B1 – Intermediate
Some men would say that becoming a father is the best thing that ever happened to them. They claim that the best thing about it is the fulfillment you get in raising someone and seeing them grow up to be great people. But is there a perfect age to become a dad?
Click the link below to read the transcript and listen to the audio about being a father when you are older.
https://www.newsinlevels.com/products/fathers-are-too-old-level-2/
Discussion Questions:
- Why do men delay having children?
- What is your opinion on sperm freezing? Is it popularly done by men in your country?
- Do you agree or disagree that earlier fatherhood should be promoted among young men?
- What are the good and bad things about having children when you are older?
- Do you think men in your country are having children when they are younger or older? Why do you think this is the case?
- Talk about your father or being a father yourself.
2 replies on “Fathers Are Too Old”
There can be several reasons which make men delay having children. Firstly, they look for certain stability into his life in terms of finantial and profesional matters. Another point could be that they prefer to spend their leisure time among friends or visit new countries… different things which they will find it difficult with a child to take care of.
I think that to freeze sperm when you are young does not ensure you that your son/daughter healthy. The health disorders are into the genes of each person and if any of your ancestors had any type of disease, it is nothing you can do to avoid translating to your children. However, it can be a good solution for those couples who want to have a child and they can not.
Having a child when you are older can have advantages such as more maturity to take decissions or more money to raise him/her; but also, some disadvantages can be found like less patience or more difficult to understand their behaviour when they are adolescents.
In my country, the men do not like to bound themselves when they are young. The main priority for most of them is to get recognition into the profesional career; secondly, they look for a house, enjoy the life…and finally to raise a family.
What an interesting topic, right? Thanks for putting your ideas into writing.
Be a little careful with your spelling and word order here:
Firstly, they look for certain stability into his life in terms of finantial and profesional matters.
> Firstly, they look for certain financial and professional stability in their lives.
You keep getting better and better.