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2. What do the authors mean when they speak about the perception myth?

3. Is the study useful?

4. Who can use it?

Chapter 18 physical development in late adulthood

This chapter raises intriguing questions about why we age and what can be done to slow down this process.

But before reading try to do the following:

a) answer and discuss the following questions:

1. Define and distinguish between life span and life expectancy, and indicate Russian's current life expectancy.

2. What could you recommend to prevent or decrease the severity of health problems during late adulthood?

3. What do you think of nursing homes? provide What levels of care for older adults do they provide? Do all of them provide good care?

b) explain the term “life expectancy (expectation of life)” [laıf ık'spekt(ə)n(t)sı] (средняя продолжительность жизни) in English.

c) find synonyms and antonyms to:

elderly, further, alleviate.

d) guess the meaning of the following words and word combinations without using the dictionary:

Sensory functions, chronic, X chromosome, effectively, microbiological, macrobiological, physiological systems, genes, neuroendocrine system, neurons, sensitivity, dendritic, neuronal, optimistic, functioning, diaphragm, arthritis, osteoporosis, calcium diet, estrogen, hormone, visual, myths, indicator.

e) do the following phonetic exercises:

Ex.1. Transcribe and pronounce the words given below.

Counterpart, longevity, advance, accident, tissue.

Ex.2. Read the following clusters with assimilation.

Different than; on the; and leads; replacement therapy.

Ex.3. Pronounce the words from the text containing a sound [w] correctly.

Women, when, work, well, with, sweet, would, walk, world, weight.

Ex.4. Pronounce the words from the text containing a sound [r].

Increase, brain, heredity, differences, probably, environments, related, different, growth, predictable, replaced, spread, portrayals, decreases, drop, improve, diaphragm, frequent, produces, broken, reason, prevented, replacement, remains, areas, proper, nutrition.

Ex.5. Pronounce the words from the text containing a nasal sound [ŋ].

Differing, young, aging, functional, during, hearing, showing, increasing, lung functioning, strengthening, leading, causing, among.

Ex.6. Pronounce the words from the text containing a voiced sound [ð].

The, that, than, their, although, others, another, there.

Ex.7. Pronounce the words from the text containing a voiceless sound [Ө].

Health, three, theories, myths, growth, throughout, arthritis, death, therapy, seventh.

Ex.8. Pronounce the words from the text containing a sound [v].

Longevity, environments, developmentalists, have, subdivided, however, every, effectively, divided, via, visual, over, sensitivity, improve, activity, cerebrovascular, cardiovascular, prevented, seventh, advances, negative, individuals, live, very, alleviate.

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