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1A • VOCABULARY
AGES & STAGES
Learn the language of life
Today we will talk about people’s lives —
from an infant to a centenarian.
GUESS → DISCOVER → USE
Vocabulary lesson • interactive • speaking-focused
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Warm-up: The famous riddle
Work in pairs. You have 30 seconds.
“What creature walks on four legs in the morning,
two legs in the afternoon, and three in the evening?”
PAIR TALK
• What do “morning”, “afternoon” and “evening” represent?
• Why are there three different numbers of legs?
• Can you explain the answer in one sentence?
ANSWER: A HUMAN BEING
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Today’s mission
By the end of the lesson, students can…
RECOGNISE
UNDERSTAND
SPEAK
identify 9 stages of life
use life-event vocabulary
talk about ages and life events
KEY QUESTION
“At what stage of life does this happen?”
We will answer this question again and again.
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CHALLENGE: speak without translating

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1. Life stages: build the timeline
Don’t look at the book yet. Guess the order.
INFANT
TODDLER
YOUNG CHILD
TEEN
TWENTIES
0–1
1–3
4–11
13–19
20–29
ADULT
MIDDLE-AGED
ELDERLY
CENTENARIAN
18+
40–60
60+
100+
TASK: In pairs, put the stages in the order people usually reach them.
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2. Vocabulary discovery: “Who am I?”
Teacher gives clues. Students guess the stage.
CLUE 1
CLUE 2
CLUE 3
I am very young. I need adults to look after me.
I can walk, but I’m still very young.
I go to school and I’m not a teenager yet.
INFANT
TODDLER
YOUNG CHILD
CLUE 4
CLUE 5
CLUE 6
I am 13–19 years old.
I am 20–29 years old.
I’m grown-up and independent.
IN MY TEENS
IN MY TWENTIES
AN ADULT
CLUE 7
CLUE 8
CLUE 9
I’m around 40–60.
I am 60 or older.
I am 100 or older.
MIDDLE-AGED
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ELDERLY
A CENTENARIAN

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3. Listen & check: race to the correct order
Exercise 2 • Write numbers 1–9. Then listen and check.
1.
2.
be an infant
be a toddler
3.
4.
be a young child
be in your teens
5.
6.
be in your twenties
be an adult
7.
8.
be middle-aged
be elderly
9.
be a centenarian
FAST FINISHER: explain why “centenarian” must come near the end.
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4. Life events: sort them by age
Exercise 4 • Work in groups A–E.
be born
be brought up
start school
leave school
go to university
learn to drive
leave home
get your first job
get engaged
get married
start a family
buy a house or flat
move house
change career
start a business
become a grandparent
retire
pass away
fall in love
get divorced
split up
emigrate
inherit (money, a house, etc.)
settle down
A Before 20
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B 20–40
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C 40–60
D Over 60
E Any age

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5. Make it memorable: Life-event charades
One student acts. The team guesses the event + age group.
GET MARRIED
Guess the age group!
START SCHOOL
Guess the age group!
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LEARN TO DRIVE
Guess the age group!
BUY A HOUSE
Guess the age group!
RETIRE
Guess the age group!
GO TO UNIVERSITY
Guess the age group!

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6. Speaking: “When could this happen?”
Move to A–E. Give a reason — not just a letter.
A
B
C
D
E
BEFORE 20
20–40
40–60
OVER 60
ANY AGE
1
start a business
2
fall in love
3
become a grandparent
4
go to university
5
retire
6
get divorced
7
move house
8
get your first job
Sentence frame: “I think ___ because …”
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7. Pair work: Life timeline interview
Ask your partner. Then report ONE interesting answer.
Q1
Q2
What stage of life are you in?
What would you like to do in your twenties?
Q3
Q4
At what age would you like to leave home?
Would you like to go to university?
Q5
Q6
When would you like to get your first job?
Would you like to start a family?
Q7
What life event are you looking forward to?
REPORT: “My partner would like to …”
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8. Challenge: Create a life story
Groups of 3 • Use at least 6 vocabulary items.
CHOOSE A PERSON
ADD 6 EVENTS
TELL THE STORY
GUESS
teenager / adult / elderly person
put them on a timeline
use: first, then, later, finally
other groups guess the person’s age
2
3
1
Success criteria
• 6+ target words
• clear sequence
• everyone speaks
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EXIT TICKET
Can you talk about life stages?
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HOMEWORK
1 new word I can use: ____________
2
Write 6–8 sentences about a person’s life using at least 8 tar
One life event + a possible age: ____________
3
One sentence: “At this stage, people can …”
TEACHER KEY → next slide
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TEACHER KEY • Exercise 2
Suggested order of the stages of life.
be an infant
be a toddler
be a young child
1
2
3
be in your teens
be in your twenties
be an adult
4
5
6
be middle-aged
be elderly
be a centenarian
7
8
9
Note: “be an adult” and “be in your twenties” can overlap in real life; the exercise focuses on a typical sequence.
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TEACHER KEY • Exercise 4
Some answers can reasonably vary. Accept a well-justified alternative.
A Before 20
B 20–40
be born • be brought up • start school • leave school • go to university
learn to drive • leave home • get your first job • get engaged • get married • start a family • buy
C 40–60
D Over 60
change career • become a grandparent • settle down • inherit (money, a house, etc.)
retire • pass away
E Any age
fall in love • get divorced • split up • emigrate • move house • inherit (money, a house, etc.)
Teaching tip: the goal is not a single “correct age”; students should justify their choices.
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