How to use “Good luck!”

When hotel, restaurant and casino staff say it, with an example and a quick practice question.

When to use it: to wish a player a good game

“Here are your chips. Good luck!”

From the B1 lesson Welcome to the Casino Floor (casino games and rules).

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Teaching this phrase?“Good luck!” is part of a ready-to-teach lesson, with a model dialogue, three practice activities, role-play cards and a teacher answer key, in the B1 Hospitality and Casino English Bundle (6 lessons).
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