The third age

The third age

by Elizaveta Moskvich

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​Today nearly one in ten people worldwide is over 60 years old.

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How many percent is that?

​By 2050 one in five people in the world will be over 60.

​How many percent is that?

Multiple Choice

75% OF ELDERLY PEOPLE LIVE WITH THEIR FAMILIES

• PAPUA NEW GUINEA

• JAPAN

• THE UK

Multiple Choice

They call them lapun, which means ‘old man’ in a highly

regarded way.

• PAPUA NEW GUINEA

• JAPAN

• THE UK

Multiple Choice

There are about 11 million people over the age of 65

• PAPUA NEW GUINEA

• JAPAN

• THE UK

Multiple Choice

They treat their elderly with a lot of respect because they have the knowledge and experience of so many years of living.

• PAPUA NEW GUINEA

• JAPAN

• THE UK

Multiple Choice

They use san at the end of their name

as a sign of deep respect

• PAPUA NEW GUINEA

• JAPAN

• THE UK

Multiple Choice

It isn’t really the

tradition for grandparents to live with families when they grow old.

• PAPUA NEW GUINEA

• JAPAN

• THE UK

Multiple Choice

3.5 million older people live alone.

• PAPUA NEW GUINEA

• JAPAN

• THE UK

Multiple Choice

They also have a special celebration

called Respect for the Aged Day.

• PAPUA NEW GUINEA

• JAPAN

• THE UK

Multiple Choice

A person’s 60th birthday is very

special. They have a big party called kanreki

• PAPUA NEW GUINEA

• JAPAN

• THE UK

Multiple Choice

They consider people over the age of 50 to be senior

citizens

• PAPUA NEW GUINEA

• JAPAN

• THE UK

Multiple Choice

The younger people really look up to the

older ones.

• PAPUA NEW GUINEA

• JAPAN

• THE UK

Multiple Choice

People in Papua New Guinea don’t think

a lot of their older generation

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

The elderly in Papua New Guinea know

a lot about life

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Roweng’s grandfather helps people with

difficulties.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

65% of the older population of Japan live

with their families.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Sayuri-san is a polite way for Yuki to address

her grandmother

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Kanreki is the Japanese word for Respect

for the Aged Day.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

More than half of senior citizens in the UK

live alone.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Penny thinks the older generation in the UK

sometimes feel unimportant.

• TRUE

• FALSE

​Who is the oldest person you know? How do you

know them?

How are old people treated in your country?​

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Do you think old people should live with their

families?​

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​It is the responsibility of the family to

care for old people. They should live

at home with their family.

​FOR

​AGAINST