Part One: Warm Up
Discuss the following questions with your partner(s).
- What is the common age to retire in your country?
- Is it common for companies in your country to give their employees retirement parties?
- Have you been to a retirement party? If you have, what was it like? If not, what do you think happens at one?
- Do you know anyone who has retired? If so...
- How old was he/she when he/she retired?
- What did he/she do after retiring?
- Did that person get bored?
Part Two: Reading / Further Discussion
Open the exercise and follow the instructions.