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1. Football pools nostalgia

●Explain what « pools » are/Quote the definition

a way of predicting football results in the hope of winning whopping cash prizes
●When did it start ? 1923
● When did it become popular ? 60s/70s/80s
● How many people played weekly ? 10 million

● When were the results ? Saturday afternoon, 5 pm

● Find a synonym for « pools » in the text. gambling

● Find 3 advantages of the pools according to the author

-fairytale
-family bonding
-community spirit
● Oppose with today.

People gamble on a smartphone, which is totally not the same.

● What is the author’s opinion about the pools ? Quote 2 words from the text.

Nostalgia (title), « I miss those days » (last line)

2. A dream come true

Find information

Name ? Viv Nicholson

Job ? housewife+factory worker
Family husband Keith + 3 children
Social status poor, not enough to eat, hard to make ends meet
Explain the story She won the pools, the equivalent of £3 million today, and nearly lost
the coupon !
Date 1961
What will they do with the money ? Spend, spend, spend !