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1. In your country, what is the attitude towards old people?
- In general, people in my country are highly respectful of their elders. There is a deep-rooted sense of respect for age and experience in this country. It is not uncommon for people to offer their seats to older people on the bus or train, or to help them with their shopping. When eating, one always lets the oldest person begin eating first. Old people are held in high regard because people recognize that their long lives give them wisdom and experience. If someone has a problem they need advice about, they will almost certainly talk to an elderly person.
2. Who do you think should take responsibility for looking after old people?
- Hopefully, old people are looked after by their children. As a matter of fact, they raised their children and brought them up, so the children should repay their parents by taking care of them when they are old. However, not all old people have families or families that are willing to care for them. They sometimes stay in an old people’s home where they can live in a community of other people their age. The main problem with these homes is that they may be very expensive, and the quality of care variesdramatically.
3. What should family members do for their elderly parents/grandparents?
- It’s very important for family members to provide their elderly relatives with material needs and comfort, such as warm and safe housing and good food. Some older people cannot do the same tasks that they could do when they were younger, so they need someone to cook and clean for them. However, it’s also vital that family members continue to show their love and affection. Being old can be a lonely experience, and knowing that your family loves you and cares for you can be a wonderful comfort.
4. Why do old people today live longer than in the past?
- The main reason people live longer now than they did in the past is the improvements in diet and health. Generally, the world has developed greatly over the last hundred years. Now it is much easier to find healthy food and get access to medicine. Improvements in technology mean that many illnesses that used to be fatal can now be treated safely and cheaply. Other diseases that arise from poor sanitary conditons such as cholera are now extremely uncommon thanks to vast improvements in infrastructure and general quality of life.
5. Are the attitudes of young people today towards old people the same as they used to be years ago?
- For the most part, old people in my country continue to be treated with respect and admiration. However, it can be argued that the rapidly changing nature of society means that some traditional values get ignored. Some people are so focused on the future and trying to make money that they forget their values. In the past, families stayed together because it was difficult to travel away from home. This meant that old people were all cared for. Nowadays, many families are split up because it is easy to move around the country, so it can be easy to neglect older relatives. Old people in general can often feel cut-off from modern life because it is changing so quickly.
6. What can young people learn from elderly people?
- Elderly people have so much to offer young people in terms of their experience. Younger generations cannot understand their history and background without the knowlegde of the people who came before them and actually lived through those events. Young people can learn about their cultural heritage from older people who may have a closer connection to traditional customs. Without this constant learning from older generations, many aspects of culture would be lost. Another thing that elderly people can teach the young is how to get by in life and make the most of their opportunities. They have already gone through many of the same experiences young people will go through, and can give them advice based on their own experiences.
7. Do old people in your country have opportunities to attend any forms of classes?
- Nowadays in my country, there are some colleges that are exclusively for old people to attend. They exist to help them get an education if they didn’t have the opportunity to do so before. They also offer many practical courses so that older people can enjoy learning some new skills and use them to benefit other people. There are also many communities where older peole can socialize and support each other. This allows them to make new friends who share similar interests and remain active and enjoy their old age. It’s great that places like these exist because without them, life might be very boring for some old people living alone.
Definition:
- Exclusively: dành riêng
- Support each other: ủng hộ lẫn nhau
- Practical courses: khóa học thực hành
- Remain active: duy trì sự năng động
- in terms of: về mặt
- traditonal customs: phong tục truyền
- cultural heritage: di sản văn hóa thống
- respect and admiration: sự kính trọng và ngưỡng mộ
- to get ignored: bị lãng quên
- to neglect sb: bỏ mặc ai
- to be split up: bị chia cách
- cut-off from: bị cô lập với
- diet and health: chế độ ăn và sức khỏe
- cholera: bệnh tả
- fatal: gây chết người
- infrastructure: cơ sở hạ tầng
- sanitary conditions: điều kiện vệ sinh
- elderly relatives: họ hàng lớn tuổi
- love and affection: tình yêu thương
- material needs: nhu cầu vật chất
- lonely experience: nỗi cô đơn
- vital: quan trọng
- highly respectful: rất kính trọng
- to hold sb in high reard: rất kính trọng
- deep-rooted: ăn sâu vào cội rễ
- wisdom: sự thông thái
- to raised children: nuôi dưỡng con cái
- dramatically: một cách đáng kể
- to repay: báo đáp
- to live in a community: sống trong một cộng đồng
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