Hello, everybody, welcome to this new lesson. And this lesson we are going to speak about 10 expressions about age. There are many expressions and phrases that you don't know about age, but we are going to learn them. And I'm going to explain them for you. Let's start. She's in her early 20s.
She's, or she's in her early 20s it means that she's 2023 years old. She's at the beginning of her 20s. So we say like this, she's in her early 20s. Got it. Number two is he's in his late 30s. I think you can understand now what does it mean?
He's He's in his late 30s Which means he's about 3738 or 39 years old. So when we speak about our late 30s, it means that he's actually at the end of this age at the end of this number, maybe 3738 or 39. But when we say early, we speak at the beginning of that number. Number three, she just turned six. She just turned six, which means she just became six years old. Okay, maybe today, it is his birthday or her birthday, and now she's six years old, she just turned six.
Number four, this is a very nice EDM act, your age. Act, your age. When do we use this idiom or phrase? Do you have any idea? Have you heard this? actually use this when an adult is being immature acting like a child?
Yes. When there's a person, especially an adult person who's acting like children, and he's childish, we tell him, come on. Act your age, don't be a child. Sometimes I'll use it to my classes. Like for example, there was a high school person, boy in my class, and he's acting like children. Okay, so I told him, act your age.
Number five is I'm not as young as I used to be. I'm not as young as I used to be. So, so many years ago, I was very young and now I'm not young. I don't have the energy. I'm a little bit old. So obviously I'm not as young as I used to be.
I'm not over the hill yet a very nice phrase. And many students have no idea about the meaning of this phrase. I'm not over the hill yet. I'm not over the hill yet. Which means over the hill here means it's an expression to say old it's used in some American movies. I'm not over the hill yet.
Seven he's not spring chicken. spring chicken. I think you can understand the meaning of spring chicken. What's the meaning of spring chicken? spring chicken is a very young thing, right? So I'm not sorry he's not spring chicken means he's not he on.
He's old. Number 80s. she's a she's wise beyond her. Actually, here she's young baby. Beyond hair year. Do you know the meaning of this one?
If somebody is wise beyond hair or hazier, it means that she is young, but she has the wisdom of an older person. Yeah, we have some people all around us they are very young, but they may be act or behave like adults, so they are wise beyond their year. Nine I'm having senior moments senior. Do you know the meaning of senior. I'm having a senior moment senior which is the oldest year may be the toughest grade any university senior. I'm having a senior I'm having senior moments.
It means I'm being forgetful. I'm being forgetful. So if somebody says I'm having senior moments, it means that I'm being forgetful. I'm having senior moments. Don't forget this phrase. And the last one is he lived to a ripe old age.
Hill lived to a ripe old age. Right? Do you know the meaning of fry? When we think about fruits? And after a long time when it's time to eat them, so they are ripe? Yes.
So, if somebody says that he is, he has lived to a ripe old age, it means he is very old and a very old age. Okay. That's great. We learned many great sentences to speak about age. If you think you have problems understanding them, come back or review them. Okay, let's use some of these idioms some of these expressions in real situations.
My A boy is wise beyond his age. He just turned four will hold perfect. He's wise beyond his age is young but he's acting like an adult. Yes, that's perfect. There's a conversation here between wife and husband the wife says I'm having senior moments, which means I've been forgetful and that's really bad. And the husband says, actually, he's not spraying chicken, but you still look really beautiful.
Yes. Is not spring chicken spring chicken means that a person who is very, very young, so not spring chicken means a person who is old. Okay, great. Now it's time to use these actually sentences and phrases in your speech. In the next part, we are going to improve pronunciation And check the understanding