When you were my age..

MOTHER (m) - FATHER (f):
- how many people were there in your family?
m: In my family there were six people.
f: in my family there were five people.
- what job didi your parents do?
m. My mother was a housewife and my father was a factory worker.
f: my mum was a housewife and my dad was a factory worker.
- did you like going to school?
m: yes, I did.
f: yes, I did.
- how many years did you go to school?
m: I went to school for six years.
f: I went to school for six years.
- how many and where did you go to school?
m: I went to school in Fossò and I went by bike.
f: I went to school in a small town called Malerne and I went by bike.
- what were your teachers like?
m: My teachers were good but very strict.
f: my teachers were good, but they gaea lot of homework.
- werw they strict or not?
m: Yes, they were.
f: sometimes they were strict.
- were there any punishments?
m: Yes, there were. the punishments were: standing behind the blackboard or going of the classroom.f: there were a few punishments: the teachers sent us out of classroom.
- did they put any disciplinary notes?
m: yes, they did.
f: yes, they put a lot of notes.
- did you have a lot of homework to do?
m: Yes, I had a lot of homework, especially italian homework.
f: yes, they did.
- what didi you wnat to do when you were a child?
m: when I was a child, i wanted to be a flight attendant.
f: when I was a child, I wanted to be a pilot.
- did you succeed in your dream?
m: no, I didn't. Now I am a housewife.
f: no, I didn't; now I am a factory worker.
- what was life like?
m: life was not simple. There weren't televisions or mobile phones, computers or all the tecnology that where is now.
f: life wasn't difficult, because I lived there was a big city with a lot of peoples and a lot of new thing, for example cars, the televisions for us.
- what was your town?
m: My town was a simple villagge, with a lot of farmers, whit few cars and a lot of bike.
f: in my town there were a lot of people, a lot of amusement arcades, where I and my friends went.
- what didi you do? Did you like your job?
m: I was a factory worker at a factory which made shoos, and I hate this job.
f: I went to school for 19 years.
- did you go out on weekdays or at the weekend only?
m: I went out only at the weekend, because the other days I was always busy, wih the school and
the work.
f:I went out t the weekend.
- where did you go and who did you go with?
m: I went to eat an ice-cream or at the parish youth centre, with my friends and my three sisters.
f: i went to the cinema, or to the amusement arcade, or to a bar with my friends.
- did you read a newspaper every day?
m: no, I read it only somethimes.
f: no, I didn't.
- how often did you read a newspaper, a magazine?
m: I read newspapers or magazine somethimes.
f: I read the magazine or the newspaper sometimes.
- were you interested in politics?
m: no, I didn't.
f. no, I didn't.
- did you follow the fashion of the time?
m: yes, somethimes, I follow the fashion of the time.
f: no, I didn't.
- who were your favourite actors and actress?
m: I didn't have any favorite actors.
f: my favourite actor was Gary Cooper.
- are they still famous?
f:yes, he was.
- what type of sport did you practise?
m: I didn't practise any sports.
f: I went swimming.
- did your parents approve?
f: yes, they approved.
- what music did you listen to?
m: I listen to the music of Battisti.
f: I listened rock music.
- what was your favourite band?
m: I didn't have any favourite band.
f: my favourite band were 'Deep purple' and 'Beatles'.
- who was your favourite singer'
m: my favourite singer was Battisti.
f: my favourite singer was Battsiti.
- did you go to the concert?
m: no, I didn't.
f: no, I didn't.

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