u00a0made your way in<\/strong>\u00a0business, even while facing tough competition and under difficult circumstances!\u00a8<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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A film and a series<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Mona Lisa Smile<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 An American romance\/drama film about a female professor who challenges the views of femininity of the institution where she goes to work and all those who are a part of it, as well as those who surround her. It is truly well-made with a cast of top-of-the-line actors and it has a very surprising and interesting ending!<\/p>\n

Anne with an E<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 A wonderful, Canadian Netflix series about a girl who is an orphan and is adopted by mistake\u2013the family truly wanted to adopt a boy. She changes that family and a whole town and they provoke some changes in her, too! It is based on Lucy Maud Montgomery\u2019s famous book Anne of Green Gables.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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St. Patrick\u2019s Day (March 17th)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Expressions about luck:<\/p>\n

\u00a8To be on a lucky streak\u00a8<\/strong>\u00a0means to be on a period of continual luck! For example, you might say:<\/p>\n

\u00a8Last week, I won all my basketball games and I have won all my basketball games this week also!\u00a0I am on a lucky streak!\u00a8
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\n\u00a8Beginner\u2019s luck\u00a8<\/strong>\u00a0refers to luck that is experienced by someone doing something for the first time and doing it unbelievably well.<\/p>\n

For example: \u00a8It is Marta\u2019s first time picking up a baseball bat and she just hit a home run! It must be\u00a0beginner\u2019s luck!\u00a8<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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A film:
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\nRudy<\/strong>\u2013 An American drama film about a young man\u2019s quest to be part of The Fighting Irish American football team at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, U.S.A despite the physical, psychological and economic challenges that he must be able to surmount in order to achieve that dream.<\/p>\n

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