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!
Listen to the programme
Vocabulary from the programme
- retirement
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the time of your life when you stop working completely
- compulsory
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when you're forced to do something or you don't have a choice
- pension
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a sum of money paid by the state or a private company during retirement
- to kick your heels
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to wait impatiently
- to hang around
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to spend time somewhere, usually without much purpose
- to scrap something
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to get rid of or cancel something
- boost
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to make something bigger or increase it
- job satisfaction
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how happy or content you are with your job