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Future retirement plans

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Future retirement plans

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Original fictional learning scenario. People, dialogue and personal experiences are created for language practice.

My uncle Paul is going to stop working next year. He works at a busy hotel and gets up early every day. At first, he wanted to travel every month after retirement. Now he has a different plan. He wants to learn to cook, look after his garden and visit his grandchildren more often. He still wants one long train trip with my aunt. They are saving for it now. Paul says he does not want every day to have a timetable. Sometimes he just wants to decide after breakfast.

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retirement /rɪˈtaɪəmənt/

вихід на пенсію, emerytura, Ruhestand, jubilación, retraite, pensionamento, aposentadoria, emeklilik, التقاعد, 退休, 退職, 은퇴, सेवानिवृत्ति, συνταξιοδότηση, odchod do důchodu, pensionare, pensioen, pensionering, פרישה, პენსიაზე გასვლა

The period after someone stops working permanently.

“At first, he wanted to travel every month after retirement.”

timetable /ˈtaɪmteɪbəl/

розклад, harmonogram, Zeitplan, horario, calendrier, programma, agendar, program, الجدول الزمني, 时间表, スケジュール, 일정, अनुसूची, χρονοδιάγραμμα, rozvrh, program, schema, schema, לוח זמנים, განრიგი

A plan showing when activities happen.

“Paul says he does not want every day to have a timetable.”

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