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What are the advantages of living in your hometown?

The advantages? Well, for me it was where I was born and I love it. I dont know
if thats an advantage. Its not as rich as some other places but the people are rea
lly friendly. Thats certainly an advantage. You know if need to ask someone in th
e street a question, you can always do that. Thats a really big difference from p
laces like London where people are much less friendly.
Describe your hometown.
Well it isnt a big place. In fact its pretty small if you compare it to one of the
major cities. I guess its got a population of about 50,000 and its more of a town
than a city. But theres plenty of things to do there and you can find almost anyt
hing you want.
Is it easy to travel around your hometown?
I guess so. Certainly Ive never had any problems travelling around it. But compar
ed to a capital city there arent nearly so many means of transport. You know in B
ucharest for example theres the metro/underground, trams, trolley buses, buses an
d taxis, but we dont have trolley buses here in Craiova.
What is it known for?
Oh. What is it known for? Let me see. It isnt a particularly famous city. Not man
y people outside of Romania have heard of it. The football team Universitatea us
ed to be pretty good and once got to the semi-finals of the UEFA cup. But that w
as a long time ago now. I suppose you could say Craiova is a bit like/similar to
Swindon in the UK. Its the sort of place travel through and dont stop.
What do people in your town do?
There are all sorts of jobs and professions. Nowadays, more and more students at
university are studying to become lawyers. In the old days in the past the most
popular career was to be an engineer. Then the country was much more industrial
and if you wanted to succeed that was the best choice. Nowadays, in contrast, a
s I was saying, people want to become lawyers or businessmen because thats where
the money is.
What problems face your hometown?
Oh, there are lots of them. At the moment theres a bit of a national crisis. Id sa
y that the greatest problem is that the young people are leaving. They either go
to the capital or try and live abroad. One reason they do this is that theres a
lot of unemployment and poverty. Its really different from countries in the West
some people here have absolutely no money at all.
What languages are spoken in your hometown?
Romanian of course. Its our national language after all. There are still some Hun
garian speakers but far fewer than in the past. A lot of the native Hungarians hav
e left the country. But if you go to parts of Transylvannia you will find towns
where Hungarian is much more common than Romanian. And quite a few of the young
people speak good English and Spanish and Italian are also quite common. Though
you wont hear people speak them much in the street.
child discipline
parenting style
inappropriate behavior
nonphysical discipline
reward good behavior
acknowledge good behavior
compliment/praise your child
encourage your child to continue it
natural/logical consequences
describing to the child what the consequences will be for unacceptable behavior
lecture
the consequence for unacceptable behavior may be taking away privileges
withdrawal of privileges
a time out/time outs
stand in the corner
separating the child for a few minutes
work best with younger kids
corporal/physical punishment such as spanking
not recommended
negative consequences
spanking may make children more aggresive
violet and harm a child
grounding
lay down strict guidelines for the disposal of hazardous waste
international ban on the dumping of radioactive waste at sea
dumping untreated industrial waste into the air and river
recycle household waste by using a compost pin
recycle household rubbish instead of throwing it away
dispose of nuclear waste
law-abiding citizen
abide by the law
a firearms/drugs/driving offense
capital punishment/death penalty
harsh punishment
lenient punishment
the punishment should fit the crime
as a punishment for doing something
our existing laws are not tough/hard/strict enough
focusing on petty crimes can cause people who generally obey the law to resent t
he police rather than respect them for what they do
police should spend their time solving more serious crimes
focus our attention on crime prevention and educating young people to abide by t
he law
start introducing new laws
enforce laws against property by imposing a fine
natural landscapes
eat well
eat a lot of fruit and vegetables
eat organic food
drink a lot of water
keep healthy
healthy lifestyle
Do you have a healthy lifestyle
fairly/quite/very healthy
work outside
physical acitivities
keep/maintain a balance between diet and exercise
What do you do to stay healthy
do a lot of training
exercise is more important to me than eating healthily
have a good eating habit/routine
try not to eat too much meat, especially red meat
run
go to the gym
keep fit
being active
dance, modern dance
ballet
do yoga
What do you do if/when you're ill/unwell
go to bed
stay in bed
relax
moan
get some extra rest
if it continues, go to the doctor, get a prescription, take medicine to speed up
the recovery
try to heal naturally
take something herbal
What do you like about travelling
Do you like travelling
love/like to travel to different countries
enjoy it a lot/very much
one of my passion
excited about travelling
get very anxious everytime I get to travel
absolutely love it
I mean who wouldn't love travelling
done a bit/lot of travelling in holidays
good/fanstatic experience to me
going to new places
mature a lot
learning about new cultures
a completely different experience compared to your home country/when you're home
getting far away from what we're used to
getting out there to experience different cultures
the airport experience
beautiful scenery around the world
different culture/lifestyle
meeting new people/different people coming from different backgrounds and cultur
es
the arts
going to theater
the anticipation of being in a new place and seeing very different things
I just love everything has to offer
food
foodie
have travelled to ...
have been travelling for ...
been to ...
visit ...
What dont't you like about travelling
don't like long flights/journeys
don't particularly like flying
miss normal things in my life
miss family, friends
difficult to get around an old city
food
Thai food
dish
my favorite dish is noodle
What did/do you do to keep fit
go to the gym regularly
running outside
outdoor activities
involved in some water sports
extra organised exercises
try to be active as much as possible
hectic lifestyle
What other things would you like to do to keep fit
team sports
learn to play tennis properly
Did you do anything that isn't very healthy
drink too much coffee, alcohol
love eating desserts and sweets
fast food/junk food
increasingly love to visit/being in the countryside
fresh air
enjoy
animal lover
Is it ok to tell a lie
to protect another person's feeling
tell white lies
scare your children about what actually is happening
not harming anyone directly
private person
don't ask other people for advice about personal problems
Are you the kind of person who ask other people for advice
tend to keep it to myself
would like to figure things out myself
less than my friends
ask for advice on practical and technical things not personal emotional
there's always people who tend to give you advice nonetheless
big change large investment time money energy
What's the best or worst advice you've ever been given
What will be your best advice for living a happy life
Do you have any holiday or trip planned
Do you have a favorite place
Have you ever had reasons to contact police
just once only
something's missing from our flat
remember vividly that someone tried to break in
Have you ever broken the law
petty/serious crime
copyrights infringement
downloading music/movies/books from the internet
photocopying/making a copy of books from the university's library
speeding occasionally
What legal or social issue concerns you the most
social harmony
I think it's ...
Generally, ... is ...
... which means that ...
One thing is to ...
The hardest thing for me is ...
I suppose
I'd say
I did a few things actually
One of the biggest problems is ...

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