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How to Grow Old
I. Intensive Reading
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Unit 2
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How to Grow Old
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1. Reflect on the virtue of aging panying the decline of life.
2. Learn useful words and expressions related to the aging process, longevity and personalities of elderly people.
3. Learn to use the structures: the appositive clause; too…to…; be to…; no more… than…, etc.
4. Learn to write faxes.
5. Read further about mendable attitudes and lifestyles followed by some elderly people.
Discuss the following questions with your partners.
1. Compare “the old” with “the young” and, with the help of an elderly relative, find out whether and how your understanding differs from the elder’s.
2. What do you think are some of the essential qualities that make an elder a pleasant and approachable person to others?
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3. Lots of people advanced in age tend to feel upset by uselessness and insignificance. Do you consider this natural or undesirable? Cite instances from your own knowledge and experience to support your view.
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B. Read the following sentences carefully and
work out the meaning of the underlined
words and expressions.
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1. Norman’s constant drinking drives his family to despair.
2. Please state your name, age and marital status.
3. She is a British citizen but lives in India.
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4. We waited at the station in anticipation of her arrival.
5. The car accident has caused severe injuries to his head and neck.
6. The picture you bought was similar to the one in my room.
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Para. 1a Even before leaving the White House, Rosalynn and I received a notice from the American Association of Retired Persons that we were qualified for membe