A1 入门
UNIT 8: MONEY AND FINANCE
Retirement
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Key Vocabulary & Expressions
work
工作
retire
退休
old
年老
free
自由
money
钱
travel
旅行
people
人们
years
年头
garden
花园
happy
开心
My grandfather worked
‿
in
‿
a factory for 40 years.
我爷爷在一家工厂工作了四十年。
Las
(
t
)
year, he retired.
去年，他退休了。
He
‿
j
is 66 years
‿
old.
他六十六岁。
Now he
‿
j
is free
‿
j
every
ev'ry
day, an
(
d
)
he
‿
j
is happy.
现在他每天都很自由，也很开心。
He gets
‿
up late
‿
an
(
d
)
works
‿
in his garden.
他起得晚，然后去花园干活。
He has tomatoes
‿
an
(
d
)
flowers.
他种了西红柿和花。
In
the
thee
‿
afternoon, he meets his friends for coffee, an
(
d
)
they talk
‿
abou
(
t
)
sports
‿
and
‿
ol
(
d
)
times.
下午，他和朋友们见面喝咖啡，聊体育和往事。
He
‿
j
also travels with my grandmother.
他还会和我奶奶一起旅行。
They visi
(
t
)
their children an
(
d
)
go to the mountains.
他们去看孩子，也去山里。
He says, "Work
‿
is good, bu
(
t
)
free time
‿
is
better
be-der
!"
他说：“工作很好，但自由时间更好！”
In my country, people retire
‿
at
‿
about 65.
在我们国家，人们大约六十五岁退休。
Some people work more because they nee
(
d
)
money.
有些人因为需要钱，会继续工作。
Comprehension Questions
How long di
(
d
)
the grandfather work
‿
in the factory?
How
‿
w
old
‿
is he?
Wha
(
t
)
does he do
‿
w
in the morning?
Who does he travel with?
Why do some people work after 65?
Conversation Starters
What
‿
is the retirement
‿
age
‿
in your country?
Wha
(
t
)
do
‿
w
ol
(
d
)
people do
‿
w
in your country?
Do you
d'ya
want to
wanna
retire
‿
early?
Wha
(
t
)
will you do after you retire?
Do
‿
w
ol
(
d
)
people work
‿
in your country?
Do you
d'ya
like to work?
Is free time
‿
important?
Do you
d'ya
want to
wanna
travel after you retire?
Do you
d'ya
have
‿
a garden?
Wha
(
t
)
makes
‿
ol
(
d
)
people happy?