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Talking about Age

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Talking about Age

Phrases to describe age

A baby, toddler, child, teenager, young adult, middle aged, pensioner

She’s just turned 20

To be under age (eg. underage drinking)

She’s in her early thirties (30 – 33), mid-thirties (34 – 36), late thirties (37 – 39)

She lived to a ripe old age

Tongue-in-cheek phrases to laugh about your or someone else’s age.

I’m not as young as I used to be

I wasn’t born yesterday

I’m not over the hill yet

I’m having a senior moment

As old as the hills

In your prime

He’s no spring chicken

Not getting any younger

You’re as young as you feel

Long in the tooth

Other phrases related to age

Young at heart

Act your age! / to feel your age

Getting on in years /getting on a bit

A difficult/awkward age – older teenagers, adolescence

Going through “the change” , menopausal women

to have a mid-life crisis , There’s still life in the old dog

To age well/badly/gracefully

Mental age

It’s put years on him

Act your age not your shoe size!

Discussion

Do we get wiser as we get older?

Do you enjoy being around older or younger people?

Is there discrimination against age?

What are the advantages of aging? Are there any?

What advice would you give to your 18-year-old self?