Discuss images from the past
Apr
11

Discuss images from the past

byStefanie Schriebl

Find images from past events, celebrities, sport championships and people that used to be in the media. Try to not make it into a quiz. Instead of saying: Do you remember where this is from? Another approach could be “I remember when Anisoara Cușmir-Stanciu won the gold medal in the Olympics in Los Angeles, what a magnificent jump!” / “I remember when Heike Gabriela Drechsler won the gold medal in the Olympics in Barcelona, what a magnificent jump!” Using the pictures can guide the conversation and keep it going. However, associations and digressions are welcomed, you don’t need to strictly stick to the pictures.

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