TASK 1    WHAT ARE 7 STAGES OF LIFE?

 1. People in developed countries can expect to live for about 70 years. Suggest age groups for the following people and ages.

 0 - ... a baby

 ...- 13 a child

 13- ... a teenager

 ...- ... an adult

 ...- ... a middle-aged person

 ...- ... an old person

2. With which picture do you associate the following? You may consult with on-line dictionary.

1) pram; 2) comics; 3) a pension; 4) expecting a baby; 5) moo cows and gee gees; 6) going bald; 7) playing truant; 8) a mortgage; 9) a satchel; 10) swotting;

AB     C    D       E  

  F         G     H     I       J  

 3. Study the information and find out 7 stages of life, look through them and answer the questions:

- What are some of the joys and problems of each age?

- Are you happy with your present age?

- How do you feel about growing older?

  TASK 2    PERSONAL STAGES OF LIFE.

 1. Answer the Quiz, explore the results. Is it OK with you ?

 2. Go to Ed's site, study his stages of life. Write a comment, contact him, copy it into your mailbox and send to your teacher's mailbox.

 FUN       

1. Lots of jokes. Study them and tell us about a typical Englishman.

2. The great truth about stages of life. Read them and write your own.

HOME ASSIGNMENT

Do a project about one of your elderly relative's  stages of life with illustrations ( or do your website on this topic).

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