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AGE
FAMOUS QUOTES

LIFE STAGES

Youre only as old as you feel Tu eres tan viejo como

te sientas
Life begins at forty La vida comienza a los 40
Women lie about their age; men lie about their
income Las mujeres mienten sobre su edad; los
hombres mienten sobre sus ingresos
40 is the new 30 Los 40 son los nuevos 30
Youre only young once Solo eres joven una vez

Newborn 0-1 month old

Baby 2-12 months old
Child 2 to puberty
Pre-teen/tween 10-12 y.o
Teenager 13-19 y.o
Adult 18+
Young adult 18-24
Middle aged 40-60
Elderly 75+

TALKING ABOUT AGE

20-30 to be in your twenties (in

your early (20-23)/middle (24-26)and
late 20s (27-29)

Hes two years old Ive got a two-year-old son

They are all 10 years old Theyre all ten-years-olds

EXPRESSIONS WITH AGE

THE GENERATION GAP

The same age as (me) La misma edad que (yo)

When I was your age Cuando yo tenia tu edad
People of all ages Gente de todas las edades
When you get to my age Cuando tengas mi edad
At the age of 43 A la edad de 43
You dont look your age No aparentas tu edad
A child of his age Un nio de su edad
At your age A tu edad

The age difference La diferencia de edad

The younger generation la generacin
ms joven
The generation gap El hueco
generacional
Of my generation Mi generacin

AGE IDIOMS
You cant teach an old dog new tricks.
This old saying states that it is difficult to change a person who has been doing things his way for a
long time.
Grandpa needs a new phone but would not look at an iPhone. You cant teach an old dog new tricks.
Shes the wrong side of 40.
If you are on the wrong side or 30, you are older than 30 years old.
I never thought that I would be on the wrong side of 40. I thought that I would be young forever!
Hes over the hill
If a person is over the hill, they have reached an age when they can no longer perform as well as
before.
Gran! You say you're over the hill, but you're a super cook!
Hes getting on a bit now (Ya est entrando en aos;Ya tiene "cierta edad; ya empieza a envejecer
un poco)
Using "getting on" as a reference to ageing can be disrespectful unless used in a joking and goodhumoured way.
George can't get to pub as often as he used to, he's getting on a bit now

2. STAGES OF LIFE

BASIC VOCABULARY

WHEN I GET OLD

Birth nacimiento
Childhood infancia
Adolescence adolescencia
Puberty pubertad
Marriage matrimonio
Middle age media edad
Retirement jubilacin
Old age viejo

When the kids grow up and leave home

When Im old and grey
When I leave school
When I retire
When we have children

IN MY CHILDHOOD
In my childhood; teens; twenties
When I was a child; kid; teenager; student
When I was at school; at university; growing up; young; single

IMPORTANT EVENTS IN PEOPLES LIVES

LEAVE school; home
GET engaged; married; divorced
CHANGE schools; jobs; your career
HAVE a baby; children
MOVE house
LOSE your wife; your mother

EXPRESSIONS WITH LIFE

All my life Toda mi vida
Star a new life Empezar una nueva vida
In all my life En toda mi vida
A very full life Una vida plena
Its a way of life Es una manera de vivir
Spent his whole life Pasado toda su vida

MORE EXPRESSIONS
The best day of my life Toda mi vida
Turning-point punto de inflexin
My lucky break My golpe de suerte
The lowest point El punto ms bajo
Spent his whole life Pasado toda su vida