People who work with Jimmy think he is great. Heather O'Connor, a nurse who learned from Jimmy 16 years ago, says he is very patient. They all like having tea with him in the evening. Dr. Brian McCloskey, a doctor on the ward, says Jimmy is kind, caring, and knows a lot about nursing.

Even though Jimmy has been a nurse for 50 years, he wants to keep working for at least three more years. He thinks working with younger people keeps him feeling young and healthy. He loves his job and has no plans to retire again.

Original news source: Belfast Royal Victoria Hospital: I'm nearly 80 and still nursing (BBC)

– News Reporter Role-play
Instructions: Split the class into pairs. One student is a news reporter and the other is Jimmy Cooper. Using information from the article, the reporter will interview "Jimmy Cooper" about his career and his reasons for continuing to work. Encourage the use of past simple for events in Jimmy's life and present perfect for his experiences as a nurse.
– Opinion Poll
Instructions: Write a series of statements on the board about working past the usual retirement age, for example, "People should retire by 65," or "Working with younger colleagues keeps you young." Students walk around the room and sign their names under the statements they agree with. Afterward, discuss the results as a class and relate the opinions back to Jimmy Cooper's situation.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Prepare a list of key vocabulary words from the article (e.g., nurse, retired, intensive care unit, patient, caring). Divide the class into two teams. One student from a team comes to the front and draws a word from the list for their team to guess. The team has a limited time to guess correctly before the other team gets a chance to steal.
– Headline Creation
Instructions: Ask the students to imagine they are editors of a newspaper and need to create an interesting headline for a story about Jimmy Cooper. The headline should summarize the main points of the article in a catchy way. After they come up with their headlines, have them share with the class and discuss which one best captures the essence of the article.
– Future Predictions
Instructions: Initiate a class discussion about what the students think nursing and healthcare will look like when they are Jimmy Cooper's age. Have them write down their predictions and then share them with a partner. Encourage the use of future tense structures and imagination, tying their ideas back to the changes in nursing since the 1970s, as mentioned in the article about Jimmy.

Jimmy Cooper is a ? who will be 80 years old in November. He works at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast. He retired once when he was 69 but came back after four ? because he was ?. He loves his job in the intensive care unit and has been a nurse since the ?. People who work with Jimmy ? he is great. Heather ?, a nurse who learned from Jimmy 16 years ago, says he is very patient. They all like ? tea with him in the evening. Dr. Brian McCloskey, a doctor on the ward, ? Jimmy is kind, caring, and knows a lot about ?. Even though Jimmy has been a nurse for 50 years, he wants to keep ? for at least three more years. He thinks working with younger people keeps him feeling young and healthy. He loves his job and has no ? to ? again.

1. What is a nurse?
2. Do you like helping people when they are sick? Why or why not?
3. How would you feel if you had to work every day when you are 80 years old?
4. Do you think it's good for old people to work with young people? Why?
5. What job would you like to do for many years?
6. Do you think working can keep you feeling young? Why or why not?
7. What is something you could do every day and not get bored?
8. Do you like to drink tea? Who do you like to drink tea with?
9. Can you think of someone who is kind and caring? What makes them that way?
10. Do you know someone who is very patient? Why is patience important?
11. Would you like to work in a hospital? Why or why not?
12. Do you think you will ever get bored of your favorite thing to do? Why?

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