English Sunday The Matter of Age

- Try to guess the age of your partners in the circle(table). What helps you guess the age?
- How old is old?
Look at the table below. Discuss with your group which ages you should put in the second column:
Age ‘label’ AGE
new-born
baby
toddler
child
teenager
adult
middle-aged
old person
Answer the following questions. Justify your opinion:
1. What do you think is the best age for human beings?
2. What is the worst age to be and why?))
3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of being the age you are at the moment?
4. What advice would you give to someone half your age?
5. What questions would you like to ask a 100-year-old?
6. Are you afraid of getting old?
7. Would you date someone much older or younger than you? What’s the maximum age difference you would
accept?
8. Have you ever felt a generation gap with your friends/parents/ colleagues?
9. Is it possible to overcome a generation gap? How to do that?
10. Do you think it’s a problem that the world’s populating is aging so fast (there will soon be more old people than
young ones)?
11. What problems will an "aging population" cause?
12. What can be done to prevent this problem?
13. How do people feel about getting old in our country?
14. Should people of between 50 and 55 be forced to retire from their jobs in order to make way for younger workers?
15. If people are still able to (and want to) work, should they have to retire when the reach a certain age? Explain
your opinion.
16. Some people say that youth is a state of mind, do you agree?
17. Do you think that in the future people may be able to live forever? Why (not)? Would you like to live forever? Why
(not)?
18. What things do you think may help you live a longer life?
19. Do you like being the age at which you now are?
20. Do you worry about getting older?
21. Do you look your age?
22. Until what age would you like to live?
23. Are there any age groups you currently don’t like?
24. What is the best age at which to get married?
25. Do people respect the aged in your country?
26. How have you aged in the past ten years?
27. Do you mind being asked your age?
28. What do you think your old age will be like (or what is it like)?
29. Do you agree that you can never be too old to start something new?
30. What do you least like (like most) about getting older?
31. Is your society ageist?
32. Would you like to turn back the clock?
33. Do you look forward to your birthdays?
 Which of these things do you think may help you live a longer life?

 Taking regular  Sleeping more than 8  Not eating meat –  Having lots of
exercise hours every night being a vegetarian fun  Doing Sudoko
puzzles

 Taking vitamins  Smoking  Having a job your  Not having  Spending time in the
love children sun

Do you think that in the future people may be able to live forever? Why (not)?
Would you like to live forever? Why (not)?
Adopt a granny or grandad In the UK there’s an organisation called Adopt a Granny. It is an introduction agency and
will match up families with Grandparents who would like to be ‘adopted’ by a family. This means they take on the role
of Grandparents to a family who don’t have grandparents nearby.

 Do you think ‘adopting’ a Granny or Grandad is a good idea?

 How do you think a family could benefit by adopting a Granny?

 How do you think an old person could benefit by being ‘adopted’ by a family?

 Is there anything similar in your country?

 Describe your ideal Granny or Grandad.

Here are 12 popular quotes about age. Read. Discuss. Explain))

Age is an issue of mind In youth we learn; in age we Youth is the gift of nature, but The surest sign of age is

over matter. If you don't understand. age is a work of art. loneliness.

Ebner-Eschenbach Stanislaw Jerzy Lec Amos Bronson Alcott
mind, it doesn't matter.
Mark Twain

Age is whatever you think it Wisdom doesn't necessarily Age is like the newest version Sometimes age

is. You are as old as you come with age. Sometimes age of a software it has a bunch of succeeds, sometimes it

think you are. just shows up all by itself. great new features but you lost fails. It depends on
Muhammad Ali Tom Wilson
all the cool features the you.
Ravensara Noite
original version had.
Carrie Latet

Age does not matter if the Age is just a number. It's totally Age is of no importance unless Age is no barrier. It's a

matter does not age. irrelevant unless, of course, you you are a cheese. limitation you put on
Carlos P. Romulo Billie Burke
happen to be a bottle of wine. your mind.
Joan Collins Jackie Joyner-Kersee