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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 526: Talking About Age.

This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 526. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.

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This episode is called “Talking About Age.” It’s dialogue between Gabby and Cherif. It’s going to be using a lot of vocabulary that we use to describe how old someone is. Let’s get started.

Gabby: Another birthday! I’m going to stop celebrating. What’s there to celebrate – getting old and decrepit?

Cherif: Are you kidding me? We’re in the prime of our lives. Who’s decrepit? I’m not.

Gabby: If I’m in my prime, then why do I feel so middle age?

Cherif: It’s a matter of perspective. It’s true that we’re not spring chickens anymore, but who wants all of the angst of youth? Not me.