97-Year-Old ‘Sees Future’ at Google

B2 – Upper Intermediate

97-year old Olive Horrell had her wish of a lifetime to see the future when she got to visit Google in California.

Read the article and watch the video below to know more about Ms. Horell and her wish.

http://www.voanews.com/a/olive-horrell-gets-wish-and-visits-google-sergey-brin/3023295.html

Discussion Questions:

  1. Who is Olive Horell and what was her wish? What do you think of her wish?
  2. If you were 90+ years old and a wish of yours would be granted by an organization like Make a Wish, what would your wish be and why?
  3. If you were to ‘see the future’, what would you like to see and why?
  4. What socio-civic activities is your company involved in?
  5. What are some of the programs that your city or region has for senior citizens?

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2 replies on “97-Year-Old ‘Sees Future’ at Google”

1. She is a 97-year-old woman from Montana who wanted to “see the future”. Her wish is fantastic. In my opinion, she is a curious person who still wants to learn new things at her age, so this is fabulous.
2. I do not know but I guess it would be something which had really changed during my life or a place where I had not had the chance to visit.
3. I would like to see how my children develop and have their own life, hopefully a “full” life.
4. I am not sure of all the initiatives but I think that there is a time of the year where employees can choose one association (e.g. health association) and make a donation.
5. I know there are some cultural activities they can conduct once they are retired, e.g. visiting buildings, studying at university, language lessons, etc. Additionally, there are travel programs more adapted to their needs.

Interesting thoughts, thank you for sharing them.

Here is how to revise this sentence:

I know there are some cultural activities they can conduct once they are retired, e.g. visiting buildings, studying at university, language lessons, etc.

I know there are some cultural activities they can enjoy/do once they are retired. Some examples are visiting buildings, studying at a university, taking language lessons, and others.

Keep doing this exercise to improve your skills further.

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