Dinosaur

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🗓️ 18 August 2014

⏱️ 3 minutes

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What’s the link between dinosaurs and mobile phones?

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0:00.0	This is a feature from BBC Learning English.
0:03.0	For more information and our terms of use go to BBCworldservice.com
0:09.0	forward slash podcasts.
0:11.0	The English We Speak From BBC Learning English.
0:17.0	Hello, welcome to the English we speak from BBC Learning English. I'm Helen.
0:26.2	And I'm Rob.
0:27.2	Rob, can I ask you something?
0:29.5	Yes, of course, go ahead.
0:31.1	Um, my son's friends came to visit at the weekend. They were all in the bedroom
0:36.3	playing with dinosaurs. Well, right, sounds fun. Yeah, I even let them watch a dinosaur film and play a computer game. Then I heard one of them say his parents were
0:46.6	dinosaurs. Oh dear. I'm a mum, I don't think I look anything like a dinosaur do I?
0:52.6	No, you don't look like one at all.
0:55.1	You are 100% human.
0:57.5	But what did the boys say about his parents?
1:00.1	He said that they don't have a TV at home and that his parents don't have mobile phones either.
1:06.4	I was quite surprised by that.
1:08.4	Hmm, no wonder he thinks his parents are dinosaurs.
1:12.2	When we call someone a dinosaur we mean they're living in the
1:15.3	past. They're not very modern and probably don't use a lot of technology.
1:20.1	I see so if I don't have a mobile phone or have a computer I could be a
1:27.1	dinosaur.
1:28.6	Exactly. Let's hear some examples.
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