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Describe a typical day in your life when you were a child.

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I was born in a nuclear family in Milan, Italy and
thus
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 did not have the chance to see and meet intimately with the other relatives or family members of my family. I just saw my parents and siblings with me. But they were really
careful
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cared
caring
 about me and I enjoyed a huge number of benefits from them in my childhood.
This
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 is a nice cue card task for me. I would love to answer the remaining questions. I took the usual foods in my childhood. I loved the breakfast and
lunch but
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lunch, but
 was reluctant to have my dinner.
In
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At
 the breakfast, used to take a juice or milk and some cookies. Sometimes, I used to take cakes as well
instead
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 of cookies. But the routine was different
in
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during
 the holidays. Taking pasta during the lunch was my habit. Sometimes, it was altered by roasted potatoes and meat. I never liked
fishes
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fishing
. But
mom
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 used to force me in having the fishes for supper. Sometimes, I took pizza
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 of fishes. It was a small family. There were no external members to look after me. But my elder siblings were kind to me and they helped me greatly. In fact, my elder sister was the representative of my
mom
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 in her absence. She used to take care of me. She prepared me for the school, often fed me in supper and did many other activities that I will remember always. Outing with my family members in the weekends in the attractive spots of Milan was the most enjoyable thing for me. In those
evening
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evenings
, I used to take part in various types of activities.
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, watching the cartoon shows was the other important and enjoyable task for me. Alas! The days are gone and I miss my childhood.

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