Unit 41: Youth and Age - English Collocations in Use UNIT 41: YOUTH AND AGE I. Lý thuyết (Collocations) Học tập các cụm từ cố định theo từng giai đoạn cuộc đời trích từ tài liệu gốc: A. Childhood (Thời thơ ấu) Ever since he was a newborn baby, Horace's adoring parents were convinced he was a child prodigy and pandered to his every whim , so that he soon grew into a spoilt brat . As a young teenager, he hung around with the rest of the town's disaffected youth , and was on the verge of becoming a juvenile delinquent . But then a music teacher realised he had a talent for singing and helped him to see the error of his ways . He spent the rest of his teenage years singing for a group which made a considerable contribution to popular youth culture. B. Middle age (Tuổi trung niên) Amy and Stewart got married young. They had a baby and then another almost at once and quickly fell into the pattern of family life. They concentrated so much on providing a stable environment for their children that they neglected their relationship and soon began to take each other for granted . The children left home and went off to university and Stewart began to go through a midlife crisis . He said he was bored with his daily routine and he wanted to go off and travel the world while he was still young enough. Amy thought he was just going through a phase but she felt she had no choice but to respect his wishes . She said nothing to stop him as he bought a red sports car and set off on a road trip through Europe. C. Old age (Tuổi già) Louise and John are in their seventies now. They say they don't feel their age except for 'the occa...