TB. 5 Growing up fo iv el wie lee wie ei eimiere ets eee, Yj juiiiliitlildd Y U/, Vocabulary Zi_ adolescence noun the time between childhood and adulthood adult noun @ person who has grown up adulthood noun the time when someone is an adult age noun the number of years that someone has lived aged adjective 1 (one syllable) used before the number of years that someone has lived 2 (two syllables; said of a person) old baby noun a child who is younger than a toddler birth noun the start of life boy noun a male child or teenager child noun (plural children) 1a young person who has not yet reached puberty 2 someone's son or daughter childhood noun the time when someone is a child elderly adjective (said of a person) old girl noun a female child or teenager grow verb (grows, growing, grew, grown) to become taller grown-up noun an adult grow up phrasal verb (said of a child) to become older and change into an adult kid noun an informal word for a child Scanned by CamScannerman noun @ male adult middle age noun the middle part of adulthood, around the age of fifty of age phrase used after the number of months or years that someone has lived old adjective 1 having lived for a long time. 2 used after the number of months or years that someone has lived old age noun the last part of adulthood puberty noun the time when a child's body changes to that of an adult retirement noun the time when an old person stops working forever, or the rest of their life after that senior citizen noun an old person teenager noun @ person who is older than twelve and younger than twenty teens plural noun the time when someone is a teenager toddler noun a young child who has just learnt to walk woman noun a female adult young adjective having lived for only a short time youth noun 1 the time when someone is young 2 amale teenager Scanned by CamScannerCy Choose the correct answer for each blank and write its number (1, 2, 3 or 4) in the brackets provided. 1. There are reduced prices for children and _____ citizens. (1) old (2) senior (3) elderly (4) aged ( ) ‘Sally suffered from asthma throughout her ____, but she has not had an attack since she was twelve. (1) childhood (2) life (3) youth (4) adolescence () Alan has more than ten centimetres since | last saw him. (1) grown up (2) got taller (3) grown (4) increased ( ) ‘There is a nursery at the shopping mall for and toddlers. (1) children (2) kids (3) youngsters. (4) babies ( ) The policeman asked us how ___ we were. (1) young (2) childish (3) youthful (4) old () | have two older brothers, both in their — (1) teens (2) childhood (3) youth (4) puberty ( ) The children are ___ fast: Jane is already at high school. (1) developing (2) growing up (3) growing (4) ageing i) My grandfather first went skiing of fifty. (1) at the age (2) by the age (3) of the age (4) in the age ( ) 2 Scanned by CamScannerBy the end of adolescence Alice will no longer be a : She will be a woman. (1) child (2) girl (3) youth (4) teenager ( ) Adults are told that it is never too early to start saving for their (1) middle age (2) education (3) old age (4) holidays ( ) Ey Choose the most suitable answer to replace the underlined word(s) and write its number in the brackets provided. hei 92 | would rather stay here with the adults than play your silly games. (1) grown-ups (2) elderly people (3) men (4) women ( ) The principal has a photo of his wife and kids on his desk. (1) sons (2) daughters (3) babies (4) children () Mary was ten years old when her father died. (1) of age (2) young (3) aged (4) in age ( ) Your body starts to change at the beginning of puberty. (1) old age (2) youth (3) adolescence (4) childhood () The artist painted a picture of his elderly father. (1) ancient (2) aged (3) middle-aged (4) old-aged ( ) Scanned by CamScannerChoose the correct word(s) from the box and write its letter in each blank. Do not use the same word(s) more than once. (A) childhood (B) toddler (C) aged (D) teenager (E) baby (F) elderly (G) man = (H) grown up () middle-aged = (J) birth John Lee was born in England: his mother is English, and his father is Chinese. Two years later the family moved to Thailand, while John was still a (1) ____, so he has no clear memories of the country of his (2). He went to school in Thailand and made many friends there, but after twelve years the family moved again, this time to Singapore. John was then a (3) ____, and he did not want to leave friends in Thailand, but he soon settled into his new life. Ten years later Mr and Mrs Lee moved to China, but this time John did not go with them. He was (4) _______, in his final year at university, and about to embark on a career as a teacher. By the time he was thirty he had a wife and family of his own: twin girls (5) _____ three, He is now fifty and still lives in Singapore. 93 Scanned by CamScannerFill each blank with the word(s) you think best. Do not use the same word(s) more thar once. The magazines in the newsagent's ‘shop are arranged in groups. On the lowest shelf, for obvious reasons, are the comics and puzzle books for (1) ____ children. My little brother likes looking at these. He buys a different one each week, with his pocket money. On the shelf above are the magazines for older children and teenagers, which have articles about everything from pop music to the problems of (2). My favourite magazine is called Cool, The highest shelf is full of magazines for (3) === Those about cars, woodworking and fishing are mainly intended for (4), while those about fashion, cooking and babies are mainly aimed at women. The magazines for old people, with articles about things to do and places to live in (5) __________, are on the middle shelf. The newsagent says this is because some old people have difficulty reaching up to the highest shelf or bending down to the lower ones. Scanned by CamScanner