Band 8+: What can children learn from their parents? What kind of help do you think older people need? What skills can young people learn from older people? What knowledge can children learn from their grandparents? What new skills can old people learn? Do you think many old people in your country feel lonely?

So children can learn a lot of things from their parents. These include some basic manners or how to communicate well, how to socially communicate with other people around you. I think older people need help that might be hard for them to do at an elder age. For example, if they need to grab things or lift heavy weights, they can ask younger people to do that for them. And young people can actually learn a lot from older people because older people tend to be wiser because they’ve lived a longer life and they’ve experienced a lot more things that young people might not do and they can learn a lot. Children can learn a lot of knowledge from their grandparents, again, similar to how young people can learn from older people. Old people can learn new skills that may enhance their knowledge, such as reading books or crocheting or knitting. And in my country, I honestly don’t think old people feel lonely because where I live, we have a really large community where everyone is very friendly and I think it’s easy to feel welcome there. So older people usually like to hang out with, let’s say, people who have the same routine with them and many others.