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* gray hair
* wrinkles
* rigid
1.Medical science is advanced.
2.Life quality is high.
3.Keep young at heart .
…
Prediction (预测） Pair-work
A :What will our average life span be
B:I think it will be… , because…
A: How old do you look forward to living to
B :I look forward to living to …
Read para1 -3 and answer questions .
How old is old as time goes by (para1)
Two hundred years ago
In the early period of 1900s
In 1950
Today
35
45
70
>>70 years
2.How old is old according to the writer (para 2-4)
As the old saying (谚语) goes
You are as young / old as you feel .
3.How do you understand the sentence “Youth is not a time of life – it is a state of mind.”
Nobody grows old by living a number of years;
people grow old by deserting their ideas.
Listen and answer
1.How old is she
2.How does she keep young
*Follow your dream .
*Enjoy people .
*Learn every day .
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1. They are slow in thinking .
2.Theycan’t do anything useful .
3. They are dirty when they are very old .
4. They may be burdens .
5.They are very boring .
…
misunderstandings of the old
Fill in the form :
myth fact
.
.
.
1.Most older
people are in poor
Health.
2.When you get old, you become senile.
3. Old people are
rigid , unable to
change.
No biological and physiological
reasons to connect poor health
with growing old
Older minds can be as bright as
young minds
Older people are as diverse in
lifestyles and flexibility as young
andmiddle-aged people
elderly people
Play with
grandchildren
Play chess
Go travelling
Surf the Internet
Keep plants
Work as a
volunteer
…
Brainstorming
What do older people do to live a colourful life
Free talk ( Group- work)
Your mother/grandma feels sad
when saying she is getting old, the other
family member try to comfort her and
talk with her about old.
1.Life begins at forty .
2.To look good , you have to feel good .
3.Youth is not a time of life-It is a state
of mind .
Writing
My understanding of old
Happy /colorful /meaningful /
comfortable / simple…
Role- play
Now is the year 2007 , you meet your classmates
and sit in a cafe ,talking about your life as old people .
International Day For Older Persons
Older People - New Power for Development (2003)
Ageing in the New Millennium (2005)
Improving the quality of life for older people . (2006)
Themes :
Read papa 1 and answer questions .
Discussion
Come on!
