My gra n d d a d loved a p o o l th a t w a s fille d w ith spa w a te r. It w as
d a rk bro w n and sta n k
of ro tte n eggs. I d id n 't w a n t to go in b u t he e v e n tu a lly convinced m e. I'm pleased he did
because th e w a te r w as re a lly w a rm . I'd ne ver sw a m in w a te r th a t w a rm . I d id n 't w a n t to get
out, d e s p ite th e te r r ib le s m e ll.
I
c o n s id e r it such a happy m e m o ry because w e enjoyed
ourselves so m uch and I
re m e m b e r so vividly how I fe lt th a t day. B ut th e re 's m ore to it tha n ju s t th a t. W hen I look
back now, I u n d e rs ta n d how ca rin g m y g ra n d p a re n ts w e re and
how m uch the y w a nted us
a ll to be happy. They w o u ld have done an ythin g to he lp us have a good tim e . I ap pre ciate
th a t m ore now th a t I'm o ld e r and have c h ild re n of m y ow n.
I hope w e tha nked th e m ; I c a n 't
re m e m be r. But, anyway, they w e re c o n te n t, I'm sure, to ju s t w a tch
us have an am azing tim e ,
playin g and la u g h in g in th e w ater. So, as you can see, it w as a w o n d e rfu l
day and is one of
m y fa v o u rite c h ild h o o d m e m o rie s .
Examiner:
W hat o th e r a c tiv ity did you use to enjoy w h en you w e re staying w ith y o u r fam ily?
Candidate:
I loved going fo r w a lks in the local park. There w ere people s e llin g a ll kinds of d e liciou s foods
fro m carts, so my gra nd pare nts w ould invariably buy us som e treat,
like hom em ade ice-cream
o r cakes.
Tracks 15-18
See pages 6 6 -6 8 fo r text.
Track 19
Childhood
Do you th in k people often id e a lis e th e ir childh oo ds?
How does a p e rso n 's c h ild h o o d in flu e n c e w h a t kind of a d u lt th e y becom e?
W hen does a c h ild becom e an a d u lt in y o u r view?
Upbringing
Do you agree w ith the saying 'c h ild re n s ho uld be seen and not heard'?
Is it good fo r c h ild re n to be exposed to frig h te n in g and sad exp erience s o r s ho uld the y be pro te cted fro m
the se as fa r as possible?
A re c h ild re n in y o u r c o u n try g e n e ra lly w e ll b ro u g h t up?
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