Jobs for Teenagers

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Jobs for Teenagers

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Reading

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Verbs: check, clean, serve
Nouns: counter, customer, fast-food restaurant, shop
Look at the photos. What are the people doing?
Are they enjoying their job? Why do you think so?
Can teenagers do any job in your country?

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About half of 16 and 17-year-olds in the UK have
got jobs, and three quarters of this age group also go
to school. They do part-time jobs before or after
school or and at the weekends. The most common
jobs are babysitting (popular with girls) and paper
rounds (popular with boys). Cleaning and working
in a shop are also popular jobs.
In the UK, school students are not allowed to work
more than two hours a day, or more than twelve
hours in total during the school week. They are not
allowed to work before 7.00 a.m. or after 7.00 p.m.
(but babysitters can work later). They must have at
least two weeks holiday from school each year when
they don’t work at all.
Teenagers do part-time jobs because they want to
earn some money. However, they don’t usually earn
very much. In the UK there’s a minimum wage for
adults: £8.91 an hour. For 16 and 17-year-old it is
£4.62 an hour.
Read the text and answer the questions
1.
How many young people aged 16 and 17
have jobs in the UK?
2.
What is the most common job for teenage
girls?
3.
What is the most common job for teenage
boys?
4.
How many hours in total can young
people work during a school week?
5.
Can babysitters work after 7.00 pm?
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Why do teenagers get part-time jobs?
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What is the minimum wage for a 16 yearold?

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About half of 16 and 17-year-olds in the UK have
got jobs, and three quarters of this age group also go
to school. They do part-time jobs before or after
school or and at the weekends. The most common
jobs are babysitting (popular with girls) and paper
rounds (popular with boys). Cleaning and working
in a shop are also popular jobs.
In the UK, school students are not allowed to work
more than two hours a day, or more than twelve
hours in total during the school week. They are not
allowed to work before 7.00 a.m. or after 7.00 p.m.
(but babysitters can work later). They must have at
least two weeks holiday from school each year when
they don’t work at all.
Teenagers do part-time jobs because they want to
earn some money. However, they don’t usually earn
very much. In the UK there’s a minimum wage for
adults: £8.91 an hour. For 16 and 17-year-old it is
£4.62 an hour.
Look at the highlighted words.
Guess their meaning.

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Listening

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Listen to Jack, Ryan and Lauren talking about teenagers and part-time jobs.
Match the speakers with three of the opinions.
a. It’s a good idea for teenagers to work.
Jack
b. It’s a bad idea for teenagers to work.
Ryan
c. It’s a good idea, but only if they earn a lot of money.
d. There are good things and bad things about it.
Lauren

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Great Job!