Looking ahead to retirement
With people living longer than ever, what effects can stopping work have on health, happiness and the economy? Join Dan and Kate as they talk about retirement and how it affects society.
This week's question:
What percentage of the UK's population is over retirement age?
a) 12.5%
b) 18.5%
c) 22.5%
Listen out for the answer in the programme!
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Retirement
Vocabulary from the programme
- retirement
the time of your life when you stop working completely
- compulsory
when you're forced to do something or you don't have a choice
- pension
a sum of money paid by the state or a private company during retirement
- to kick your heels
to wait impatiently
- to hang around
to spend time somewhere, usually without much purpose
- to scrap something
to get rid of or cancel something
- boost
to make something bigger or increase it
- job satisfaction
how happy or content you are with your job
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