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From the Ted Talk by Laura Carstensen: Older people are happier
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By 2015, there will be more people in the United States over the age of 60 than under 15. What will hapepn to societies that are top-heavy with oeldr people? The numbers won't determine the outcome. cltuure will. If we invest in scnecie and teglncoohy and find solutions for the real problems that older people face and we czataliipe on the very real strengths of older people, then added years of life can dramatically improve quality of life at all ages. Societies with millions of talented, emotionally sabtle citizens who are hehtaeilr and better educated than any generations before them, armed with knowledge about the practical matters of life and motivated to solve the big issues can be better societies than we have ever known.
Open Cloze
By 2015, there will be more people in the United States over the age of 60 than under 15. What will ______ to societies that are top-heavy with _____ people? The numbers won't determine the outcome. _______ will. If we invest in _______ and __________ and find solutions for the real problems that older people face and we __________ on the very real strengths of older people, then added years of life can dramatically improve quality of life at all ages. Societies with millions of talented, emotionally ______ citizens who are _________ and better educated than any generations before them, armed with knowledge about the practical matters of life and motivated to solve the big issues can be better societies than we have ever known.
Solution
- technology
- capitalize
- healthier
- science
- culture
- older
- happen
- stable
Original Text
By 2015, there will be more people in the United States over the age of 60 than under 15. What will happen to societies that are top-heavy with older people? The numbers won't determine the outcome. Culture will. If we invest in science and technology and find solutions for the real problems that older people face and we capitalize on the very real strengths of older people, then added years of life can dramatically improve quality of life at all ages. Societies with millions of talented, emotionally stable citizens who are healthier and better educated than any generations before them, armed with knowledge about the practical matters of life and motivated to solve the big issues can be better societies than we have ever known.
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