English Daily: Age of Success

Engramme: Your Daily English Programme #58: Age and Success (Caption Reading A2-B1)

Think Before You Read

Look at This List of Activities and Events: At what (average) age do you think you would be best at each? Why?

(mouse over the underlined words to see their meaning)

Characteristics & Skills	Possible Age (Range)
You are best at learning a new language.	……….
Your brain works the fastest.	……….
Women are most attractive to men.	……….
You have the highest satisfaction with life.	……….
Your muscles are strongest.	……….
You are best at playing chess.	……….
Women make their highest salary.	……….
Men make their highest salary.	……….
Your math skills are at their highest.	……….
You feel most comfortable with your body.	……….
Your psychological well-being is at its highest.	……….

Watch and Read

Watch & Read: Compare your answers with the ones given in this video from Tech Insider:

Do you agree with the ages they suggest for each skill/event? Discuss your answers (let us know what you think in the comments below)

Let's Practice

In this post, we are going to practice using superlative forms of adjectives: i.e. (the) adjective+est or (the) most+adjective, as well as some of their common noun/verb collocations.

Look at These Sentences from the Video: Do you remember which superlative forms go in the blanks below?

You are ______ at learning a new language.

You are ______ likely to die.

Your brain works the _______.

Women are _____ attractive to men.

You have the _______ satisfaction with life.

Your muscles are ________.

You are _____ at playing chess.

Women make their ______ salary.

Men make their ______ salary.

Your math skills are at their _______.

You feel _____ comfortable with your body.

Your psychological well-being is at its _______.

(Watch the video or see the table further above to check your answers)

Over to You

Let's Turn This Around: In the table below some age ranges are given. What do you think people may be best or worst at in these periods in their life? (You can type your answers in the comments' section)

between 1 and 2 years of age
between 3 and 6 years of age
between 7 and 12 years of age
between 13 and 17 years of age
between 18 and 25 years of age
between 26 and 33 years of age
between 34 and 49 years of age
between 50 and 65 years of age
between 66 and 78 years of age
between 79 and 85+ years of age

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