Name: Could we live to 140?: BBC News Review
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That's according to a new study into life expectancy

people are living longer because of modern medicine, better public health

But many are concerned about the effects of an ageing population.

This is News Review from BBC Learning English.

So, this headline says that humans born after 1940

Now, we're looking at 50/50. 50 and 50 make 100, right?

There is a 50% chance that something happened

or a 50% chance that something else happened.

there is a 50% chance that you live until 125.

OK. Now, it is common to use 50/50 before the word 'chance', like we saw

in the headline, but can you give us some other examples, Phil?

You studied lots and lots for this exam, but it was quite hard.

So, you think you had a 50/50 chance of passing.

That means there was a 50% chance you passed,

You really want to attend, but you have a headache.

So, you say there's a 50/50 chance that you'll go.

People could live to be 140 before the century is over

So, people could live to 140 before the century is over,

That's the year 2100, but we are looking at 'golden oldies'.

Now, there's two parts to this phrase and I know them both, 'golden' and 'old'.

is someone who's old, but still doing well.

Here, it's talking about people living a very long life.

But, we also use it to talk about people who are successful

That's the adjective of 'gold', which is a precious metal.

Yes, it would be rude to call someone an oldie but

It's used for people who are respected. Now, Beth,

it's not just people we call 'golden oldies', is it?

to call a song or a film a 'golden oldie'. For example,

Star Wars. It's quite old, but it's still really well known and popular today.

OK. This one is from the Boston Globe. Our planet

groans and you want to live to 150? And go planet hopping?

So, this headline is talking about the planet

wouldn't be happy if there were even more people on it.

So, it might metaphorically make that sound – a groan.

So, basically, this headline is saying that if people live longer,

we can use 'groan' to say that there is too much

Yes. People literally groan, make that sound, when they're not happy.

So, I groaned this morning when my alarm went off.