Businesses Serving Elderly

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Businesses Serving Elderly Could Create Millions of Jobs
(NBC Evening News, 2013)
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We have an eye-opening number on unemployment tonight. Of the three and a half million people in this
country out of work for a year or more, almost half of them are over forty-five years of age – it’s a big problem
on that road to retirement. A lot of folks over forty-five are being forced to invent new careers. Some have
turned to helping seniors for a living. Our report tonight from NBC’s Chris Jensing.
Let’s take a step in with that left foot ..
At fifty-nine Rosanne Brown is rolling, bending and stretching her way to a second career. .. and seven ..
teaching seventeen fitness classes a week specifically for seniors.
They wanna be in shape and I think it’s a social event for them.
Here we go!
All around the country the number of gyms offering these specialized classes is growing.
It’s for well-being, yeah.
And also to keep young and sexy!
Call it the graying of the job market; businesses for seniors run by seniors – or those almost there.
We’ve people in their eighties and nineties that need people in their fifties and sixties and seventies to do some
of these jobs, to handle some of the services that are part of the dealing with the aging population.
They’re patient advocates, who help navigate the health care maze, home-modification pros making bathrooms
and kitchens senior-friendly, and errand-runners, who will pick up your dry-cleaning or take you to the doctor.
Now if you’re wondering who’s going to support all these new businesses, consider this: Pew Research finds
that ten thousand baby boomers turn sixty-five every single day.
Experts say the needs of an aging population will create literally millions of new jobs.
Let’s sort of refine ... for people like Laurie Laughin, a retirement coach helping seniors adjust to life after a
career. And Barb Homquist, a move manager, who helps people like the Granseths (to) downsize.
Many of them have moved several times and have done all the arrangements themselves in the past. Now they
know they just can’t do that.
Right knee bend left …
Back in New York Rosanne’s clients say she’ll have a job as long as she wants it.
Will you keep working out?
Absolutely! Yes, Yes! Definitely! I’m going for ninety!
Turning age and experience into opportunity.
Chris Jensing, NBC News, New York.
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Vocabulary
00. the elderly
01. an eye-opening number
02. unemployment
03. out of work
04. on that road to retirement
05. over forty-five
06. a lof of folks
07. some have turned
08. for a living
09. let’s take a step in
10. is bending
11. they wanna be in shape = they want to
12. here we go!
13. all around the country
14. well-being
15. to keep young
16. the graying of the job market
17. run by seniors
18. to handle
19. the dealing with
20. patient advocates
21. the health care maze
22. senior-friendly
23. errand-runners
24. pick up your dry-cleaning
25. take you to the doctor
26. turn sixty-five every single day
27. let’s sort of refine
28. a move manager
29. to downsize
30. right knee bend left
31. back in New York
32. keep working out
33. definitely
34. I’m going for ninety!
35. turning age … into opportunity
les personnes agées, les seniors
un chiffre surprenant
le chômage
au chômage, sans emploi
sur le chemin de la retraite
de plus de 45 ans
beaucoup de gens
quelques uns se sont tournés vers
pour gagner leur vie
ramenons notre pied (gauche)
se courbe
ils veulent rester en forme
on y va!
à travers le pays
bien-être
pour rester jeune
le grisonnement (vieillissement)
gérés par des seniors
s’occuper de
travailler avec
défenseurs des personnes malades
labyrinthe (parcours de combattant) du système de santé
convivial pour les seniors
des personnes pour aller faire diverses courses
aller chercher vos affaires au pressing
vous emmener chez le médecin
fêtent leurs 65 ans tous les jours
pécisons en quelque sorte
une personne qui s’occupe de déménagement
(ici) acquérir un logement plus petit
genou droit, pliez le gauche
de retour à New York
continuer à faire du sport
absolument
je vise les 90 ans!
transformer l’âge/la vieillesse en perspective d’avenir
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Businesses Serving Elderly Could Create Millions of Jobs
Exercise: fill in the blanks with the correct words
We have an _e___________________ number on _u___________________ tonight. Of the three and a half
surprenant
chômage
million people in this country _o______of w_________ for a year or more, almost half of them are over fortysans emploi
five years of age – it’s a big problem on that road to retirement. A lot of folks ______________ forty-five are
de plus de
being forced to invent new careers. Some have turned to helping seniors _f____a_l___________________.
pour gagner leur vie
Our report tonight from NBC’s Chris Jensing.
Let’s take a step in with that left foot …
At fifty-nine Rosanne Brown is rolling, _b_________________ and stretching her way to a second career. ..
se courbe
and seven .. teaching seventeen fitness classes a week specifically for seniors.
________________________________________________________ and I think it’s a social event for them.
Ils veulent rester en forme
Here we go!
__________________________ the country the number of gyms offering these specialized classes is growing.
A travers
It’s for _w__________________, yeah.
bien-être
And also _________________________________ and sexy!
pour rester jeune
Call it the _g____________________ of the job market; businesses for seniors _r_____________ by seniors –
grisonnement / vieillissement
gérés
or those almost there.
We’ve people in their eighties and nineties that need people in their fifties and sixties and seventies to do some
of these jobs, to _h______________________ some of the services that are part of the dealing with the aging
de s’occuper de
population.
They’re patient _a__________________, who help navigate the _h_________c_________m____________,
défenseurs
le labyrinthe du système de santé
home-modification pros making bathrooms and kitchens _____________________________, and
convivial pour les seniors
errand-runners, who will _p______u_____your_d_________________________ or __________________ to
aller chercher vos affaires au pressing
vous emmener
the doctor.
Now if you’re wondering who’s going to support all these new businesses, consider this: Pew Research finds
that ten thousand baby boomers ________________ sixty-five __________________________.
fêtent
chaque jour
Experts say the needs of an aging population will create literally millions of new jobs.
Let’s sort of refine ... for people like Laurie Laughin, a retirement coach helping seniors adjust to life after a
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career. And Barb Homquist, a ____________________ manager, who helps people like the Granseths (to)
du déménagement
downsize.
Many of them have moved several times and have done all the arrangements themselves in the past. Now they
know they just can’t do that.
Right __k_______________ bend left …
genou
_B______________________ New York Rosanne’s clients say she’ll have a job as long as she wants it.
De retour à
Will you keep _______________________________?
à faire du sport
Absolutely! Yes, Yes! Definitely! I _____________________________________!
je vise les 90 ans
__________________ age and experience ________________ opportunity.
Transformer
Chris Jensing, NBC News, New York.
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