Cover of the textbook Performer B1, Vol. 1

The key answer of exercise 2

The key to exercise solutions in chapter Workbook 12 - This is life for the textbook Performer B1, Vol. 1 with authors Marina Spiazzi, Marina Tavella e Margaret Layton from Zanichelli

Question

Complete the short dialogues with suitable words related to the stages of life.

Answer

  1. "Do you think old age marks the decline of life?" "Life expectancy has risen so I think a pensioner still has a lot of things to do!"
  2. "What are you looking at?" "I'm looking at some pictures of my infancy when I was a one-year-old baby."
  3. "Elizabeth's turned 45 recently, she's in her middle age." "But she looks younger! She's a fascinating middle-aged woman."
  4. "I had a very happy childhood. I played all day with my toy cars!" "Really? Were you a quiet child?"
  5. "Adolescence is a transitional period of life with specific health needs." "Do you mean the body of a teenager is changing?"
  6. "Youth quickly goes away and never comes back." "You're right, you're a young man / woman only once, so enjoy yourself!"