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PRACTICE

6 Complete the exercises.

A Circle the correct verb to complete each quotation.

— Quotations about Aging —

1. An old man (1) continues / continue to be young in two things — love of money and
love of life. (Proverb)
2. There (2) is fare no medicine against old age. (Nigerian proverb)

To me, old age (3) is /are always 15 years older than I am. (Bernard Baruch,
businessman)

A. Everyone (4) is /are the age of their heart. (Guatemalan proverb)
5. The elderly (5) has / have so much to offer. They're our link with history. (From the
movie Being John Malkovich)
6. Anyone who stops learning (6) is / are old, whether at twenty or eighty. (Henry Ford,
car manufacturer)

7. As we get older, things (7) seems / seem less important. (From the movie Red)

8. No man (8) knows / know he is young while he is young. (G. K. Chesterton, writer)

SPEAK. Work with a partner. Choose one or two quotations in exercise A that you believe are
true. Then tell your partner why you believe the quotations you chose are true.

LISTEN.

You are going to hear an interview with Elvira Caceres Montero, a participant in a research
study on the elderly. Before you listen, predict which three things she will say are the most
important as she looks back at her life.

[|] communication [ ] health [_] money

[_] education [_] honesty [_] volunteer work

[] family [_] marriage [_] technology
> Listen to the interview. Were your predictions correct?
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CcD2-08 Listen again. Circle the correct word(s) to complete each sentence about Ms. Montero.
1. AIl/ Some of her family was / were together for her 80th birthday.

2. Some / All of her family live / lives in Puerto Rico.
3. One experience / Her experiences in life has taught / have taught her to be a better listener.

4. One / All of her grandchildren has been / have been successful.

5. She believes that education / experience is / are important for success.

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