Answer the questions
How long did people live 100 years ago?
About 50 years
Dr de Grey compares the human body to a car.
True – He says we can repair the body like we repair cars.
Probably
Likely, maybe
How long do people live now?
About 90 years or more.
Hannah thinks living forever is possible and a good idea.
False – She likes the idea, but says it’s impossible
Lucky
Lucky ticket🤩
What does Dr Aubrey de Grey believe?
He believes people can live up to 1,000 years with future medicine.
Simone thinks living for a thousand years would be exciting.
False – She says life would be boring after a few hundred years.
Completely
Totally, fully
What causes most people to die, according to Dr de Grey?
Old age or diseases that the body can't fight.
Roger Bacon lived to be 1,700 years old.
False – A Chinese scientist said a man named Li So Hung lived that long, not Roger Bacon.
Research
Study, investigation
What do scientists hope to do with new drugs?
Repair or replace damaged body parts and stop diseases.
Dr de Grey believes old age is a natural process and can't be stopped.
False – He believes aging is like a disease and can be fixed or slowed down.
Alive
Living