Retirement
A B2 discussion-writing worksheet with eight prompts about retirement. Students develop opinions with reasons, examples or personal experience, then compare their work with page 2 model responses.
What’s in the worksheet?
- 8 discussion-writing prompts about retirement
- Reasons, examples and personal experience
- Developed B2 model responses on page 2
Write eight developed B2 answers about retirement plans, pensions, changing routines and an ageing population. Personal preferences lead into wider social questions.
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A simple way to teach it
Before the lesson
Clarify retire, pension and ageing population. Learners may imagine a future retiree; do not ask them to disclose savings, income or financial arrangements.
- Develop a preferred retirement age and activity plan, giving reasons and conditions.
- Write about pension adequacy and the possible pressures of an ageing population, distinguishing individual needs from general claims.
- Compare with page 2's models and revise one answer to acknowledge uncertainty or variation between places.
Support and extension
Offer If I could... I would... for hypothetical plans. Extend by considering a non-financial challenge such as routine or social contact. This is discussion writing, not financial planning; the sample answers are not pension eligibility rules or investment recommendations.
Suggested approach. Adjust the pace and number of questions to suit your class.
