Level B2 General English
Lesson 5
Growing Old
年を取ること

1
TOPIC QUESTION
今日のトピック

What age do you want to live to?
何歳まで生きたいですか?

2
ARTICLE
記事

Directions: Read the following article aloud.
課題: 以下の記事をはっきりとした声で音読しましょう。
Advantages Of Growing Old

There is a cure for growing old. We call it dying young. If you're not able to pull that one off, then you're going to have to deal with growing old. When we were kids we looked forward to our next birthday. Being 10 was way more cool than being only 9. When we were kids, we were growing up. As soon as we reached our 20s, we began growing old. But growing old does not need to be a negative experience.

One of the known disadvantages of growing old is the deterioration of your health and the potential gradual loss of your faculties. Being sick is not a good idea but pretending to be sick can be very useful. The simple phrase, "I don't feel well," can get you out of a lot of unpleasant situations. When you get old, people stop expecting you to do the stuff that they used to ask you to do.

Older people sometimes start to experience memory loss. Losing one's memory is a terrible thing but it can be used to your advantage. All you need to remember is the phrase, "I forgot." You will find it to be very useful when you are asked to do something you really don't want to do. After a while, people will no longer call upon you for certain things.

3
VOCABULARY
語い

Directions: First repeat after your tutor and then read aloud by yourself.
課題: 先生の後に続いてくり返した後、今度はひとりで発音してみましょう。

cure
救済
deterioration
低下
faculties
能力
potential
可能性がある、可能性
pull that one off
それを成功させる
gradual
段階的な
stuff
事柄

4
QUESTIONS
質問

Directions: Read the questions aloud and answer them.
課題: 質問を声に出して読んだ後、答えてみましょう。

1.According to the article, what is the cure of not getting old?
2.What are the disadvantages to growing old?
3.What are the advantages to growing old?
4.Until what age do you want to live? Why?