3) Read the texts about John’ stages of life.

Ages and Stages (vocabulary) Then mark the statement true (T) or false (F). If
the sentence is false, write the correct answer
below.
1) Match the age with the correct stage.

1. 0-1 approx. A. in your twenties Childhood and adolescence

John was born in the south of Ireland but
2. 1-2 B. a child when he was three his father got a new job in
3. 2-12 approx. C. old age (elderly) Manchester and he grew up in England. John
went to university at 18 where he …
4. 13-17 approx. D. an adult
5. 18+ E. a baby
Romance
6. 20-30 F. in middle age
…. where he met Sarah. He went out with her
7. 30-40 G. a teenager for two years, but later they had lots of
arguments and they broke up. In his late
8. 40+ H. a toddler
twenties….
9. 60 or 65 I. in your thirties
10. 75 J. retirement Marriage
… in his late twenties John met Jane.
2) What stage of life are these people at? They fell in love and got married within
five months. A year later they had their
1. My younger sister was born five weeks ago, first child, a girl.
so she’s a ________________________
2. Jack is 32 and his wife Ann is 31, so they are 1. John was born in Ireland.
both in ______________________ _____________________________________________

3. Kate isn’t 2 yet, so she’s still a ___________
4. 14 is often a difficult age for boys going
through _______________________
5. Mr. Grant is 75 this year, so he is quite
_________________
6. Mary was a teacher for 40 years but
stopped work a year ago, so she is now
_________________
7. Sam is 26, so he is in his ________________
8. Mark is 18 this year, so legally he becomes
________________
9. My brother Adam is 13 this year, so he’ll
soon be a _______________________
10. My mother is 51 this year, so she is
2. He grew up in the south of Scotland.
_____________________________________________
3. He met Sarah when he was a schoolboy.
_____________________________________________
4. He went out with Sarah for two years.
_____________________________________________
5. They broke up because Sarah went to live in Italy.
_____________________________________________
6. John fell in love with Jane.
_____________________________________________
7. They got married within six months.
_____________________________________________
8. They had a baby a year after they had got married.
Their first child was a boy.
______________________________________________

_______________________
4) Match the beginnings of the sentences with their endings and construct Samantha’s life.
1. Samantha was born A. just after her baby was born.
2. She grew up B. when she left school.
3. She went to university C. in a small hospital in 1981.
4. Samantha fell in love D. in a small town in the south of England.
5. They got married E. in her late twenties.
6. She had a baby F. with another student doing medicine.
7. Her mother retired G. when she was in her middle twenties.