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PART-TIME JOBS FOR TEENAGERS



 

Part-time jobs for American students are very popular and usually begin during their high school days. Besides working in fast food restaurants and small cafeterias, a very popular job for a teenager in America is baby sitting. This has its greatest appeal among teenage girls and a good baby sitter can earn quite a bit if she is reliable, responsible and mature.

It is not necessarily an easy job and requires both social skills and general competence. Such a job often involves working on Friday and Saturday nights when many married couples like to spend the night going to a movie or the theatre.

Other part-time jobs which are popular especially among young boys is managing a paper route or mowing the lawns of people in one's neighbourhood. These jobs also require a sense of responsibility and can be a source of good income for a high school student. Young boys who run paper routes are required to get up early in the morning to deliver the daily news regardless of the weather. This job has no holidays and requires the newspaper to be delivered every day without exception. In America there are no newspaper holidays.

Part-time jobs for high schools students in America are often seen as an opportunity to teach young people about work responsibility and respect for others. The young people learn how to become part of the adult world and to share in the making of society. (1148)

 

Answer the questions.

1 When do American teenagers usually start doing a part-time job?

2 What are the most popular jobs?

3 Is the job of a baby-sitter popular because it’s easy?

4 What part-time jobs are especially popular among boys?

5 What qualities do these jobs require?

6 Are these badly-paid jobs?

7 Which of the mentioned jobs has no holidays? Why?

8Are there more advantages or disadvantages for teenagers in doing a part-time job?

9 Why is the society interested in this process?

10 Do you think it’s good if teenagers have a part-time job?

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THE FRIENDLY GAMES

 

The Commonwealth is a voluntary organization of 54 independent countries who all share a common history as part of Britain’s Imperial past. Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Barbados, Zimbabwe, Pakistan are the members of the Commonwealth. The head of the organisation is Queen Elizabeth II.

Today the Commonwealth works to advance democracy, human rights, social and economic development, and organises special programmes to help promote young people, science, health and other issues in its member countries.

The Olympic – style – Commonwealth Games are held every four years in a different member country.

The first event was held in 1930, in Canada. There were only eleven participating countries, and the sports included athletics, boxing, rowing, swimming and wrestling.

England has only hosted the Games twice: in London and in Manchester. The other countries where the Games were held are Australia, Jamaica, and Malaysia. The number of countries participating in the Games has grown to over 70. Without competition from the USA and the major European countries, Australia, Canada and the British countries (which compete separately) usually win the most medals.

The Commonwealth Games have their own version of the Olympic torch ceremony. On Commonwealth Day (May 11th) in a Game year, athletes with a stick containing a message from the Queen, run through different Commonwealth countries until they reach the host nation. (1215)

 







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