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Aging…

LEWWWP ( http://lewwwp.com ) Learn English With a WorldWide Perspective presents: ~ An open discussion on aging (with a focus on English language learning and practice) ~ Discussion facilitated by Leyla and Holly. …and our responses to it. Aging… . What does Aging mean to you?.

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Aging…

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  1. LEWWWP (http://lewwwp.com) Learn English With a WorldWide Perspective presents: ~ An open discussion on aging (with a focus on English language learning and practice) ~ Discussion facilitated by Leyla and Holly …and our responses to it Aging…

  2. What does Aging mean to you? Physical, Emotional, Mental, Lifestyle, Relationship changes… and what else?

  3. The good… the Bad… the unknowns… Physical, Emotional, Mental, Relationship changes… and what else?

  4. Where will you live? • Who will your caretakers be? • Expenses! • Insurance / Government assistance / Pensions • Loneliness… • Physical limitations • Health changes • Routines / Lifestyles • Emotional Health • Planning for the known and the unexpected

  5. The good… the Bad… the unknowns… Physical, Emotional, Mental, Relationship changes… and what else?

  6. Questions we might talk about: Is there a secret to staying young? What are some of the differences you’ve observed with regard to cultural differences in attitudes, resources, realities of how the elderly are treated? How do you feel about senior citizen centers, Meals on Wheels, independent living, nursing homes? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

  7. Questions we might talk about: What are some of the benefits to growing older? What are some of the downsides to growing older? What defines “old age”? What is and what are some examples of ageism?

  8. Live to the ripe old age of ___ Act your age! to be young at heart in this day and age… She’s an old battle-axe! as old as the hills There’s life in these old bones yet (also “There’s life in the old dog yet) over the hill lined with age Idioms related to aging

  9. Please review: http://englishworldwide.ning.com/group/topic-of-the-day/forum/topics/aging-caring-for-the-elderly http://englishworldwide.ning.com/group/sharing-our-feelings/forum/topics/aging http://englishworldwide.ning.com/profiles/blogs/ageing-in-poland http://englishworldwide.ning.com/group/55-life-challenges/forum/topics/entertainment Links on LEWWWP

  10. to be ______ of mind Impossible _______ fall apart at the seams life becomes _____ with each _____ day Every ______ on earth much better by ____ …to be a _______ and five [listen for the answer to what the best part is] Young at heart (by Jimmy Durante)

  11. wrinkles in time wrinkles on our faces: Are wrinkles ever attractive? Why or why not (and when/how)? [I chose this PPT theme because the lines remind me of wrinkles!] Wrinkles

  12. (next slides show his artwork and a quote) Salvadore Dali

  13. Salvadore Dali: “Let the labyrinth of wrinkles be furrowed in my brow with the red-hot iron of my own life, let my hair whiten and my step become vacillating, on condition that I can save the intelligence of my soul - let my unformed childhood soul, as it ages, assume the rational and esthetic forms of an architecture, let me learn just everything that others cannot teach me, what only life would be capable of marking deeply in my skin!” 

  14. Hope you’ll join us next week, too! Thank you!

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