Scene 16 of 50
Photos on the wall
Photos on the wall
Your goalI can name family members and say how old people are.
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AnneHello! Come in. Tea?
Hello! Come in. Tea?
Yes, please. Thank you.
Yes, please. Thank you.
Yes, please. Thank you.
Yes, please. Thank you.
- Anne
My tea is strong. I’m strong too.
My tea is strong. I’m strong too.
Oh! It really is strong.
Oh! It really is strong.
Oh! It really is strong.
Oh! It really is strong.
One whole wall of her living room is covered in old photos. So many photos. Is this your family?
So many photos. Is this your family?
So many photos. Is this your family?
So many photos. Is this your family?
- Anne
Yes. My son and daughter. The woman with long hair is Nicky’s mother.
Yes. My son and daughter. The woman with long hair is Nicky’s mother.
How old is your son?
How old is your son?
How old is your son?
How old is your son?
- Anne
Fifty. And my daughter is forty-four.
Fifty. And my daughter is forty-four.
A young man laughing, in an old black-and-white photo. Who is this young man?
Who is this young man?
Who is this young man?
Who is this young man?
- Anne
My husband. In the photo he is twenty.
My husband. In the photo he is twenty.
Does he live here too?
Does he live here too?
Does he live here too?
Does he live here too?
- Anne
No. He’s no longer with us.
No. He’s no longer with us.
I’m sorry to hear that.
I’m sorry to hear that.
I’m sorry to hear that.
I’m sorry to hear that.
- Anne
Thank you. He was a good person.
Thank you. He was a good person.
- Anne
These are Nicky and her younger brother. He’s still a baby.
These are Nicky and her younger brother. He’s still a baby.
How old is he in months?
How old is he in months?
How old is he in months?
How old is he in months?
- Anne
Six. And Nicky is nine years old, almost ten.
Six. And Nicky is nine years old, almost ten.
- Anne
Does your family live in Hamburg?
Does your family live in Hamburg?
Yes. My parents still live there.
Yes. My parents still live there.
Yes. My parents still live there.
Yes. My parents still live there.
- Anne
You have a family here too. Us and Milo.
You have a family here too. Us and Milo.
Milo jumps onto the shelf and knocks down the one photo that faces the wall. For a second you see a boy's face and curly black hair. Milo! The photo! Who is this boy?
Milo! The photo! Who is this boy?
Milo! The photo! Who is this boy?
Milo! The photo! Who is this boy?
- Anne
Milo, leave the photo alone! Would you like more tea?
Milo, leave the photo alone! Would you like more tea?
Who says this?
Hello! Come in. Tea?
Hello! Come in. Tea?
What does it mean?
My tea is strong. I’m strong too.
Which line do you hear?
How old is your son?
How old is your son?
Put the words in order.
Who is this young man?
Who is this young man?
Who says this?
No. He’s no longer with us.
No. He’s no longer with us.
What does it mean?
Thank you. He was a good person.
Which line do you hear?
Does your family live in Hamburg?
Put the words in order.
Milo! The photo! Who is this boy?
Milo! The photo! Who is this boy?
What happens first?
Put the lines in the order they come in the scene.
Scene complete
Photos on the wall
Goal reachedI can name family members and say how old people are.
