Retirement
02.05.2011
| Language work | Level/Time |
|---|---|
| discussion |
all levels, 10 minutes |
| Preparation | Materials |
| none | Names and News (p. 7) |
Procedure
- Ask your students if they are looking forward to retirement. At what age will they retire? What do they plan to do when they retire? Share your retirement plans with them.
- Ask for your students’ views on continuing to work after the age of 65.
- Look at the statistic on page 7 and discuss the percentage. Does this seem high? What do your students think is the percentage in their countries?
- Briefly discuss changing attitudes towards old age and retirement.
