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191 -- had a blind date last year -- went abroad last summer -- grew up in the city -- played a computer game last week -- went to the cinema last month -- checked their email box yesterday -- had a party last month -- won the lottery several years ago 3. Family album Variant 1. Bring some photographs from your family album. Work in pairs and ask each other questions about people in the pictures. Be active and polite. Variant 2. Your teacher will give you pictures of some families. Imagine that your are a member of the family. Decide of who is who, how old they are, what they do, what their hobbies are. Then work in pairs and ask each other questions about people in the pictures. Be active and polite. II. Tapescripts Tapescript 1 BBC Learning English 6 Minute English Families NB: This is not a word-for-word transcript. Yvonne: Hello, I’m Yvonne… Rob: And I’m Rob.… Yvonne: And this is 6 Minute English! Now lots of people have been getting together with their relatives for Christmas and the New Year, so we thought we’d talk about families today. Rob: Now BBC radio in the UK has had a family week. They surveyed their listeners and web users to find out how they feel about their families. Yvonne: And they got some really interesting results! Before we hear them, I have a question for you Rob. Are you ready? Rob: Of course. Yvonne: People in the UK were asked, at what age should their children be able to go to school on their own. Can you guess what most people thought was an acceptable age, Rob? 5, 8 or 11 years old?