쉐도잉 연습: English Listening Practice - Old Age - 영상으로 영어 말하기 배우기

Welcome to the Listening Time Podcast.

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Alright, let's get started.

Are your ears ready?

You know what time it is, it's listening time.

Okay, let's talk about old age.

So first of all, let's talk about how old age is viewed in the U .S.

I think there are a lot of mixed opinions when it comes to this.

The phrase mixed opinions refers to opinions that might be contradictory. are mixed opinions.

So, There are some positive feelings when it comes to old age,

and I think one of the main positive things is that we tend to associate old age with retirement,

with being retired and not working anymore.

And in the U .S., retirement is seen positively.

It's interesting because I want was talking with my wife about this recently

and we were comparing the attitudes regarding retirement in the US and in Mexico.

And it's interesting because in Mexico and probably in most countries around the world,

isn't necessarily seen as some amazing thing, right?

People don't have this idea that they're going to have a fantastic life once they're retired,

and they're going to do tons of fun activities and travel around the world and all that kind of stuff.

However, oftentimes Americans retirement.

We romanticize it a little bit.

We tend to think that this will be a great time in our lives,

and people often prepare very hard for many years for retirement,

and once they're their life to the max.

So many retired people like to travel to many places and take up new hobbies and find fun things to do.

By the way, in English, we can use the phrasal verb "take up" when referring to starting a hobby.

took up tennis That just means that I started this hobby.

So, older people, when they're retired,

they often take up new hobbies and try to do a lot of fun activities.

So, in that sense, this part of old age can definitely be seen positively in the U .S.

However, there are also some negative feelings when it comes to old age.

In the US, just like everywhere else in the world, older people tend to have more health problems.

So there are often aches and pains that people have to deal with.

In English, the word ache refers to a pain that you have.

For example, if I say I have a headache, I'm saying that I have pain in my head.

When you get older, you tend to have more aches and pains,

your body doesn't feel the same as it felt when you were younger,

and you might have some more serious health conditions.

You might have health conditions that don't allow you to have this really active lifestyle.

like when we're older, and so that can cause maybe some fear when it comes to getting older.

So, as you can see, there are some mixed opinions, mixed feelings, because on the one hand,

When you get older and you retire, in the US you can often have a lot of fun.

But on the other hand, your body might not be in the best shape to have all of this fun.

So it's not completely positive or completely negative.

positives and negatives of course

and I think my advice to myself would be to try to do well now in order to reap the benefits later.

In English when we say that you reap benefits we're saying

that you receive benefits the benefits of something that you do now.

And you reap those benefits, you receive them at a later time, usually.

This can be applied to your body.

If you take care of your body when you're younger, then hopefully you'll have a better body in the future.

And if you take care of your mind when you're younger, hopefully you'll be in good mental health in the future.

And if you focus on your relationships, when you're younger.

Hopefully, you'll have good relationships in the future when you're older,

and you'll have a good circle of people around you

that are willing to help you in case you need help and who you can connect with at that age.

So hopefully, I'm able to do those things.

older people in the US.

In the US, older people tend to try to be as independent as possible for as long as possible.

This is just part of our culture.

We are more independent than other cultures,

and people really value being able to take care of themselves.

Most people don't really want other people to take care of them, right?

People here want to take care of themselves, feel independent, feel in control of their own life.

That's one of the cultural elements here.

So that also tends to apply to a lot of older people.

They want to hold on to their independence as long as possible.

So it's quite common for people here to continue living on their own,

even when they're a little bit older, right?

If people are 80 years old.

but they're in great health and they don't need any help with their daily lives,

it's possible that they might live alone, even if they're 80 years old.

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Of course, the older you get, the more likely it is that you'll need some help, right?

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and might be able to do everything for themselves.

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So, if they can, they tend to do that.

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However, sometimes they decide to go to a retirement community.

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These are communities or residential buildings that are designed for seniors.

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By the way, we can use the word "senior" to talk about an older person.

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So these communities are intended for seniors who can still take care of themselves,

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mostly, but they might have very easy access to help or care if they need it in these communities.

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So, they live among other older people there

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and they probably have a lot of activities and social events

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and things like that and they have easy access to help if they need it,

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but they can live independently for the most part.

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So we have those retirement communities and a lot of people

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like those types of communities when they're older because it really provides a lot of socializing and things like that.

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And if people need a little bit more assistance,

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if they need their daily life,

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maybe their health, then they might live in an assisted living facility.

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This is a place where people who aren't completely independent might live and they receive some help.

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They receive more help than in a retirement community, for example.

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So they'll probably have with their tasks, health issues, things like that,

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but they can still be somewhat independent and try to do a lot of things on their own in this place.

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But if the person really can't take care of themselves

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and they really need someone else to take care of them and help them out,

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then they often go to live in a nursing home.

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you all the help that you need, someone is always there to provide you with whatever assistance is necessary.

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That is kind of a long -term care facility.

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we might call it.

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So you receive everything that you need in order to

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live your daily life and you have all the help that you might want.

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So that's for people that really can't take care of themselves anymore.

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So those are some different living situations that people might have once they reach an older age.

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So how about living with your kids or your grandkids when you're older?

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Well, this isn't that common in the U .S.

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It happens.

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Some people do this.

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But it's definitely not as common as it is in many other countries around the world.

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For example, in Mexico, this is really common.

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especially if one of the grandparents has passed away.

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For example, if the grandfather is no longer alive,

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it's very common for the grandmother to live with her children and her grandchildren.

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I had some friends who had this living situation, their grandparents lived with them,

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but practically all of these friends that had this were children of immigrants.

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So their parents and their grandparents were from other countries, and in their countries this was normal.

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So I can't really remember having friends who weren't the children of immigrants who had this type of living situation.

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So that should show you that it's not that common here.

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Again, People do this?

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and some people, they like this, but I would say that it's not the norm here.

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By the way, in English, we can say that something is the norm when we want to say

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that it's normal or it's the normal thing to do.

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So that's not the norm here.

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However, me personally, I tend to like the idea of having

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live with you when they get too old to take care of themselves.

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That's something that I have always offered to my parents.

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If they need to live with us, then I think that they should.

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I think that if it's possible,

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that would be a nice thing to be able to do for my parents since they took care of my childhood.

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So I like that idea, but I would say that many other people might not like that idea.

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And so that really just depends on your own personality, your own preferences.

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Not everyone would agree with that, but that's kind of my opinion.

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And lastly, let's talk about some activities So in the U .S.,

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older people are encouraged to take care of their health,

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and older people tend to be conscious that they need to exercise and keep their body in shape.

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And so it's really common to see older people walking early in the morning or at different times during the day.

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I tend to walk pretty early in the morning.

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I like walking and I see almost exclusively older people.

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I don't really see a lot of younger people walking around the neighborhood at this time.

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And that's because younger people tend to have to work or go to school or whatever.

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But you get my point.

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I see a lot of older people walking around the neighborhood pretty early in the morning,

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and they do this in groups sometimes, or they might do it with their spouse,

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but that's very common, and it's common for them to try to engage in light exercise.

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programs.

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It just depends on their preference.

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And there are some sports that older people really like in the U .S.

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I would say the most popular sport for seniors in the U .S is golf.

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I love golf.

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I haven't played in years, but I still love this sport.

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And I hope to take it up again in the future.

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you notice that there are a lot of older people playing on the course.

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So this sport is not very hard on your body,

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so I think that's why it's a great type of sport for older people.

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And I sometimes see older people playing tennis, too.

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Tennis is definitely harder on your body than golf.

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You definitely have to move more

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But I think that a lot of older people can also play tennis and enjoy this sport.

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And I'm sure there are plenty of other sports that would be good options for seniors as well.

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And some older people like to garden.

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They might try to take really good care of their garden or their front yard or their backyard.

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And that can be a good activity for people.

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And it can be something that is even a little bit therapeutic for people.

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So that can be a great activity for older people.

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And of course, if they can, older people tend to like to travel.

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As I mentioned, people, once they retire,

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sometimes want to travel as much as possible with all of their free time.

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So that's another great activity.

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And of course, one other very spending time with grandchildren.

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That's obviously something that a lot of grandparents really like to do.

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All right, why don't we stop there for today?

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I hope this episode was interesting for you.

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Remember that you have the transcript available if you need it, and if you want to practice with the difficult sounds of English

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and you need help understanding native speakers when they speak fast, make sure to become a Listening Time member so

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that you can access my listening practice seminars and start to understand those concepts,

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those patterns, a little bit better.

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So you can click on the link in the description to access those.

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That's patreon .com slash listening time.

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And of course, if you're a Spanish or a Portuguese speaker, reading fiction in English.

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Alright, thank you for listening to this episode, and I'll talk to you on the next episode of Listening Time.

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이번 "Listening Time Podcast" 에피소드에서는 노인기에 대한 다양한 시각을 다룹니다. 진행자인 코너는 최근 여행을 다녀온 경험과 한국과 미국의 은퇴에 대한 인식을 비교하며, 노인기의 특징적인 긍정적인 측면에 대해 언급합니다. 그는 미국에서 은퇴가 긍정적으로 바라보이는 경향이 있음을 말하며, 이러한 사고방식이 어떻게 형성되었는지를 탐구합니다. 또한, 노인에 대한 다양한 의견이 있음을 인지하고 이를 기반으로 한 대화를 확장합니다.

일상 대화를 위한 5가지 주요 표현

mixed opinions - 상반된 의견
get the chance - 기회를 얻다
look forward to - 기대하다
viewed positively - 긍정적으로 바라보다
romanticize - 미화하다

단계별 섀도우잉 가이드

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비디오를 처음 시청하세요: 내용을 전체적으로 이해하는 것이 중요합니다. 주제와 주요 아이디어를 파악하세요.
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반복 및 수정: 몇 번의 반복 후, 어려운 부분에 대해 다시 집중하여 연습하세요. 이는 IELTS 스피킹에서도 유용하게 사용할 수 있는 기술입니다.
친구와 함께 연습하세요: 같이 공부하는 친구가 있다면 쌍방향으로 질문하고 대답하며 대화를 나누는 것도 큰 도움이 됩니다.

이 과정을 통해 비디오에서 다룬 내용뿐 아니라 효과적인 의사소통 능력을 키울 수 있습니다. 섀도우 스피치(shadow speech)를 지속적으로 연습하여 영어 실력을 향상시켜 보세요.

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화자가 가장 많이 쓰는 문형을 영상 속 실제 표현과 함께 정리했습니다.

문형	영상 속 표현
수동태 be + 과거분사 — 누가 하는지보다 무슨 일이 일어나는지에 초점	is viewed · are mixed · being retired
관계절 who / which + 절 — 사람이나 사물에 대한 추가 정보	people who are · people who aren · friends who had
현재완료 have/has + 과거분사 — 과거의 일이 지금도 관련이 있을 때	has passed · have always offered · haven't played
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쉐도잉이란? 영어 실력을 빠르게 키우는 과학적 방법

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