YESTERDAY AND NOW

[Antonella Novello]

We have interviewed our parents and grandparents about their lives when they were our age. Here are their answers.

[♥Elisa♥]

My mother
1. How many people were there in your family? There were six people in her family.
2. What job did your parents do? Her father was a building contractor and her mother was a housewife.
3. Did you like going to school? She didn’t like going to school a lot.
4. How many years did you go to school? She went to school for 10 years.
5. What were your teachers like? Her primary school teacher was very strict.
6. Were they strict or not? In general, no, they weren’t.
7. Were there any punishments? Yes, the people who disturbed and misbehaved had to go out of the classroom.
8. Did they put any disciplinary notes? Yes, they did.
9. Did you have a lot of homework to do? Yes, she did.
10. What did you want to do when you were a child? She wanted to be a hairdresser or a beautician.
11. Did you succeed in your dreams? Something yes, and another no.
12. How old were you when you started working? She was 17 years old.
13. What did you do? She was a tailor in a clothesshop.
14. Did you like it? Yes, she did.
15. What was life like? It wasn’t as quite as now.
16. What was you town (or village) like? It was smaller than now.
17. Did you go out on weekdays or at the weekend only? She always went out.
18. Where did you go and what did you do in your free time? In the afternoon she met her friends and on Sunday she went to the disco or to the cinema.
19. Did you buy a newspaper every day? No, she read once a week.
20. How often did you read a newspaper, a magazine? She read a newspaper on a week.
21. Were you interested in politics? No, she hates politics.
22. Did you follow the fashion of the time? Yes, she did.
23. Who were your favourite actors and actresses? Her favourite actors were Totò, Cary Grant, Jerry Lois and Marilyn Monroe.
24. Are they still famous? Yes, they are.
25. What type of sports did you practice? She did athletics and tennis.
26. Did your parents approve? Yes, they did.
27. What music did you listen to? She listened to disco music, italian music and mu-sic of the 80’s.
28. What was your favourite band? Her favourite bands were Spandau Ballet, Sim-ply Red.
29. Who was your favourite singer? Her favourite singers were Miguel Bosè and Renato Zero.
30. Did you go to concerts? Yes, she went to Bob Marley’s and Venditti’s concerts.

My father
1. How many people were there in your family? There were five people in his fam-ily.
2. What job did your parents do? His father was a shoemaker and bricklayer, and his mother a housewife.
3. Did you like going to school? Yes, he did.
4. How many years did you go to school? He went to school for 8 years.
5. What were your teachers like? His teachers were good.
6. Were they strict or not? No, they weren’t.
7. Were there any punishments? No, there weren’t any punishments.
8. Did they put any disciplinary notes? Yes, they did.
9. Did you have a lot of homework to do? Yes, he did.
10. What did you want to do when you were a child? He wanted to be a policeman.
11. Did you succeed in your dreams? No, they didn’t.
12. How old were you when you started working? He was 14 years old, in June 1978.
13. What did you do? He was a shoemaker.
14. Did you like it? No, he didn’t.
15. What was life like? It was better than now.
16. What was you town (or village) like? It was quite.
17. Did you go out on weekdays or at the weekend only? He always went out.
18. Where did you go and what did you do in your free time? In the afternoon she listened to music, rode his motorbike, played football, went to the cinema or to the disco.
19. Did you buy a newspaper every day? No, he didn’t.
20. How often did you read a newspaper, a magazine? He read only comics.
21. Were you interested in politics? No, he hates politics.
22. Did you follow the fashion of the time? No, he didn’t.
23. Who were your favourite actors and actresses? His favourite actors were John Wayne, Errol Flynn, Jerry Lois.
24. Are they still famous? Yes, they did.
25. What type of sports did you practice? He didn’t practice any sport.
26. Did your parents approve? Yes, they did.
27. What music did you listen to? He listened to disco music, music of the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s.
28. What was your favourite band? Anyone.
29. Who was your favourite singer? His favourite singers were Battiato, Venditti and Battisti.
30. Did you go to concerts? No, he didn’t.

[Ghibe]

My mother

1. How many people were there in your family? In my family there were 4 people.
2. What job did your parents do? My father worked in a factory in Marghera and my mother was a housewife.
3. Did you like going to school? Yes, I liked going to school.
4. How many years did you go to school? I went to school for 11 years.
5. What were your teachers like? My teachers were good and demanding.
6. Were they strict or not? Yes, sometimes they were strict, like all good teachers.
7. Were there any punishments? Yes, there were some punishments, like notes.
8. Did they put any disciplinary notes? Yes, they put disciplinary notes of course.
9. Did you have a lot of homework to do? Yes, I had a lot of homework to do every day.
10. What did you want to do when you were a child? I wanted to be an actress.
11. Did you succeed in your dreams? No, unfortunately I didn’t succeed in my dreams.
12. How old were you when you started working? When I started working I had 17 years old.
13. What did you do? I was an office worker.
14. Did you like it? Yes, I liked a lot.
15. What was life like? Life was normal.
16. What was you town (or village) like? My town was called Mira and it was quite big, with many houses and trees.
17. Did you go out on weekdays or at the weekend only? I went out at the weekend only on Sunday.
18. Where did you go and what did you do in your free time? I stayed at home and I played with my dolls or I went out with my friends.
19. Did you buy a newspaper every day? No, absolutely.
20. How often did you read a newspaper, a magazine? I read a newspaper or a magazine once-twice a month.
21. Were you interested in politics? No, I didn’t like politics.
22. Did you follow the fashion of the time? No, I didn’t follow the fashion of the time.
23. Who were your favourite actors and actresses? My favourite actor was Alberto Sordi and my favourite actress was Loretta Goggi.
24. Are they still famous? Yes, they are still famous but Albero Sordi is dead.
25. What type of sports did you practice? I didn’t practice any sports.
26. Did your parents approve? Sometimes my parents approved of me, while sometimes they didn’t approve me.
27. What music did you listen to? I listened to Classical music.
28. What was your favourite band? My favourite band was the Pooh.
29. Who was your favourite singer? My favourite singer was Adriano Celentano.
30. Did you go to concerts? No, I didn’t go to the concerts when I was young, because I didn’t like the music much.

My father

1. How many people were there in your family? In my family there were 3 people.
2. What job did your parents do? My father and my mother were workers in a factory in Fiesso d’Artico.
3. Did you like going to school? So-So, sometimes I liked going to school while sometimes I didn’t like going to school.
4. How many years did you go to school? I went to school for 13 years.
5. What were your teachers like? Some of my teachers were good, some were lazy.
6. Were they strict or not? Yes, a pair of teachers were strict.
7. Were there any punishments? Yes, obviously there were punishments.
8. Did they put any disciplinary notes? Yes, they put us a lot of notes, almost every day.
9. Did you have a lot of homework to do? No, I didn’t have a lot of homework to do.
10. What did you want to do when you were a child? I wanted to be a doctor.
11. Did you succeed in your dreams? No, I didn’t succeed in my dreams.
12. How old were you when you started working? When I started working I was 19 years old.
13. What did you do? I was a dental technician and I had a laboratory in Fiesso d’Artico, and I still have it.
14. Did you like it? Yes, I like it.
15. What was life like? Life was simple but beautiful.
16. What was you town (or village) like? My town was called Fiesso d’Artico and it was a small rural town.
17. Did you go out on weekdays or at the weekend only? I went out at the weekend and sometimes on weekdays.
18. Where did you go and what did you do in your free time? I went out with my friends, I ate pizza with them and especially I played a lot of sport.
19. Did you buy a newspaper every day? No, I didn’t. I often bought a newspaper often but not every day.
20. How often did you read a newspaper, a magazine? I read a newspaper or a magazine often, precisely twice a week.
21. Were you interested in politics? No, I was not very interested in politics.
22. Did you follow the fashion of the time? Yes, I followed a bit the fashion of the time.
23. Who were your favourite actors and actresses? My favourite actor was Beppe Grillo and my favourite actress was Gloria Guida.
24. Are they still famous? Yes, they are still famous.
25. What type of sports did you practice? I practised skiing in winter, swimming in summer and football with my friends in a field near my house.
26. Did your parents approve? Yes, they approved of me, but sometimes they were angry because I didn’t study much.
27. What music did you listen to? I listened to Pop and Rock music.
28. What was your favourite band? My favourite band was Simon & Garfunkel.
29. Who was your favourite singer? My favourite singer was Vasco Rossi.
30. Did you go to concerts? Yes, I sometimes went to the concerts and once I got to sleep while I was watching it!

My grandfather

1. How many people were there in your family? In my family there were 7 people.
2. What job did your parents do? My father worked in the countryside and my mother was an housewife.
3. Did you like going to school? I wasn’t going to school at 15. I left school at 10 years old and I liked going to primary school.
4. How many years did you go to school? I went to school for 5 years.
5. What were your teachers like? Some of my teachers were good, some were not very good.
6. Were they strict or not? Yes, they were very strict.
7. Were there any punishments? Yes, they put some punishments. For example you had to stand behind the blackboard.
8. Did they put any disciplinary notes? Yes, they sometimes put disciplinary notes.
9. Did you have a lot of homework to do? No, I didn’t have to do a lot of homework.
10. What did you want to do when you were a child? I don’t rebember but I think I wanted to find a job.
11. Did you succeed in your dreams? No, I succeeded in my dreams because I found a job.
12. How old were you when you started working? When I started working I was 14 years old.
13. What did you do? I was a worker in a factory in Fiesso d’Artico, before I was also a laborer.
14. Did you like it? No, not much. At that time I wanted to earn little money.
15. What was life like? Life was poor but beautiful and happy.
16. What was you town (or village) like? My town was called Pianiga and it was a poor rural town.
17. Did you go out on weekdays or at the weekend only? I went out only at the weekend because I had to help my parents on weekdays.
18. Where did you go and what did you do in your free time? I went out with my friend to play in the fields and in the evening I listened to my neighbors and my relatives to chat and to give some advices about the work in the fields.
19. Did you buy a newspaper every day? No, I didn’t. It was impossible for the time. My family didn’t have enough money.
20. How often did you read a newspaper, a magazine? I never read a newspaper or a magazine when I was young.
21. Were you interested in politics? No, I wasn’t interest in politics.
22. Did you follow the fashion of the time? No, I didn’t. There wasn’t a fashion at the time, I only had a pair of trousers.
23. Who were your favourite actors and actresses? I didn’t know actors or actresses at that time.
24. Are they still famous? I didn’t know them.
25. What type of sports did you practice? I sometimes played football.
26. Did your parents approve? Yes, they approved of me generally.
27. What music did you listen to? I listened to Mussolini’s songs because it was the only one.
28. What was your favourite band? There weren’t any famous group. I liked bands who sang in squares.
29. Who was your favourite singer? Nobody, I didn’t remember.
30. Did you go to concerts? No, there weren’t concerts at that time, life was too poor.

My grandmother

1. How many people were there in your family? In my family there were 6 people.
2. What job did your parents do? My father was a carpenter and my mother was a housewife; they had also a piece of land where they worked at the weekend.
3. Did you like going to school? I wasn’t going to school at 15. I left school at 10 years old. However I didn’t like going to primary school very much.
4. How many years did you go to school? I went to school for 5 years.
6. Were they strict or not? My teachers were quite good.
7. Were there any punishments? No, they weren’t strict. They were normal.
8. Did they put any disciplinary notes? Yes, they put some disciplinary notes.
9. Did you have a lot of homework to do? No, I didn’t have much homework.
10. What did you want to do when you were a child? I wanted to be a seamstress.
11. Did you succeed in your dreams? No, I didn’t succeed in my dreams because I chose another jobs to earn more money.
12. How old were you when you started working? When I started working I was 10 years old.
13. What did you do? I was a worker in a factory in Fiesso d’Artico.
14. Did you like it? Yes, I liked it a lot. It’s a beautiful job.
15. What was life like? Life was very very poor, there weren’t any entertainments.
16. What was you town (or village) like? My town is called Fiesso d’Artico and there were few people, most farmers and fewer workers.
17. Did you go out on weekdays or at the weekend only? I went out only at the weekend.
18. Where did you go and what did you do in your free time? I went out with my friends, to walk or I stayed at home.
19. Did you buy a newspaper every day? No, I didn’t. I never bought a newspaper.
20. How often did you read a newspaper, a magazine? I never read a newspaper or a magazine, only the school books.
21. Were you interested in politics? No, I wasn’t interested in politics.
22. Did you follow the fashion of the time? No, I didn’t follow the fashion of the time. There wasn’t enough money to buy a lot of clothes.
23. Who were your favourite actors and actresses? I didn’t know actors or actresses.
24. Are they still famous? I didn’t know.
25. What type of sports did you practice? I did P.E. at school.
26. Did your parents approve? Yes, they approved of me in a lot of situations.
27. What music did you listen to? There weren’t any types of music.
28. What was your favourite band? I didn’t have favourites bands because there weren’t.
29. Who was your favourite singer? I didn’t have favourites singers because there weren’t.
30. Did you go to concerts? No, I never went to concerts when I was young.

My grandmother

1. How many people were there in your family? In my family there were 7 people.
2. What job did your parents do? My father was a bricklayer and my mother was a housewife.
3. Did you like going to school? I liked going to primary school a lot.
4. How many years did you go to school? I went to school for 5 years.
5. What were your teachers like? My teachers were very good.
6. Were they strict or not? Yes, they were quite strict.
7. Were there any punishments? Yes, there were punishments, for example they hit our hands with a cane.
8. Did they put any disciplinary notes? Yes, they put some disciplinary notes of course.
9. Did you have a lot of homework to do? Yes, I had enough homework to do.
10. What did you want to do when you were a child? I wanted to be a seamstress.
11. Did you succeed in your dreams? No, I didn’t succeed in my dreams because I had to go to work in Venezia.
12. How old were you when you started working? When I started working I was 11 years old!!
13. What did you do? I was a housewife, but before I worked in a factory where I made pearl necklaces and I looked after children in Venezia from 11 to 15 years old.
14. Did you like it? Yes, I liked working in a factory a lot.
15. What was life like? Life was poor, we didn’t have anything.
16. What was you town (or village) like? My town was called Vetrego, it was a poor village where there were only few houses and the church.
17. Did you go out on weekdays or at the weekend only? I never went out, I went only to church.
18. Where did you go and what did you do in your free time? I stayed at home and I helped my mother to make the household jobs.
19. Did you buy a newspaper every day? No, I didn’t. When I was young a newspaper never existed in my life.
20. How often did you read a newspaper, a magazine? I never read a newspaper or a magazine because there was little money to eat.
21. Were you interested in politics? No, I wasn’t interested in politics.
22. Did you follow the fashion of the time? No, I didn’t follow the fashion of the time. Life was too poor.
23. Who were your favourite actors and actresses? I didn’t know actors or actresses because there wasn’t TV.
24. Are they still famous? I didn’t know.
25. What type of sports did you practice? I didn’t practice any type of sports.
26. Did your parents approve? It depends: sometimes they approved of me, other times they didn’t approve of me.
27. What music did you listen to? I listened to classical and pop music.
28. What was your favourite band? I didn’t have favourites bands.
29. Who was your favourite singer? My favourites singers were Del Monaco, Claudio Villa.
30. Did you go to concerts? I liked the concerts but I couldn’t go to them because there wasn’t enough money.

[_ALESSIA_]

MY MOTHER
1. How many people were there in your family? There were five people in her family.
2. What job did your parents do? Her father was a worker and her mother was a housewife.
3. Did you like going to school? Yes, she did.
4. How many years did you go to school? She went to school for thirteen years.
5. What were your teachers like? She had a nun and a teacher. They were so calm and patient.
6. Were they strict or not? Yes, they were but only when they were bad.
7. Were there any punishments? Yes, they had to go out of the classroom.
8. Did they put any disciplinary notes? Yes they did.
9. Did you have a lot of homework to do? Yes she did. She had a lot of homework every day.
10. What did you want to do when you were a child? When she was a child she wanted to be a secretary.
11. Did you succeed in your dreams? Yes she did.
12. How old were you when you started working? She started working at sixteen years old.
13. What did you do? She was a secretary
14. Did you like it? Yes, she did.
15. What was life like? She worked very hard every day.
16. What was you town (or village) like? She lived in a little and quiet town.
17. Did you go out on weekdays or at the weekend only? She went out every weekend but sometimes on the weekdays when she didn’t have a lot of homework to do.
18. Where did you go and what did you do in your free time? She met her friends and went to the disco or to the cinema.
19. Did you buy a newspaper every day? No, she didn’t. She bought a magazine once a week.
20. How often did you read a newspaper, a magazine? She read a newspaper once a week.
21. Were you interested in politics? No, she wasn’t.
22. Did you follow the fashion of the time? Yes, she did.
23. Who were your favourite actors and actresses? She liked Tom Cruise.
24. Are they still famous? Yes, he is.
25. What type of sports did you practice? She practised gymnastics.
26. Did your parents approve? Yes, they were.
27. What music did you listen to? She listened to disco and Italian music.
28. What was your favourite band? She didn’t have a favourite band.
29. Who was your favourite singer? She loved Den Harrow.
30. Did you go to concerts? Yes, she did.




MY GRANDMOTHER
1. How many people were there in your family? They were eleven people in her family.
2. What job did your parents do? Her Father was a farmer and her mother was a housewife.
3. Did you like going to school? Yes, she did.
4. How many years did you go to school? She went to school for five years.
5. What were your teachers like? She had three teachers. They were so nice.
6. Were they strict or not? Yes, they were, but rarely, when they were bad.
7. Were there any punishments? Yes, there were. They had to stand behind the blackboard.
8. Did they put any disciplinary notes? No, they didn’t.
9. Did you have a lot of homework to do? No, she didn’t.
10. What did you want to do when you were a child? When she was a child she wanted to be a dressmaker.
11. Did you succeed in your dreams? Yes, she did.
12. How old were you when you started working? She was ten years old.
13. What did you do? She was a dressmaker.
14. Did you like it? Yes, she did. She loved her job.
15. What was life like? She had a peaceful and beautiful life.
16. What was you town (or village) like? She lived in a small town surrounded by fields.
17. Did you go out on weekdays or at the weekend only? She started going out at fourteen year old but only at the weekend.
18. Where did you go and what did you do in your free time? She played with her friends and she went with them to the disco.
19. Did you buy a newspaper every day? No, she didn’t. She bought a magazine once a week.
20. How often did you read a newspaper, a magazine? She read her newspaper once a week.
21. Were you interested in politics? No, she wasn’t.
22. Did you follow the fashion of the time? Yes, she did. She was a dressmaker!
23. Who were your favourite actors and actresses? Her favourite actor was Amedeo Nazzarri.
24. Are they still famous? Yes, he is.
25. What type of sports did you practice? She didn’t practise any sports.
26. Did your parents approve? Yes, they did.
27. What music did you listen to? She listened to new age music
28. What was your favourite band? She loved Pooh.
29. Who was your favourite singer? She loved Drupi and Nico Fidenco.
30. Did you go to concerts? No, she didn’t.

[Elena]

MY MOTHER

1. How many people were there in your family?
In her family there were 5 people

2. What job did your parents do?
her Mother was a housewife
her father was a warehouseman/storekeeper

3. Did you like going to school?
Yes, she did

4. How many years did you go to school?
She went to school for 16 years

5. What were your teachers like?
Her teachers were good

6. Were they strict or not?
They were strict

7. Were there any punishments?
There weren't any punishments

8. Did they put any disciplinary notes?
Yes, they did

9. Did you have a lot of homework to do?
Yes, she had a lot of homework

10. What did you want to do when you were a child?
She wanted to be a nurse

11. Did you succeed in your dreams?
No, she didn't succeed in her dreams

12. How old were you when you started working?
She was 19 years old

13. What did you do?
She was a cashier

14. Did you like it?
Yes, she liked it

15. What was life like?
Her life was hectic

16. What was your town (or village) like?
Her town was quiet

17. Did you go out on weekdays or at the weekend only?
She went out only on Sunday

18. Where did you go and what did you do inyour free time?
In her free time she stayed at home and she read

19. Did you buy a newspaper every day?
She didn't buy a newspaper every day

20. How often did you read a newspaper, a magazine?
She didn't read a newspaper

21. Were you interested in politics?
She wasn't interested in politics

22. Did you follow the fashion of the time?
Yes, she did

23. Who were your favourite actor and actress?
Her favourire actor was Kevin Kostner

24. Are they still famous?
Yes, he is

25. What tipe of sports did you practise?
She did artistic gymnastics

26. Did your parents approve?
Yes, they did

27. What music did you listen to?
She listened to pop/rock music

28. What was your favourite band?
Her favourite band was Spandau Ballet

29. Who was your favourite singer?
Her favourite singer was George Micheal

30. Did you go to concert?
No, she didn't go to concert


MY FATHER

1. how many people were there in your family?
In his family there were 5 people

2. what job did your parents fo?
His mother: housewife
His father: bricklayer

3. did you like going to school?
No, he didn't like it

4. how many years did you go to school?
He went to school for 11 years

5. what were your teacher like?
His teachers were good

6. were they strict or not?
No, they weren't strict

7. were there any punishments?
No, there weren't any punishments

8. did they put any disciplinary notes?
Yes, they did

9. did you have a loto of homework to do?
Yes, he had a lot of homework

10. what did you want to do when you were a child?
He wanted to be a fireman

11. did you succeed in your dreams?
No, he didn't succeed in his dreams

12. how old were you when you started working?
He was 20 years old

13. what did you do?
He was a cashier

14. did you like it?
Yes, he liked it

15. what was life like?
His life was simple

16. what was your town (or village) like?
His village was very quiet

17. did you go out on weekdays or at the weekend only?
He went out on weekdays

18. where did you go and what did you do in your free time?
In his free time he went to the bar - disco - beach or mountains with his friends

19. did you buy a newspaper every day?
He didn't buy a newspaper every day

20. how often did you read a newspaper, a magazine?
He read a newspaper once a week

21. were you interested in politics?
He wasn't interested in politics

22. did you follow the fashion of the time?
Yes, he did

23. who were your favourite actor and actress?
His favourite actor was Paolo Villaggio

24. are they still famous?
Yes, he is

25. what tipe of sports did you practise?
He played basketball

26. did your parents approve?
Yes, they did

27. what music did you listen to?
He listened to disco music

28. what was your favourite band?
His favourite band was Deep Purple

29. who was your favourite singer?
His favourire singer was Franco Battiato

30. did you go to concert?
Yes, he did

[VaLeNtInA]

My mother
1. How many people were there in your family? There were five people in my family.
2. What job did your parents do? My mother was a housewife and my father a worker.
3. Did you like going to school? Yes I did!
4. How many years did you go to school? Until the 1st year of secondary school.
5. What were your teachers like? 6. Were they strict or not? They were strict.
7. Were there any punishments? In my case no, but for the people who didn’t understand them yes.
8. Did they put any disciplinary notes? Yes, if the needed.
9. Did you have a lot of homework to do? No, I don’t
10. What did you want to do when you were a child? I’d wanted to be a nurse
11. Did you succeed in your dreams? No, because there were many problems
12. How old were you when you started working? At 16 years
13. What did you do? I worked in a
14. Did you like it? Yes, so much
15. What was life like? The life was beautiful
16. What was you town (or village) like? It was less populated and we had more friends
17. Did you go out on weekdays or at the weekend only? Only on Sunday
18. Where did you go and what did you do in your free time? I worked in a factory.
19. Did you buy a newspaper every day? We didn’t have got money to buy it every day.
20. How often did you read a newspaper, a magazine? Only when I had the opportunity.
21. Were you interested in politics? No, I hate politics.
22. Did you follow the fashion of the time? Little, I couldn’t buy a dress every day.
23. Who were your favourite actors and actresses? 24. Are they still famous? I don’t remember.
25. What type of sports did you practice? 26. Did your parents approve? Anyone.
27. What music did you listen to? I listen Italian music.
28. What was your favourite band? My favourite band were Pooh.
29. Who was your favourite singer? My favourite singer was Renato Zero.
30. Did you go to concerts? No, never!

My father
1. How many people were there in your family? There were five people in my family.
2. What job did your parents do? They were workers.
3. Did you like going to school? No, I didn’t.
4. How many years did you go to school? Until the 3rd year.
5. What were your teachers like? 6. Were they strict or not? They were strict.
7. Were there any punishments? In my case no, but for the people who didn’t understand them yes.
8. Did they put any disciplinary notes? Yes, if the needed.
9. Did you have a lot of homework to do? Yes, every day.
10. What did you want to do when you were a child? I want to work with construction machinery.
11. Did you succeed in your dreams? Yes they did.
12. How old were you when you started working? At 10 years but also I went to school.
13. What did you do? I worked in a gas station.
14. Did you like it? Yes I did.
15. What was life like? The life was beautiful.
16. What was you town (or village) like? It was less populated and we had more friends.
17. Did you go out on weekdays or at the weekend only? Never, only on Sunday to play football.
18. Where did you go and what did you do in your free time? I went to football training.
19. Did you buy a newspaper every day? No, only on Sunday.
20. How often did you read a newspaper, a magazine? I read it sometimes.
21. Were you interested in politics? No, I hate politics.
22. Did you follow the fashion of the time? No I didn’t .
23. Who were your favourite actors and actresses? I don’t remember, maybe Bruce Lee.
24. Are they still famous? Yes he is.
25. What type of sports did you practice? I practice football.
26. Did your parents approve? Yes they did.
27. What music did you listen to? I listen all types.
28. What was your favourite band? My favourite band were Pooh.
29. Who was your favourite singer? I don’t remember.
30. Did you go to concerts? Yes, I went to Donatella Rettore.

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My father
1. How many people were there in your family?There were people in his family.
2. What job did your parents do?Her father was a building contractor and her mother was a housewife.
3. Did you like going to school?He liked going to school enough.
4. How many years did you go to school?He went to school for 15 years.
5. What were your teachers like?They weren't so good...some were better and some worse.
6. Were they strict or not?They weren't very strict.
7. Were there any punishments?If you did something wrong they gave you a bad mark.
8. Did they put any disciplinary notes? Yes of course.
9. Did you have a lot of homework to do? He had a lot of homework to do.
10. What did you want to do when you were a child? When he was a child he wanted to became a soldier.
11. Did you succeed in your dreams?No, he hasn't
12. How old were you when you started working?He was 26 years old.
13. What did you do?He was a banker.
14. Did you like it? No, he didn't like it.
15. What was life like?Life was better than now.
16. What was you town (or village) like? It was more beautiful than now becase all was in the middle of the countryside and the air wasn't as polluted as now.
17. Did you go out on weekdays or at the weekend only?He went out only at the weekends.
18. Where did you go and what did you do in your free time?He listened to music, he read and he went in some Pubs with his friends.
19. Did you buy a newspaper every day?No, he didn't.
20. How often did you read a newspaper, a magazine?He read a magazine 2 times a week.
21. Were you interested in politics?Yes, he was interested in .
22. Did you follow the fashion of the time?No, he didn't
23. Who were your favourite actors and actresses?His favorite actors were: John Wayne, James Stewart and his favori actresses were: Rita Hawort, Lise Taylor, Brigitte Bardot.
24. Are they still famous? They are dead but they're still famous.
25. What type of sports did you practice?He went jogging and rode a bike, went hourse riding and hunting.
26. Did your parents approve? Not much.
27. What music did you listen to?He likd classical music, soft music and italians singers like Modugno, Mina, Morandi, Little Tony and Celentano.
28. What was your favourite band?He liked the "Ricchi e Poveri" band.
29. Who was your favourite singer?His favorite singer was Gaber.
30. Did you go to concerts?Yes, sometimes he went to a concert.

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MY MOTHER


1. How many people were there in your family? They were eight people in her family.
2. What job did your parents do? Her mother was a housewife and her father was a carpenter.
3. Did you like going to school? Yes, she did.
4. How many years did you go to school? She went to school for eight years.
5. What were your teachers like? They were nice.
6. Were they strict or not? Her teachers were very strict.
7. Were there any punishments? No, there weren't.
8. Did they put any disciplinary notes? Yes, they put some disciplinary notes!
9. Did you have a lot of homework to do? Yes, she did.
10. What did you want to do when you were a child? When she was a child she wanted to be a singer.
11. Did you succeed in your dreams? Yes, she did.
12. How old were you when you started working? She was fourteen years old.
13. What did you do? She was a shoemaker.
14. Did you like it? Yes, she did.
15. What was life like? She liked listening to music.
16. What was you town (or village) like? She liked the people.
17. Did you go out on weekdays or at the weekend only? She didn't go out.
18. Where did you go and what did you do in your free time?She helped her mother and She read the newspaper.
19. Did you buy a newspaper every day? She didn't buy a newspaper every day.
20. How often did you read a newspaper, a magazine? She read a newspaper once a week.
21. Were you interested in politics? No, she wasn't.
22. Did you follow the fashion of the time? Yes, she followed the fashion!
23. Who were your favourite actors and actresses? Her favourite actor was Jerry Louis.
24. Are they still famous? Yes, he is.
25. What type of sports did you practice? She didn’t practise any sports.
26. Did your parents approve? No, they didn't.
27. What music did you listen to? She listened to disco music.
28. What was your favourite band? She loved Bee Gees.
29. Who was your favourite singer? She loved "Pupo".
30. Did you go to concerts? No, she didn’t.

MY GRANDMOTHER

1. How many people were there in your family? There were twelve people in her family.
2. What job did your parents do? Her father was a blacksmith and her mother was a housewife.
3. Did you like going to school? She didn't like going to school!
4. How many years did you go to school? She went to school for five years.
5. What were your teachers like? The teacher was strict.
6. Were they strict or not? Yes, the teacher was very strict.
7. Were there any punishments? No, there weren't any punishments.
8. Did they put any disciplinary notes? Yes, they put some disciplinary notes.
9. Did you have a lot of homework to do? Yes, she did.
10. What did you want to do when you were a child? She wanted to have three daughters.
11. Did you succeed in your dreams? Yes, she did.
12. How old were you when you started working? She was eight years old.
13. What did you do? She was a dressmaker.
14. Did you like it? Yes, she did.
15. What was life like? She loved walking.
16. What was you town (or village) like? it was a small town.
17. Did you go out on weekdays or at the weekend only? She didn't go out!
18. Where did you go and what did you do in your free time? She helped her mother.
19. Did you buy a newspaper every day? No, she didn't buy a newspaper every day!
20. How often did you read a newspaper, a magazine? She read a newspaper once a week.
21. Were you interested in politics? She hates politics.
22. Did you follow the fashion of the time? Yes, she did.
23. Who were your favourite actors and actresses? Her favourite actor was totò.
24. Are they still famous? Yes, they are.
25. What type of sports did you practice? She didn't practise any sport!
26. Did your parents approve? Yes, they did.
27. What music did you listen to? She listened to italian music.
28. What was your favourite band? She didn't like any band.
29. Who was your favourite singer? Her favourite singer was Gianni Morandi.
30. Did you go to concerts? No, She didn't go to concerts!

[ArK_93]

My mother
1. How many people were there in your family? There were four people in my family.
2. What job did your parents do? My father was a factory worker and my mother was a housewife.
3. Did you like going to school? Yes I did.
4. How many years did you go to school? I went to school for 13 years.
5. What were your teachers like? My teachers were very good at teaching.
6. Were they strict or not? Yes I was.
7. Were there any punishments? Yes, bad people had to do a lot of homework at home.
8. Did they put any disciplinary notes? Yes they did.
9. Did you have a lot of homework to do? Yes, I did.
10. What did you want to do when you were a child?
11. Did you succeed in your dreams? No I didn't.
12. How old were you when you started working? I was 17 years old.
13. What did you do? I was a worker in a laundry.
14. Did you like it? No I didn't.
15. What was life like? It was carefree and joyful.
16. What was you town (or village) like? It was very small, there wasn't even the disco.
17. Did you go out on weekdays or at the weekend only? I went out only on weekends.
18. Where did you go and what did you do in your free time? I went in guitar school and I practised some sport.
19. Did you buy a newspaper every day? No, she didn't.
20. How often did you read a newspaper, a magazine? I read the newspaper only on Sunday morning.
21. Were you interested in politics? No, I wasn't.
22. Did you follow the fashion of the time? Yes, I did.
23. Who were your favourite actors and actresses? My favourite actors were Totò, John Travolta and Jerry Lewis.
24. Are they still famous? Yes, they are.
25. What type of sports did you practice? I did volleyball and football.
26. Did your parents approve? Yes, they did.
27. What music did you listen to? I listened to rock music and pop music.
28. What was your favourite band? My favourite bands were Pink Floyd, Led Zeppellin and Police
29. Who was your favourite singer? My favourite singers were Claudio Baglioni and Lucio Battisti.
30. Did you go to concerts? Yes, I went to Spandau Ballet's and Claudio Baglioni's concerts.

My father
1. How many people were there in your family? There were six people in my family.
2. What job did your parents do? My father was a mechanic, and my mother a housewife.
3. Did you like going to school? Yes, I did.
4. How many years did you go to school? I went to school for 13 years.
5. What were your teachers like? My teachers were good at teaching.
6. Were they strict or not? Yes, they were.
7. Were there any punishments? No, they were forbidden.
8. Did they put any disciplinary notes? No they didn't.
9. Did you have a lot of homework to do? Yes, expecially Maths.
10. What did you want to do when you were a child? I wanted to be a policeman.
11. Did you succeed in your dreams? No, I didn’t.
12. How old were you when you started working? I was 20 years old.
13. What did you do? I was a factory worker.
14. Did you like it? Yes I did.
15. What was life like? The life was easy and the same every day.
16. What was you town (or village) like? It was quite.
17. Did you go out on weekdays or at the weekend only? Only on the weekends.
18. Where did you go and what did you do in your free time? I liked going oin fields to work
19. Did you buy a newspaper every day? No, I didn't like them.
20. How often did you read a newspaper, a magazine? Never.
21. Were you interested in politics? No, it was really boring.
22. Did you follow the fashion of the time? No, I didn’t.
23. Who were your favourite actors and actresses? My favourite actor was Clint Eastwood.
24. Are they still famous? Yes, he is.
25. What type of sports did you practice? I liked playing football.
26. Did your parents approve? Yes, they did.
27. What music did you listen to? I listened to rock music.
28. What was your favourite band? Only the Led Zeppellin.
29. Who was your favourite singer? I didn't have a favourite singer.
30. Did you go to concerts? No, I didn’t like them.

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OoO_N4UGHTY_$H4WTY_OoO said:

My father
1. How many people were there in your family?There were people in his family.
2. What job did your parents do?His father was a building contractor and her mother was a housewife.
3. Did you like going to school? Yes, he liked going to school.
4. How many years did you go to school?He went to school for 15 years.
5. What were your teachers like?They weren't so good...some were better and some worse.
6. Were they strict or not?They weren't very strict.
7. Were there any punishments?If you did something wrong they gave you a bad mark.
8. Did they put any disciplinary notes? Yes of course.
9. Did you have a lot of homework to do? He had a lot of homework to do.
10. What did you want to do when you were a child? When he was a child he wanted to became a soldier.
11. Did you succeed in your dreams?No, he hasn't
12. How old were you when you started working?He was 26 years old.
13. What did you do?He was a bank clark.
14. Did you like it? No, he didn't like it.
15. What was life like?Life was better than now.
16. What was you town (or village) like? It was more beautiful than now becase all was in the middle of the countryside and the air wasn't as polluted as now.
17. Did you go out on weekdays or at the weekend only?He went out only at the weekends.
18. Where did you go and what did you do in your free time?He listened to music, he read and he went in some Pubs with his friends.
19. Did you buy a newspaper every day?No, he didn't.
20. How often did you read a newspaper, a magazine?He read a magazine 2 times a week.
21. Were you interested in politics?Yes, he was interested in .
22. Did you follow the fashion of the time?No, he didn't
23. Who were your favourite actors and actresses?His favorite actors were: John Wayne, James Stewart and his favori actresses were: Rita Hawort, Lise Taylor, Brigitte Bardot.
24. Are they still famous? They are dead but they're still famous.
25. What type of sports did you practice?He went jogging and rode a bike, went hourse riding and hunting.
26. Did your parents approve? Not much.
27. What music did you listen to?He likd classical music, soft music and italians singers like Modugno, Mina, Morandi, Little Tony and Celentano.
28. What was your favourite band?He liked the "Ricchi e Poveri" band.
29. Who was your favourite singer?His favorite singer was Gaber.
30. Did you go to concerts?Yes, sometimes he went to a concert.

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MY MOTHER
1. How many people were there in your family? In her family were 5 people
2. What job did your parents do? She was an office worker
3. Did you like going to school? Yes, she liked going to school very much
4. How many years did you go to school? She went to school for 10 years
5. What were your teachers like?
6. Were they strict or not? Her teachers were very strict and they demanded a lot
7. Were there any punishments? Yes ,there were
8. Did they put any disciplinary notes? Yes, teachers put some disciplinary notes but she didn’t receive any of them
9. Did you have a lot of homework to do? Yes, she had a lot of homework, especially when she went to high school
10. What did you want to do when you were a child? When she was a child she wanted to became a dancer, wet or an acrobat
11. Did you succeed in your dreams? No she didn’t succeeded in her dreams
12. How old were you when you started working? When she started working she was 16 years old. She wanted to continue the school my grandmother didn’t let her do it
13. What did you do? She was an office worker
14. Did you like it? Yes she liked her job
15. What was life like? Her life was beautiful, she liked it and she was a normal girl
16. What was you town (or village) like? She lived in Oriago, which she lived, in a beautiful house. Oriago was so convenient to go to Mestre where there were a lot of shops
17. Did you go out on weekdays or at the weekend only? She couldn’t go out during the day because she went to work until 8.00 p.m.
18. Where did you go and what did you do in your free time? On Saturday evening she went shopping with her friends and at night she went to the disco or to the cinema
19. Did you buy a newspaper every day? No she didn’t buy a newspaper every day
20. How often did you read a newspaper, a magazine? She read a lot of books and she read magazines twice a week when she bought them
21. Were you interested in politics? No she wasn’t interested in politics
22. Did you follow the fashion of the time? Yes she followed the fashion of the time
23. Who were your favourite actors and actresses?
24. Are they still famous? She doesn’t remember
25. What type of sports did you practice? She swam and she went to the gym
26. Did your parents approve? Yes they approved
27. What music did you listen to? She liked rock music
28. What was your favourite band? Her favourite bands were the Queen, Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, Deep purple
29. Who was your favourite singer? Her favourite singer was Bruce Springesting
30. Did you go to concerts? No she never went to any concert because a lot of bands didn’t come to Italy

MY FATHER
1. How many people were there in your family? In his family there were 6 people
2. What job did your parents do? He is an electrician
3. Did you like going to school? He liked going to school but not so much
4. How many years did you go to school? He went to school for 11year until 16 years old
5. What were your teachers like?
6. Were they strict or not? Teachers were very strict
7. Were there any punishments? Yes there are punishments in particular at primary school
8. Did they put any disciplinary notes? Yes, teachers gave some disciplinary notes and he received some
9. Did you have a lot of homework to do? He had to do a lot of homework
10. What did you want to do when you were a child? He wanted to be a nurse
11. Did you succeed in your dreams? No he didn’t succeeded his dreams
12. How old were you when you started working? He started working when he was 16
13. What did you do?
14. Did you like it? He was an electrician and he liked doing his job
15. What was life like? Life was so simple and people had fun with little. However it was so beautiful
16. What was you town (or village) like? My father lived in Sambruson and it was scarcely populated
17. Did you go out on weekdays or at the weekend only? In summer he went out every night, while he went to work, he went out at weekend only
18. Where did you go and what did you do in your free time? In his free time he went to the cinema and met his friends
19. Did you buy a newspaper every day? He often bought a newspaper, he bought it every Sunday
20. How often did you read a newspaper, a magazine? He read his newspaper when he bought it
21. Were you interested in politics? No he wasn’t
22. Did you follow the fashion of the time? When he could afford it he followed the fashion of the time
23. Who were your favourite actors and actresses? He liked Bruce Lee and Harold Schwarzenegger
24. Are they still famous? They are still famous
25. What type of sports did you practice?
26. Did your parents approve? He played football and his parents approved
27. What music did you listen to? He liked Rock music
28. What was your favourite band? His favourite band is Dick Dick and Pink Floyd
29. Who was your favourite singer? His favourite singer is Zucchero
30. Did you go to concerts? No he didn’t

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My father
1.How many people were there in your family? In my family there were six people.
2.What job did your parents do? My father was an engineer and my mother was a housewife.
3.Did you like going to school? No, I didn't.
4.How many years did you go to school? I went to school for thirteen years.
5.What were your teachers likes? In general his theachers were patient.
6.Were they strict or not? No, They weren't.
7.Were there any punishments? No, there weren't.
8.Did they put any disciplinary notes? No, They didn't.
9.Did you have a lot of homework to do? Yes, I did.
10.What did you want to do when you were a child? When I was a child I wanted to be a football player.
11.Did you succeed in your dreams? No, I didn't.
12.How old were you when you started working? When I started to work I was twelve years old.
13.What did you do? I was a builder.
14.Did you like it? No, I didn't.
15.What was life like? It was very full.
16.What was your town (or village) like? It was smaller than now.
17.Did you go out on weekdays or at the weekend only? Yes, I did.
18.Where did you go and what did you do in your free time? In my free time I went to the football pitch.
19.Did you buy a newspaper every day? Yes, I did.
20.How often did you read a newspaper, a magazine? I read a newspaper very often.
21.Were you interested in politics? Yes, I was.
22.Did you follow the fashion of the time? No, I didn't.
23.Who were your favourite actor and actress? My favourite actor was Robert De Niro.
24.Are they still famous? Yes, he was.
25.What type of sports did you practise? I practiced football.
26.Did your parents approve? No, they didn't.
27.What music did you listen to? I listened disco music.
28.What was your favourite band? My favourite band was the "Beatles".
29.Who was your favourite singer? My favourite singer was Paul McCarthney.
30.Did you go to concerts? No, I didn't.

My mother
1.How many people were there in your family? In my family there were four people.
2.What job did your parents do? My parents were cobblers.
3.Did you like going to school? Yes, I did.
4.How many years did you go to school? I went to school for eight years.
5.What were your theachers like? My teacher was very strict.
6.Were they strict or not? My teacher was strict.
7.Were there any punishment? Yes there were a lot of punishments.
8.Did they put any disciplinary notes? No, they didn't
9.Did you have a lot of homework to do? Yes, I did.
10.What did you want to do when you were a child? When I was a child I wanted to be a secretary.
11.Did you succeed in your dreams? No, I didn't.
12.How old were you when you started working? I was thirteen.
13.What did you do? I worked in a shoe factory.
14.Did you like it? No, I didn't.
15.What was life like? It was very full.
16.What was your town (or village) like? It was smaller than now.
17.Did you go out on weekdays or at the weekend only? No, I didn't.
18.Where did you go and what did you do in your free time? In my free time I went to the disco.
19.Did you buy a newspaper every day? No, I didn't.
20.How often did you read a news paper, a magazine? I read a newspaper very rarely.
21.Were you interested in politics? No, I wasn't.
22.Did you follow the fashion of the time? Sometimes.
23.Who were your favourite actor and actress? My favourite actor was Richard Geare.
24.Are they still famous? Yes, he is.
25.What type of sports did you practise? I didn't practise sports.
26.Did your parents approve? Yes, they did.
27. What music did you listen to? I listened disco music.
28.What was your favourite band? My favourite band was U2.
29.Who was your favourite singer? It was Patty Pravo.
30.Did you go to concerts? Ni, I didn't.

[InV3Rn0]

My mother
1. How many people were there in your family? There were four people in my family.
2. What job did your parents do? My mother was a housewife and my father a railway man.
3. Did you like going to school? Yes I did!
4. How many years did you go to school? Until when I got the certificate.
5. What were your teachers like? They were very nice
6. Were they strict or not? No thy weren’t strict
7. Were there any punishments? I have never take a punishment
8. Did they put any disciplinary notes? Yes, if We didn’t behave ourselves
9. Did you have a lot of homework to do? No, I don’t
10. What did you want to do when you were a child? I wanted to be a secretary
11. Did you succeed in your dreams? Yes, I have worked for years as a secretary in a office
12. How old were you when you started working? At 18 years
13. What did you do? I worked in a office
14. Did you like it? Yes, so much
15. What was life like? The life was better, because there wasn’t as polluted as now and if we were poor we could fun also with a only toy
16. What was you town (or village) like? It was a poor village
17. Did you go out on weekdays or at the weekend only? I went out everyday
18. Where did you go and what did you do in your free time? I don’t remember
19. Did you buy a newspaper every day? No, I didn’t
20. How often did you read a newspaper, a magazine? No, I don’t take it never
21. Were you interested in politics? No, I hate politics.
22. Did you follow the fashion of the time? Yes
23. Who were your favourite actors and actresses? I don’t remember.
24. Are they still famous? /
25. What type of sports did you practice? I didn’t practice any sports
26. Did your parents approve?/
27. What music did you listen to? I listened all the type of music
28. What was your favourite band? My favourite band were Pooh.
29. Who was your favourite singer? My favourite singer was Renato Zero.
30. Did you go to concerts? No

My father
1. How many people were there in your family? There were six people in my family.
2. What job did your parents do? My mother was a housewife and my father a worker
3. Did you like going to school? No, I didn’t.
4. How many years did you go to school? Until the 3rd year of secondary school
5. What were your teachers like? Very strict and very bad
6. Were they strict or not? They were strict.
7. Were there any punishments? Yes, there were a lot of punishments
8. Did they put any disciplinary notes? Yes a lot of notes
9. Did you have a lot of homework to do? No, I haven’t
10. What did you want to do when you were a child? I don’t remember
11. Did you succeed in your dreams? /
12. How old were you when you started working? At 13 when I finished the school
13. What did you do? I worked as a carpenter and as a fisherman
14. Did you like it? No, it was very stressful
15. What was life like? The life was beautiful also if we were poors
16. What was you town (or village) like? There were few people
17. Did you go out on weekdays or at the weekend only? Only on sunday, because the other days I worked
18. Where did you go and what did you do in your free time? I went out with my friends
19. Did you buy a newspaper every day? No, never
20. How often did you read a newspaper, a magazine? I read it sometimes.
21. Were you interested in politics? No, I hate politics.
22. Did you follow the fashion of the time? No I didn’t .
23. Who were your favourite actors and actresses? I don’t remember
24. Are they still famous?/
25. What type of sports did you practice? /
26. Did your parents approve? /
27. What music did you listen to? I listened all types of the music
28. What was your favourite band? My favourite band were “The cool and the Gang”.
29. Who was your favourite singer? I don’t remember.
30. Did you go to concerts? No