WHEN I’M SIXTY-FOUR When I get older losing my ………………… Many years from now, Will you still be sending me a valentine, …………………greetings bottle of wine? If I'd been out till quarter to …………………, Would you lock the …………………? Will you still need me, will you still feed me, When I'm sixty-four? oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oooo You'll be older too, (ah ah ah ah ah) And if you say the word, I could stay with ………………… I could be handy mending a fuse when your …………………have gone You can knit a …………………by the fireside ………………… mornings go for a ride Doing the …………………, digging the weeds, Who could ask for more? Will you still …………………me, will you still feed me, When I'm sixty-four? Every ………………… we can rent a cottage In the Isle of Wight, if it's not too dear We shall scrimp and ………………… ………………… on your knee Vera, Chuck, and Dave Send me a …………………, drop me a line, Stating …………………of view Indicate precisely what you mean to say Yours …………………, Wasting Away Give me your …………………, fill in a form Mine for evermore Will you still need me, will you still feed me, When I'm …………………? GRANDCHILDREN POINT BIRTHDAY HAIR DOOR GARDEN SINCERELY Y OU SUMMER LIGHTS SUNDAY ANSWER THREE SIXTY -FOUR SWEATER NEED POSTCARD SAVE With a partner, or in a group of three, discuss these questions • • Should men and women retire at the same age? Why?/Why not? In your opinion, what is the best to retire? • Why you think some people want to go on working until 70, or even older? • Do you think 55 is too young to retire? Why?/Why not? • When you want to retire? Imagine you are your grandmother or grandfather Below are questions to ask each other (answering as one of your grandparents.) Write four more questions in the empty spaces When you have written your questions, take it in turns to imagine you are one of your grandparents, and ask each other the questions How old are you? Did you have a full-time job when you were younger? What you like about being older? What are some of the things you don't like? Do you think life was better when you were in your twenties? Do you have any regrets? 10