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AGE
LIFE STAGES FAMOUS QUOTES
Youre only as old as you feel Tu eres tan viejo como
Newborn 0-1 month old
te sientas
Baby 2-12 months old
Life begins at forty La vida comienza a los 40
Child 2 to puberty
Women lie about their age; men lie about their
Pre-teen/tween 10-12 y.o
income Las mujeres mienten sobre su edad; los
Teenager 13-19 y.o
hombres mienten sobre sus ingresos
Adult 18+
40 is the new 30 Los 40 son los nuevos 30
Young adult 18-24
Youre only young once Solo eres joven una vez
Middle aged 40-60
Elderly 75+

20-30 to be in your twenties (in TALKING ABOUT AGE

your early (20-23)/middle (24-26)and Hes two years old Ive got a two-year-old son
late 20s (27-29) 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 good-
humoured 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 When the kids grow up and leave home
Childhood infancia
Adolescence adolescencia When Im old and grey
Puberty pubertad When I leave school
Marriage matrimonio
Middle age media edad When I retire
Retirement jubilacin When we have children
Old age viejo

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

MORE EXPRESSIONS
All my life Toda mi vida
The best day of my life Toda mi vida
Star a new life Empezar una nueva vida
Turning-point punto de inflexin
In all my life En toda mi vida
My lucky break My golpe de suerte
A very full life Una vida plena
The lowest point El punto ms bajo
Its a way of life Es una manera de vivir
Spent his whole life Pasado toda su vida
Spent his whole life Pasado toda su vida