1. WELCOME TO DEAN B's TOPIC TALK
Wednesday 19 March 2014 1

2. WE HAVE THE SAME NAME, BUT VERY DIFFERENT LIVES GROWING UP
Today my talk is about...
PAPA AND I:
WE HAVE THE SAME NAME, BUT VERY DIFFERENT LIVES GROWING UP
ARE YOU READY 2C ? 2

3. My Papa was born in 1932 and grew up on a farm
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... 3

4. What type of home did you grow up in?
<< DEAN (7 1/2 years old) >>
<< DEAN (82 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. 4

5. Where did you play and have fun?
<< DEAN (7 1/2 years old) >>
<< DEAN (82 years old) >>
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! 5

6. Where did you play and have fun?
<< DEAN (82 years old) >> 6

7. What were your jobs around the house?
<< DEAN (7 1/2 years old) >>
<< DEAN (82 years old) >>
I feed Georgie our parrot breakfast.
I take my plate into the kitchen. I put my clothes away and fold up my socks
into balls.
I fed the farm animals and chopped up the fire wood. I also collected the eggs! 7

8. What kind of school did you go to and how did you get to school?
<< DEAN (7 1/2 years old) >>
<< DEAN (82 years old) >>
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. 8

9. What kind of school did you go to and how did you get to school?
<< DEAN (7 1/2 years old) >> 9

10. << DEAN (82 years old) >>
What kind of school did you go to
and how did you get to school?
<< DEAN (82 years old) >> 10

11. What were your favourite toys?
<< DEAN (7 1/2 years old) >>
<< DEAN (82 years old) >>
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. 11

12. What did you do for entertainment and to relax?
<< DEAN (7 1/2 years old) >>
<< DEAN (82 years old) >>
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. 12

13. What kind of birthday parties did you have?
<< DEAN (7 1/2 years old) >>
<< DEAN (82 years old) >>
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. 13

14. What beach did you go to?
<< DEAN (7 1/2 years old) >>
<< DEAN (82 years old) >>
I swim at Brighton Beach and near our Hawks Nest beach house at Christmas.
I went swimming in the sea near Victor Harbour. 14

15. Who were your friends and what did you do together?
<< DEAN (7 1/2 years old) >>
<< DEAN (82 years old) >>
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. 15

16. Did you go to church?
<< DEAN (7 1/2 years old) >>
<< DEAN (82 years old) >>
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. 16

17. What were your favourite foods?
<< DEAN (7 1/2 years old) >>
<< DEAN (82 years old) >>
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 a
fridge. 17

18. What are two of your favourite memories as a boy?
<< DEAN (7 1/2 years old) >>
<< DEAN (82 years old) >>
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! 18

19. What are two of your favourite memories as a boy?
<< DEAN (7 1/2 years old) >>
<< DEAN (82 years old) >> 19

20. I had fun learning about the VERY different lives of the two DEANs as boys. Thank you 2C for listening to my TOPIC TALK. 20