Ages and stages Vocabulary

Stages of life Vocabulary

by Christine Larivé

​Some verbs : childhood

• be born

• ​grow

• ​start school

• ​make friends

• ​become

• ​graduate

​Some verbs : adulthood

• ​get a job

• ​meet

• ​fall in love

• ​break up

• ​get married

• ​divorce

• ​start a family

• ​expect a baby

• have a baby

• ​retire

​Family relationship

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​BE BORN

​GROW UP

GRADUATE

GET A JOB

BE HIRED

MEET

GO OUT WITH

SPLIT UP

​BREAK UP

FALL IN LOVE WITH

LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT

PROPOSE

BE ENGAGED

GET MARRIED TO

A WEDDING

BE ON HONEYMOON

START A FAMILY

BE PREGNANT

EXPECT A BABY

GIVE BIRTH TO

BRING UP

RAISE

BE CLOSE TO

KEEP IN TOUCH WITH

A SINGLE MOTHER

AN ONLY CHILD

TWINS

DIE

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​PASS AWAY

THE FUNERAL

​Now let's train yourself with some exercises

​EXERCISES

Complétez la phrase avec le mot qui manque.​

​Ecrivez-le en MAJUSCULES

Fill in the Blank

Marianne was ... in a hospital just five minutes from the house where her parents lived.

Fill in the Blank

She ... up in the same house.

Fill in the Blank

When she was 15 she ... Paul at a party.

Fill in the Blank

He ... her first boyfriend.

Fill in the Blank

She ... out with him for over three years.

Fill in the Blank

Unfortunately they ... up when Marianne went to university.

Fill in the Blank

She ... from Harvard 4 years later.

Fill in the Blank

Marianne ... as a sale manager for H&M. 

Fill in the Blank

She met Alex and  ... in love with him.

Fill in the Blank

They got ... 2 years later.

Fill in the Blank

They decided to ... a family.

Fill in the Blank

Now she is ... their first baby.

Choisissez le bon mot pour compléter la phrase.​

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Multiple Choice

You are a toddler when you are...

• 0-1 approximately

• 1 to 2 years old

• 2 to 12 years old approximately

• 13 to 19 approximately

• 18 or more

Multiple Choice

You are a baby when you are...

• 0-1 approximately

• 1 to 2 years old

• 2 to 12 years old approximately

• 13 to 19 approximately

• 18 or more

Multiple Choice

You are a teenager when you are...

• 0-1 approximately

• 1 to 2 years old

• 2 to 12 years old approximately

• 13 to 19 approximately

• 18 or more

Multiple Select

You are an infant when you are...

• 0-1 approximately

• 1 to 2 years old

• 2 to 12 years old approximately

• 13 to 19 approximately

• 18 or more

Multiple Choice

You are a child when you are...

• 0-1 approximately

• 1 to 2 years old

• 2 to 12 years old approximately

• 13 to 19 approximately

• 18 or more

Multiple Choice

You are an adult when you are...

• 0-1 approximately

• 1 to 2 years old

• 2 to 12 years old approximately

• 13 to 19 approximately

• 18 or more

Multiple Choice

You are retired when you are...

• 18 or more

• 24 to 26 years old

• 38 or 39 years old

• 60 or 65 years old

• 75 or more

Multiple Choice

You are in your mid-twenties when you are...

• 18 or more

• 24 to 26 years old

• 38 or 39 years old

• 60 or 65 years old

• 75 or more

Multiple Choice

You are in your late thirties when you are...

• 18 or more

• 24 to 26 years old

• 38 or 39 years old

• 60 or 65 years old

• 75 or more

Multiple Choice

You are elderly when you are...

• 18 or more

• 24 to 26 years old

• 38 or 39 years old

• 60 or 65 years old

• 75 or more

Choisissez le bon mot pour compléter la phrase.

Ecrivez-le en MAJUSCULES

Fill in the Blank

Paul isn't 2 yet, so he's still a 

Fill in the Blank

Albert was a bus driver for 40 years but stopped work 2 years ago, so he is now...

Fill in the Blank

Susan is 25, so she is in her ...

Fill in the Blank

Ron is 33 and his wife is 32, so they both are in their ...

Fill in the Blank

Joan is 75 this year, so she is quite...

Fill in the Blank

Jason was born six weeks ago, so he's a

Fill in the Blank

Leyla is turning 13 next month, so she'll soon be a ...

Fill in the Blank

Ravi is 18 this year, so legally he becomes an ...

Fill in the Blank

15 is often a difficult age for boys and girls who are going through ...

Trouvez la bonne réponse à la question posée.

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Multiple Choice

Are you related ?

• No, she is a single mother.

• Yes she is my twin sister.

• No she's a housewife.

• He takes after his father.

Multiple Choice

Have you got brothers and sisters?

• No, she is a single mother.

• Yes 2 boys and a girl.

• No she's a housewife.

• No I am an only child.

Multiple Choice

Does your mother go out to work?

• No, she is a single mother.

• Fine, thanks. And you?

• No she's a housewife.

• No I am an only child.

Multiple Choice

Have you got any children ?

• He takes after his mother.

• Yes she is my twin sister.

• No I am an only child.

• Yes, twins.

Multiple Choice

Have you got a girlfriend?

• No, she is a single mother.

• He takes after his father.

• Yes a boy and 2 girls.

• Not at the moment

Multiple Choice

Who does he look like?

• Yes, his mother is a housewife.

• He takes after his grand father.

• No he is a single father.

• Not at the moment.

Multiple Select

Is she married ?

• No, she is a single mother.

• No she's a housewife.

• No, she is an only child.

• Not at the moment.

​Fill in the gaps with those words : IN / AFTER / OF / TO / ON

Exercise 5

Multiple Choice

... 2003, Anne got married.

• IN

• ON

• AFTER

• TO

• OF

Multiple Choice

She got married ... Robert Smith, a young engineer.

• IN

• ON

• AFTER

• TO

• OF

Multiple Choice

Unfortunately, Robert's grandmother, Rosemary Smith, died ... old age.

• IN

• ON

• AFTER

• TO

• OF

Multiple Choice

Rosemary had come ... Roberts and Anne's wedding.

• IN

• ON

• AFTER

• TO

• OF

Multiple Choice

Robert and Anne were ... their honeymoon when Rosemary died.

• IN

• ON

• AFTER

• TO

• OF

Multiple Choice

They called their first baby girl ... Robert's grandmother.

• IN

• ON

• AFTER

• TO

• OF

Multiple Choice

My father was born ... London.

• IN

• OUT

• AFTER

• UP

• TO

Multiple Choice

But he grew ... in Oxford.

• IN

• OUT

• AFTER

• UP

• TO

Multiple Choice

He was brought ... by his grandparents.

• IN

• OUT

• AFTER

• UP

• TO

Multiple Choice

He was not allowed to go ... with girls before he turned 21.

• IN

• OUT

• AFTER

• UP

• TO

Multiple Choice

He had to look ... his little sister.

• IN

• OUT

• AFTER

• UP

• TO

Multiple Choice

He got engaged ... a nurse when he became a doctor.

• IN

• OUT

• AFTER

• UP

• TO

Multiple Choice

They never split ... but got married 2 years after their first encounter.

• IN

• OUT

• AFTER

• UP

• TO

Multiple Choice

He is very close ... his family.

• IN

• OUT

• AFTER

• UP

• TO

Multiple Choice

He kept ... touch with his fold freinds from school.

• IN

• OUT

• AFTER

• UP

• TO