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So I want to ask you about when is the ....right............ ........age........ to have stuff or
to start doing stuff. What do you think is the right age to start having a phone?
Aimee: Oh, I think for security reasons, to, you know, keep the child safe, perhaps
maybe about 11 or 12 when they start ...going............ .....around........... places
without their parents.
Katie: Yeah.
Aimee: It would be a way for me to contact my daughter. Even now, my daughter is
only six and she doesn't have a phone, and that's far too young, I believe. However,
she walks to school by herself and walks home by herself. And
that ......stresses................... me out for her safety.
So there are times where I wish I could phone her or text her, but she doesn't have a
phone. And I do believe that six is far too young to have a phone.
Katie: A little bit too young.
Aimee: Yes. So purely for .security................. ...reasons................, I think probably
around 11 or 12.
Katie: How old were you when you first got your phone.
Aimee: Well, I'm an old person so, you know, people didn't have mobile phones. I was
reaching the end of high school. I was, I think, ..17...... when I got my first mobile
phone. And it was a big brick. But again, that was for, you know, I guess security
reasons.
Katie: Yeah.
Aimee: My parents got it for me. I was going out, you know, I
started ..going.............. .out............ at night, going to concerts. And I was beginning to
be allowed going into bars and things at 17, 18. So yeah, it was a good security thing.
My parents were appreciative of being able to contact me.
Katie: Yeah.
Aimee: ...How............. ....about................ ..you............? How old were you when you
first got your mobile phone?
Katie: Oh goodness. I was about 12 or 13. I was really young.
Aimee: Okay.
Katie: And I only got my first mobile phone or my first .....cellphone................. because
my best friend who got the same one and I wanted to send like picture messages to
her. It was back in the .....old.......... ....days........... where you can send a photo, you
can take photos.
Answer these questions about the interview.
1) Her six-year old daughter _____ a phone.
a) has
b) does not have
c) lost
2) Aimee got a phone when she was _____ .
a) 11
b) 13
c) 17
3) Katie got a phone at _____ .
a) 10
b) 12
c) 14
4) They played the game called _____ .
a) Asteroids
b) Snoopy
c) Snake
5) They said the games were _____ .
a) educational
b) a waste of time
c) boring at the time
