[00:01.080]--- Lesson 85 Never too old to learn
[00:07.080]--- First listen and then answer the question.
[00:13.240]--- How long has Mr.Page been teaching?
[00:18.880]I have just received a letter from my old school, informing me that my former headmaster, Mr. Stuart Page, will be retiring next week.
[00:31.520]Pupils of the school, old and new, will be sending him a present to mark the occasion.
[00:39.120]All those who have contributed towards the gift will sign their names in a large album which will be sent to the headmaster's home.
[00:48.720]We shall all remember Mr. Page for his patience and understanding and for the kindly encouragement he gave us when we went so unwillingly to school.
[01:00.800]A great many former pupils will be attending a farewell dinner in his honour next Thursday.
[01:08.440]It is a curious coincidence that the day before his retirement, Mr. Page will have been teaching for a total of forty years.
[01:19.120]After he has retired, he will devote himself to gardening.
[01:24.040]For him, this will be an entirely new hobby.
[01:29.280]But this does not matter, for, as he has often remarked, one is never too old to learn.
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