مکالمه ی فعالانه قسمت د

ACTIVE SPEAKING / PART D

AGE IS JUST A NUMBER

Emile delivered a moving speech to the court.

Did Emile deliver a boring speech to the court? No, Emile didn’t deliver a boring speech to the court. Emile delivered a moving speech to the court.

He said modern society had liberated itself from the shackles of old schools of thought.

What did he say modern society had liberated itself from? He said modern society had liberated itself from the shackles of old schools of thought.

He believes we are all free to become whatever we want to be even if that’s someone 20 years younger.

What does he believe we are all free to become? He believes we are all free to become whatever we want to be. Is that true even if that’s someone 20 years younger? Yes, that’s true even if that’s someone 20 years younger.

Emile compared his struggle to the transgender movement.

What movement did Emile compare his struggle to? Emile compared his struggle to the transgender movement.

The court begged to differ.

Did the court agree? No, the court didn’t agree. The court begged to differ.

They ruled there was no evidence of discrimination unlike transgender people whose medical needs are officially recognized.

Did they rule that there was evidence of discrimination? No, they didn’t rule that there was evidence of discrimination. They ruled that there was no evidence of discrimination.

They claimed Emile did not have a valid argument.

Did Emile have a valid argument? No, Emile didn’t have a valid argument.

The court said Emile is free to act any age he feels.

Is Emile free to act any age he feels? Yes, Emile is free to act any age he feels.

Yet changing his birth date would cause 20 years of records to go up in smoke.

What would changing his birth date cause? Changing his birth date would cause 20 years of records to go up in smoke.

They said this would have severe legal and societal implications.

What kind of implications would this have? This would have severe legal and societal implications.

Emile will appeal the court’s ruling.

Does Emile agree with the court’s ruling? No, Emile doesn’t agree with the court’s ruling. Emile will appeal the court’s ruling.

He argued, “What is time? Time is a figure. I say it’s not fixed.” Did he argue, “What is time? Time is a figure. I say it’s not fixed.” Yes, he argued “What is time? Time is a figure. I say it’s not fixed.” Philosophers have long called into question the very concept of time.

What have philosophers long called into question? Philosophers have long called into question the very concept of time.

Scientists are now doing the same in regard to a person’s age. They no longer believe it is set in stone.

Who are now doing the same in regard to a person’s age? Scientists are now doing the same in regard to a person’s age. Do they still believe age is set in stone? No, they don’t still believe age is set in stone.

They claim everyone has two ages: their chronological age and their biological age.

What do they claim everyone has? They claim everyone has two ages: their chronological age and their biological age.

Harvard Medical School’s professor David Sinclair said, “Chronological age isn’t how old we really are. It’s a superficial number.”

Is chronological age how old we really are? No, chronological age isn’t how old we really are. Is it an important number? No, it isn’t an important number. It’s a superficial number.

“We all age biologically at different rates. It depends on our genes, what we eat, how much we exercise and what environmental toxins we are exposed to.” Do we all age biologically at the same rate or at different rates? We all age biologically at different rates. Does it depend on our genes, what we eat, how much we exercise and what environmental toxins we are exposed to?

Yes, it depends on our genes, what we eat, how much we exercise and what environmental toxins we are exposed to.

“Biological age is what determines our health and our lifespan. Chronological age is the number of candles we should be blowing out.”

What does biological age determine? Biological age determines our health and our lifespan. Is chronological age the number of candles we should be blowing out? Yes, chronological age is the number of candles we should be blowing out.

Perhaps Emile might have a case after all.

Who might have a case after all? Emile might have a case after all.

As George Burns once said, “You can’t help getting older, but you don’t have to get old.”

What did George Burns once say? George Burns once said, “You can’t help getting older, but you don’t have to get old.”