Stages of Life
Someone who is between 13 and 19 years old.
teen (or in your teens)
To stop working, usually after reaching the age of 60 or 65.
retire
In the sentence "While I was studying, the phone rang," this tense is used for the action that interrupted.
Past Simple
We use this past tense for an event that happened before another event in the past.
Past Perfect
Jeanne Calment, the person with the longest recorded lifespan, was born in this country.
France
A baby who is learning to walk, usually between 1 and 3 years old.
toddler
To leave your parents' house and start living independently.
leave home
Complete the gap: "In 1989, my parents met, fell in love, and _____ (get) married."
got
Form the negative Past Simple form of the verb can.
could not (or couldn't)
Jeanne Calment met this famous painter in 1888, describing him as "dirty, ugly and badly dressed".
Vincent van Gogh
A person who has reached the age of 100 years or older.
centenarian
To leave your own country to live permanently in another country.
emigrate
Correct the verb form: "While she served in the shop in 1888, she met Vincent van Gogh."
was serving
Complete the sentence with the Past Perfect: "He _____ (start) a business before he left school.
had started
This country has the most centenarians in the world, with over 50,000.
Japan
The stage of life typically between the ages of 40 and 60.
middle-aged (or be middle-aged)
The opposite phrase of "getting together" or getting married; ending a marriage or relationship.
split up or get divorced
Complete the gap: "It was raining and people _____ (rush) home from work."
were rushing
Complete the sentence: "Yvonne had had a son, but both she and her son _____ (die) many years earlier."
had died
Jiroemon Kimura attributed his long life to the sun and looking up at this.
the sky
According to Sophocles' riddle, this stage of life walks on "three legs in the evening".
old age (or an elderly person / using a cane)
To agree to marry someone by promising your commitment before the wedding.
get engaged
Identify the error: "They were getting engaged while they were living in Wales last year."
got engaged
Choose the correct tense: "By the time he retired, he (worked / had worked / was working) as a postal worker for 45 years."
had worked
According to the text, Jeanne Calment ate more than two pounds of this food item every week.
chocolate