The secrets to a healthy old age

6 Minute English

BBC

Language Learning, Education

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2024

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

How can we stay healthy in old age? Beth and Phil discuss this and teach you some new vocabulary.

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0:00.0	6 Minute English from BBC LearningEnglish.com.
0:07.5	Hello, this is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. I'm Phil.
0:12.3	And I'm Beth.
0:13.6	Grey hairs, wrinkles and poor eyesight are common signs that our body is growing old.
0:20.7	Much as we'd like to, we can't avoid ageing,
0:23.9	so it's important to stay healthy as we get older.
0:27.5	In this program, we'll be hearing about some new research,
0:31.0	offering fresh advice on how to stay young at heart,
0:34.4	an idiom meaning to keep a youthful outlook on life, whatever your age.
0:39.1	And of course, we'll be learning some useful new vocabulary as well.
0:42.8	But Six Minute English isn't just about vocabulary. We improve your listening skills as well.
0:48.7	So why not turn on the audio subtitles or download the script to read along as you listen.
0:55.2	It could also help you answer my question.
0:57.9	The oldest recorded person ever to have lived was a woman who was born in 1875 and lived to the ripe old age of 122.
1:08.4	But which country was she from?
1:10.2	Was it A, Japan, B, France or C, Italy?
1:16.3	Oh, I am going to say Japan.
1:19.1	Okay, Beth, I'll reveal the correct answer later in the program.
1:23.9	Aging is partly caused by the body's cells starting to decay,
1:28.0	so you might think we're powerless to stop it.
1:31.3	But listen to this good news from Professor Sarah Harper,
1:35.5	director of the Oxford Institute of Population Aging.
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