Pre-reading questions:
- Do you always celebrate your birthday?
- Do you like to celebrate your birthday with your friends?
Vocabulary:
- old /ohld/
- give /giv/
- age /eyj/
- young /yuhng/
- long /lawng/
[adjective] having lived for many years
My brother is eight years old.
[verb] to offer something to someone, or to provide someone with something
The famous singer gave some flowers to his fans.
[noun] the length of time someone has been alive
His friends can’t tell his age.
[adjective] having lived or existed for only a short time and not old
The young lady is coming to his direction.
[adjective] continuing for a large amount of time
He has been waiting for so long.
The oldest person, Kane Tanaka, celebrated her 117th birthday at an old age home in Fukuoka, Southern Japan on January 2nd. She became the oldest person in the world given by the Guinness world records last year. The report said that the number of people aged 90 increased to two million, while the people aged over 65 increased by 35.144 million. Young Japanese people are focusing on their jobs, not on marriage. The elderly have lived longer than before.
True or False:
- Mane Tanaka is the oldest person in the world.
- Tanaka lives at an old age home.
- The number of people aged 90 is decreasing.
- Old Japanese people are focusing on their work.
- Japanese elderly people have lived longer than before.
Vocabulary Check:
Complete the sentences by using the words in the box.
| old | give | age | young | long |
- She has ________ hair.
- They will ________ her a gift on her birthday.
- She is 29 years ________.
- Can you guess my ________?
- She looks ________.