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If nobody answers the phone in their home,
try finding them all here!
Special thanks to Mahdiyeh Varshadian
Hey
there everyone! Have you ever wondered how it feels when all the members of a
family study English together? Here’s an interview with a family in which the
father is a Summit 6 student in Farzan, and the mother and the two
daughters are 3c students in Farzanegan. I hope you enjoy reading it and
may the story of the Dehghani family inspires more family members to start
learning a new language and experience the joy of a new life.
Ok,
as usual, my first question is: Are you happy that you’re here today to do this
interview?
Mrs.
Dehghani: Yes, I am happy and a bit nervous because it’s the first time for me.
Maedeh:
I’m happy, too.
Mohadeseh: I’m also happy and a bit
nervous at the same time!
Mr. Dehghani: Well, I’m usually a
nervous person because of all the stuff that’s happening around us, but I’m
happy to be here today with my family.
So
would you tell me about yourselves more?
Mrs.
Dehghani: Well, I’m the mother of this family, and I’m 41 years old. I used to
be a student in Farzanegan, but I stopped coming here for a while, and I think
it was 2 years ago that I started coming here because of my husband’s
recommendation.
Mr.Dehghani: ok, I’m Mohammad Hasan
Dehghani and I’m 48 years old. I’m retired and I enjoy spending more time with
my family. I should say as a teenager, I loved English so much, but I couldn’t
keep on studying it properly, and now that I’m in my late forties, I can
clearly feel that without knowing any English, one can’t live easily in this
world, so I began studying English once more in Farzan, and I recommended my
wife and daughters to do the same thing and it’s been 2 years for me as well.
Maedeh: I’m Maedeh Dehghani and I’m 14 years old. I
enjoy studying and reading books and
novels, but I don’t like shopping!!! When I was younger, some of my friends began
learning English in Farzanegan. And so my parents decided to send me here to
learn English too.I’ve been a Farzanegan member for about 4 years.
Mohadeseh: my name’s Mohadeseh Dehghani, I’m 23, and I’m
married. Unlike Maedeh, I really enjoy shopping! I think I could go shopping
almost every day if I had enough money! I’m a 3c student, just like Mum and
Maedeh.
And
how much time do you spend speaking English at home? I mean do you at all speak
English to each other?
Mohadeseh: We sometimes do. We talk
about our classes in English, and we also use this language to communicate
about other things. We ask Mum and Dad questions in English, and so do they!
Maedeh:
yeah, my sister’s right. We use English at home to ask lots of things.
Mrs.
Dehghani: that’s right, things like: I’d like a cup of tea, or please give me
that book.
Mohadeseh: I remember I was a very
little girl that my father used English to communicate at home. I still can
remember it well.
So
how does it feel that all of you know English?
Mrs.
Dehghani: it’s so good. When we travel to other countries, we don’t have any
problems because there’s always one of us around to communicate, and it’s so
great. And when we see a tourist, we feel confident to start a conversation.
And
have you ever thought about your “English future”? I mean where is this
language going to help you?
Maedeh: English is helping me at
school now. Sometimes I actually teach it to my friends at school, and I
already know all the things in my school English book and about the future, I
would love to use English when I go abroad to study. I’m sure it’ll help me a lot.
Mr. Dehghani: I don’t have many
fancy ambitions like my daughters you know, I’m just happy for the sake of
learning this language at the moment. I’m also happy I can speak language with
my wife and daughters in English.
Mrs.
Dehghani: I agree with my husband. When I look around, I see the language in
most places is English, like in movies, news, or medicine. So I guess it’s
going to help me survive easier as a housewife and a mother!
Mohadeseh: My husband travels to
other countries and he can speak English well, so I want to learn this language
to enjoy traveling to other countries with him more, and I also love my kids to
learn this language in the future.
Ok,
let’s travel in time again and go to the past this time. Have you ever thought
about your “best moment” in Farzanegan or Farzan so far?
Mrs.
Dehghani: I remember my first teacher in Farzanegan created my best moments.
She gave me lots of motivation and made me love English even more than before.
I think her name was Mrs. Shahbazi.
Mr. Dehghani: leaning English in
Farzan has always been full of best moments for me. I suppose one of the
factors that has provided my best moments in Farzan so far has been Mr. Ghotbi.
He also gives me lots of motivation.
Maedeh:
I agree with Dad. For me, having a good teacher is important and makes good
moments. Two teachers in Fazanegan have done this. One of them was Mrs. Katebi,
and the other one was you Ms. Varshadian. I remember in BR2 you gave me a green
pen as a present. I still have it and it reminds me of the best moments.
Nice…and
let me ask something more personal. How would you describe the person who’s
sitting next to you?
Mohadeseh: well, Maedeh and I are
very different, but I love her no matter how different we are, though she makes
me angry sometimes!!!!!
Maedeh:
Mohadeseh is right. We are so different. For example, I’m a quiet person, and
she’s so noisy! I enjoy being at home, but she’s into shopping. But I should
say we love each other no matter how different we are.
Mr. Dehghani: well, Maedeh is a nice
girl, and so is Mohadeseh. It’s a blessing to have them as my daughters.
Mrs.
Dehghani: and I should say my husband is a really good person because he wants
the best things for us and always wants us to be happy and successful.
Mr. Dehghani: you know, with all the ups and downs families
go through, I’m proud to have Mrs. Dehghani as my wife. She has completed my
life in every way.
And
I’m glad to hear that, and my last question is: How would you like to end this
interview?
Mr. Dehghani: I would like to thank
you and wish everybody a happy and successful life, and I advise all the young
ones to keep learning and never stop trying.
Mrs.
Dehghani: I also wish everyone the best and as my husband said, I recommend
everyone to keep learning, especially English.
Maedeh: I would like all my friends
at school to come here to learn English and try to become a better person in
future.
And
thank you very much for taking the time
to do this interview!
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