{"id":12498,"date":"2020-05-11T09:12:21","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T07:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=12498"},"modified":"2025-07-25T08:12:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T06:12:24","slug":"fathers-are-too-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2020\/05\/fathers-are-too-old\/","title":{"rendered":"Fathers Are Too Old"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B1 – Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click the link below to read the transcript and listen to the audio about being a father when you are older.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.newsinlevels.com\/products\/fathers-are-too-old-level-2\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Why do men delay having children?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What is your opinion on sperm freezing? Is it popularly done by men in your country?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Do you agree or disagree that earlier fatherhood should be promoted among young men?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. What are the good and bad things about having children when you are older?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Do you think men in your country are having children when they are younger or older? Why do you think this is the case?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Talk about your father or being a father yourself.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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