THE PAST AND NOW
Our parents' and grandparents' free time activities were very different to the leisure activities there are now. Our grandparents didn't have any toys, and they had to work from a very young age.
Now I will talk to a person who had a different childhood:
In conclusion, young people now don't sew or help with the field jobs, they watch TV, go shopping, go to the cinema, surf the internet, play computer or video games, and live very differently to Teresa or other parents or grandparents.Me: Hello Teresa! How are you?
Teresa: Hello! I'm fine.
Me: How old are you?
Teresa: I'm 78.
Me: What did you use to do in your free time when you were a child?
Teresa: I sewed or read because there weren't toys.
Me: What was your first toy?
Teresa: My first toy was a doll which my uncle brought me from Venezuela.
Me: Did you have much free time when you were about my age?
Teresa: No, I didn't have much free time.
Me: Why?
Teresa: Because my parents needed me to help with the field jobs and the housework, cooking, cleaning and looking after my siblings.
Me: What is your opinion about the way young people spend their free time nowadays?
Teresa: I think that young people don't know how lucky they are. Without toys and new tecnologies (that they have) we were happier. Young people now don't have imagination to play not even when they are bored.
Me: Teresa, thanks for your opinion.
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