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World Population Aging At Record Rate
The world is getting older and older. Not the planet, but the people who live on it. A new report reveals the global population of older people is growing at its fastest rate ever. The United States Census Bureau calculated there were just over half a billion over-65s in 2008. Officials predict this number will more than double to 1.3 billion by 2040. Around 14 per cent of the world’s population will be retirement age. Researchers say the number of elderly will soon outnumber the young for the first time in human history. This will have a big impact on our societies, economy, and the way we live. An older population will push up pension and healthcare costs. The workforce will have to pay much higher taxes to look after more old people.
America’s National Institute of Aging reports: "Aging is affecting every country in every part of the world....Global aging is changing the social and economic nature of the planet and presenting difficult challenges." Japan is already dealing with these problems and they are expected to get worse. By 2040, experts predict one per cent of the Japanese population will be over 100 years old. There is a booming industry in Japan to cater for the aged. Engineers are developing robots to feed, and clean up after the elderly. There are now robot companions on sale to keep old people company. One positive effect of our aging population is that we need to think again when middle age and old age is. We now often view a 60-year-old as being young.
ประเด็นคำถามในการอภิปราย
1. OLD AGE: Walk around the class and talk to other students about old age. Change partners often. Sit with your first partner(s) and share your findings.
2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics or words from the article are most interesting and which are most boring.
| getting older / global population / over-65s / predictions / retirement / pensions / challenges / dealing with problems / booming industry / robots / being middle age |
3. GETTING OLD: Do you worry about getting old? Rate these and share your ratings with your partner: 10 = this is a huge worry; 1 = I’m not at all worried about this. Change partners and share your ratings again.
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Exercises
GAP FILL: Put the words into the gaps in the text.
| The world is ____________ older and older. Not the planet, but the people who live on it. A new report ____________ the global population of older people is growing at its fastest rate ever. The United States Census Bureau calculated there were ____________ over half a billion over-65s in 2008. Officials predict this number will more than ____________ to 1.3 billion by 2040. Around 14 per cent of the world’s population will be retirement age. Researchers say the number of elderly will soon ____________ the young for the first time in human history. This will have a big ____________ on our societies, economy, and the way we live. An older population will ____________ up pension and healthcare costs. The ____________ will have to pay much higher taxes to look after more old people. |
impact | |
| America’s National Institute of Aging reports: "Aging is ____________ every country in every part of the world....Global aging is changing the social and economic ____________ of the planet and presenting difficult challenges." Japan is already ____________ with these problems and they are expected to get worse. By 2040, experts ____________ one per cent of the Japanese population will be over 100 years old. There is a ____________ industry in Japan to cater for the aged. Engineers are developing robots to ____________ and clean up after the elderly. There are now robot companions on sale to keep old people ____________. One positive effect of our aging population is that we need to think again when middle age and old age is. We now often ____________ a 60-year-old as being young. |
company |
กิจกรรมเสนอแนะ
1. นักเรียนสำรวจความคิดเห็นข้อดีของการมีอายุที่ยืนยาว นำเสนอความคิดเห็นต่อเพื่อนๆในชั้นเรียน
2. การจับคู่ถาม-ตอบคำถาม ดังนี้
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
| a) | What did you think when you read the headline? |
| b) | What springs to mind when you hear the word ‘aging’? |
| c) | Are you worried about getting old? |
| d) | Do you think it’s a problem that the world’s populating is aging so fast? |
| e) | How will a greater number of aged affect your country? |
| f) | What signs of aging would / do you worry about? |
| g) | What benefits will an older population bring to your country? |
| h) | How are retired people treated in your country? |
| i) | What do you think you’ll do with your old age? |
| j) | Is it right that people will have to pay higher taxes to look after the elderly? |
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STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
| a) | Did you like reading this article? |
| b) | How do you think global aging is changing the planet? |
| c) | What problems are there with aging? |
| d) | Would you like to reach the age of 100? |
| e) | Would you like a robot to be your friend and to look after you when you are old? |
| f) | What software would a robot need to be an old person’s friend? |
| g) | What do you think of people in their 60s, 70s, 80s, etc? |
| h) | If we all live to be over 100, when does middle age and old age begin? |
| i) | What do you think 100-year-olds think about being 100? |
| j) | What questions would you like to ask a 100-year-old? |
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