welcome to dean b's topic talk

WELCOME TO DEAN B's

TOPIC TALK

Wednesday 19 March 20141

Today my talk is about...

PAPA AND I:WE HAVE THE SAME NAME, BUT VERY DIFFERENT LIVES GROWING UP

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ARE YOU READY 2C ?

My Papa was born in 1932 and grew up on a farm. I was born in 2006 and I am growing up in a

big city.

On Sunday I interviewed him by FaceTime and learnt all about his life as a boy. We had VERY

different lives.

Take a look at these questions and our different answers...

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What type of home did you grow up in?

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<< DEAN (7 1/2 years old) >>

I was born in a big city (Sydney). I am growing up in an apartment.

I was born on a farm in South Australia. I lived in a concrete garage my father built. We did not have electricity and our water came from the rainwater tank.

<< DEAN (82 years old) >>

Where did you play and have fun?

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I played in a park across the road from our apartment or in my bedroom with my toys and Max.

I played with my sister, Judy and brother Whyard. You had to make up your own games like chasing chickens!


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Where did you play and have fun? << DEAN (82 years old) >>

What were your jobs around the house?

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I feed Georgie our parrot breakfast. I take my plate into the kitchen. I put my clothes away and fold up my socksinto balls.

I fed the farm animals and chopped up the fire wood. I also collected the eggs!


What kind of school did you go to and how did you get to school?

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I go to a big school in Sydney with about 500 students. My school has a playground, a basketball court and computers. I travel to and from school by car.

I walked five kilometres to school along a dirt road. My school was called, Mosquito Creek Primary School. It had 17 students and one teacher.


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What were your favourite toys?

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I played with the iPad, computer and LEGO. Also the Doctor Who DVD board game, dinosaurs and super heroes.

We made our toys from wood. I was given a bike when I was six to ride to school.


What did you do for entertainment and to relax?

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I listen to Doctor Who music on the iPhone and watch physics documentaries on TV. I also love going to the movies.

I went to the cinema once to see the Wizard of Oz… We also caught rabbits for fun.


What kind of birthday parties did you have?

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I’ve had a spiderman party, a drum party and a Dr Crunch party where lizards and snakes were brought to my house.

My Aunty Ethel was a very good cook so we went to her farm for birthdays.


What beach did you go to?

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I swim at Brighton Beach and near our Hawks Nest beach house at Christmas.

I went swimming in the sea near Victor Harbour.


Who were your friends and what did you do together?

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My friends are Andrew, Mary, Alexander, Sebastian and Zavek. We go to museums, have breakfast and play with the iPad and my toys.

I joined the Cub Scouts and one of my friends was Ward. We’d play on an old railway line that nobody used.


Did you go to church?

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I say prayers at school and go to Church for Easter. I believe in God. (But he has no role in physics).

I went to Sunday School to learn about God.


What were your favourite foods?

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Eggs, bacon, toast, baked beans, dim sims, fried rice, milk shakes, corn chips and popcorn.

Roast lamb, roast potatoes and plum pudding but no ice-cream! We didn’t have afridge.


What are two of your favourite memories as a boy?

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1. When my brother Max was born in 2009. 2. Seeing all the rides, toys and characters at Disneyland and Universal Studios when I was 4.

1. When my father chased me for locking my sister up in the dairy shed. 2. The time my sister and I had a swim in the animal water trough!


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What are two of your favourite memories as a boy?

<< DEAN (7 1/2 years old) >> << DEAN (82 years old) >>

I had fun learning about the VERY different lives of the two DEANs as boys.

Thank you 2C for listening to my TOPIC TALK.

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welcome to dean b's topic talk

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kind of school

big school

mosquito creek primary

favourite toys

different lives

farm animals

big city sydney

drum party