Unit 7 Timelines    Lesson 1 A timeline

Talk about people’s lives

Times of life

1. Work in pairs. Say the dates. Use the table to help you.

06/15/2002

June fifteenth, two thousand two

1. 08/21/1845
2. 04/15/1912
3. 12/31/1999
4. 01/01/2000
5. 12/12/2013

Write                     Say

1902                     Nineteen oh two

1975                     nineteen seventy-five

2000                     Two thousand

2009                     Two thousand nine

2010                     Twenty ten

2. Look at the timeline of Grandpa’s life. Complete the timeline with the words given.

Hannah:      We are all today for Grandpa’s birthday, and I’d like to show you a 

                     timeline of Grandpa’s life – from when he was born to today. So, in   

                     the first picture, that’s Grandpa as a baby. He’s about a month old.

                     The next picture is Grandpa Jack as a child. He’s about 9 or 10.

Grandpa:     Ten. That’s a school picture.

Hannah:      Ok. Now Grandpa’s starting to grow up… he’s 16 in this third picture

                     – a teenager, like me. But look at those fancy clothes. We don’t have

                    many pictures of Grandpa as an adult. In this one he’s 22 – it’s his and

                    Grandma’s wedding day. Then in the fifth picture, he’s already 

                     middle-aged. He’s 47 here.

Grandpa:     Oh, there’s my favorite horse, Diamond. He was 25 years old when he

                     died. Great horse.

Hannah:      And the last picture-well, this is Grandpa on vacation as a senior-he’s

                     67 here.

Grandpa:     And getting little old.

Hannah:      And now today he’s 70 years old.

Grandpa:     Thank you. Hannah. Well, I’m 70 but I still feel young inside.

3. Write the time of life for the descriptions.

child            senior          baby           teenager         adult        middle-aged

Description                                                                Time of life

1. is in the first twelve years of life           ______________
2. is old and doesn’t work ______________                     
3. was born a few weeks of month ago ______________
4. is growing up and is nearly an adult ______________
5. isn’t a child of teenager now           ______________
6. isn’t old but getting old ______________
7. Write and speak Complete the form for a friend or somebody in your family.

          Fill in the Friends and Family Form

Name:                            _________________________________________

Was born (place/year)     _________________________________________

Age:                               _________________________________________

Time of life                     _________________________________________

Three interesting facts:   _________________________________________

5. Work in pairs: Tell your partner about the person that you would like to share the

                               timeline.

Example:

I want to tell you about    _________________________________

He / She was born in       _________________________________

He’s / She’s                    _________________________________