[Video 7.2] 7.4 Grammar, Exercise 2
D = Dad L = Lily M = Max
WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE, …
D: Twelve o’clock and you’re having breakfast! When I was
your age, I got up at five o’clock!
M:Seriously? Did you really get up at five o’clock every
day?
D: Yes, I did.
L: Why did you get up so early?
D: I had a job. Did I never tell you about it?
M:No, you didn’t. What did you do?
D: I worked at a gas station. I got pocket money for
washing cars!
L: So, did you leave school when you were thirteen?
D: No, I didn’t. Of course not! I worked before school every
morning.
M:Did Grandma drive you to school?
D: No, she didn’t. I cycled ten miles to school – and it
always rained in 1995! And I was busy after school.
L: What did you do after school?
D: Well, I helped Grandpa in his shop for four hours. Then I
took Daisy for a walk – another hour.
M:Half past four, half past eight, half past nine, …
D: And I helped in the kitchen for an hour. And I had three
or four hours of homework.
M:Half past ten, half past two, … Dad, did you have longer
days in 1995? Dad?
