3 When our grandparents were young

Chapter 3 When our grandparents were young Chewing gum cola fast food cup noodles electric fans clocks computers mobile phones A Charlie and Cherry are at the 'Good old days in Shanghai' exhibition with theirgrandparents. They are looking at some postcards at the gift corner. Read. Was there any cola when you were young, Grandma? Yes, there was. Was there any fast food? No, there wasn't. Were there any electric fans when you were young, Grandpa? Yes, there were. Were there any computers? No, there weren't. B Act the children and their grandparents. Talk about the other things.

LEARN to Read C What was Grandpa's favourite game when he was young? Read and find out. One day Tom was playing computer games. His grandfather was watching him. 'Were there any computers when you were young, Grandpa?' Tom asked. 'No, there weren't. I flew kites and played hopscotch with my friends, ' said Grandpa. I also made paper planes and played with them. But the game I liked best was marbles. It was great fun. ' 'How did you play marbles, Grandpa?' asked Tom. 'First we drew a circle on the ground and a straight line outside the circle. Then everyone put some marbles in the middle of the circle, ' said Grandpa. 'We stood behind the straight line and got our shooter marble ready. Then we took turns to flick the shooter into the circle and try to hit other marbles out. 'We then kept the marbles that went out of the circle. 'Sometimes we lost our shooter because it stayed in the circle. When that happened, we were out. '

'Did you usually win, Grandpa?' asked Tom. 'Sometimes I won a lot of marbles but sometimes I lost a lot too, ' said Grandpa. 'It sounds fun! ' said Tom. 'Can we play marbles now?' Yes. Come along. ' said Grandpa. I have some special marbles we can play with. ' Would you like to play marbles? D Tick(√) the correct answers. 1 Which game did Grandpa like best when he was young? Flying kites. Hopscotch. Marbles. 2 What did the children put in the circle? A net. Some marbles. The shooter marble. 3 What did the children use to hit the marbles? The shooter. The circle. Their hands. 4 When did they win marbles from the other children? When everyone put their marbles in the circle. When their shooter hit the other marbles out of the circle. When their shooter stayed in the circle.

Pre-tack Activity Tom is taking part in a TV quiz show. He has to show how much he knows about his grandpa. Act Tom and his grandpa. Let's check your answers, Tom. It's time to ask your grandpa! 1 Did you wear trainers fifty years ago? Yes, I did. 2 Did you use credit cards? No, I didn't. There weren't any credit cards. 3 Did you have a telephone? No, I didn't. Rich people had telephones at home but poor people didn't.

Are Tom's answers correct? Cross out and correct the wrong answers. Then finish the dialogue between Tom and his grandpa.