8th form Module 3 Text p48-49

• 1.       How did you turn yourself into an 80-year-old lady?
• 2.       What did you do to start your experiment?
• 3.       How did the woman react?
• 4.       How did sales assistants at the make-up counter and at a music shop treat you?
• 5.       How did you feel?
• 6.       Did anybody want to chat to you?
• 7.       What do you think of all that?

• 1.       What did you do to start your experiment?
• 2.       Why couldn’t you sleep?
• 3.       Did you finally doze off and how did you wake up?
• 4.       How did people react as you walked?
• 5.       Where did you manage to use the toilet?
• 6.       Why didn’t you like your reflection?
• 7.       What did you find out at a soup kitchen?
• 8.    What has this experience taught you?

Module 3 The Elderly and the Homeless

Before you abuse, criticise and accuse, walk a mile in someone else`s shoes.

The city can be an unfriendly place for the elderly or the homeless – people who are often marginalised by the rest of society.

The elderly sometimes feel incredibly embarrassed and lonely as if nothing about them is important except that they are old. They feel invisible and unwanted by society because people don`t want to talk to chatty senior citizens. Moreover, at the shops the assistants can be unfriendly and want to get rid of them.

People also avoid looking at the homeless as they look terrible. Their eyes are red and puffy, their skin is pale and their hair is frizzy. In addition to this, they wear scruffy clothes. People are often rude to them. They are angrily told they have to leave if they walk into a café to use the toilet.

People can become homeless because of family break-ups or terrible debts. Some people can`t get off the streets because they have no official identity. The homeless need our help, not our judgment. We could donate money to a homeless charity or volunteer at a soup kitchen. We can also bring in things we no longer need or make some nice food and sell these things to people in the community. In this way we could raise money to help get homeless people off the streets.

We should also remember that over the next 50 years, the number of elderly people in society will triple. We should treat them with respect because one day we will be old, too. I’m sure we can help those in need to have decent lives.

Module 3 The Elderly and the Homeless

Before you ………….., walk a …………………shoes. The city can ……………………….homeless – people who …………………….. society.

The elderly sometimes feel ……………………………as if nothing ………………….except………….. They feel ………………by society because people don`t want……………………….. Moreover, at the shops …………………………..them.

People also avoid …………………………… terrible. Their eyes…………….., their skin ………and their hair…………. In addition to this, they wear…………... People……………….. They …………...told they have ……………..if they…………………………...

People can ……………….because of……………………. Some people can`t ………………….because they have……………. The homeless need……………, not…………………. We could …………………or ……………..kitchen. We can also ……………….or ……………..food and sell……………. In this way we ……………….to help ………………streets.

We should ………………….50 years, the number………………. We should …………………..because one day……………….., too. I’m sure we can………………………….