Mareth Secondary School 4 th year Mr.

Adel Hajjem

Lifelong learning : A Listening

Listening:Watch and listen to the video and answer the following questions:
A.True or false :
1) It is difficult for older adults to learn new things. ( )
2) Dr. Mary Erlanger got her Masters Degree at the age of 64. ( )
3) Dr.Mary Erlanger went back to school to get a Doctorate in counseling . . ( )
4) New resarch shows that a decline in memory may start as early as age 20. ( )

B.List out the things which may affect our mental functioning:
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C.Listen and fill in the blanks .

1) The ability to learn …………………… throughtout life, although we may learn in different
ways as we …………………….
2) .Older people often require more … ………………. and ……………………… to absorb new
information.
3) If you’re not ……………………….. about remembering new information like ………………..
and ……………………., then the ability to …………………………. those things will be slower.

D.Answer these questions:

1) What does lifelong learning mean according to the second lady?
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2.What is brain plasticity ?
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E.Listen and fill in the chart:
Memory boosters: Activities that can improve memory:
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Speaking : Discuss the folowing quotes :

Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself. 
John Dewey
The excitement of learning separates youth from old age. As long as you’re learning you’re not
old. 
Newton D. BakerRosalyn S. Yalow
Be a student so long as you still have something to learn, and this will mean all your life. 
Henry L. Doherty