Read the text again and write A for American, B for British

1) Young people want to be successful.

2) They know that good exam result get them better job.

3) Hard work is a part of their dream.

4) Their society doesn’t like people who have achieved nothing.

5) Young people life is harder now.

6. a) American and Britain youth want to get a diploma and a good job. But sometimes they haven’t enough money to live in big cities and they need to find a part-time job. Read the information and decide which jobs these teenagers do:

babysitter, shelf stacker, paper boy, cook, shop assistant

b) Add the sentences in the text:

a) But I don’t like getting them to bed!

b) I’d like to serve the food.

c) Then I can have a laugh with my mates.

d) On Sundays the papers have extra sections and they are really heavy.

e) He bought a printer too.

JOB:

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Wednesday

I’ve got a new job. I work at the supermarket. I hate it. I work three evenings a week, from six to ten. I have to put products on the shelves. The staffs aren’t allowed to have a chat except in the breaks. […] I earn £4 an hour, which is OK. But it’s hard doing my homework before I go out to work.

JOB:

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Friday

I’m so tired. I’ve worked three evenings this week in the local fast food restaurant. I come home and have a shower before I go to bed because my clothes smell of grease. My job is to cook the burgers and chips. All evening! We have to wear a special uniform which I hate too. I get paid badly, but I do it so I can go out with my mates.[…] It must be better than making the food.

JOB:

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Tuesday

Hi, there. I’m back from my paper round. I’mexhausted. I do it five times a week. I get up at6.00 a.m. I have to get to the paper shop early toget the newspapers. I always deliver to the samestreets so I know which house has which paper. […]Why do people want to read more on a Sunday? Iearn £25 a week, the money’s useful. I have to go now and get ready for college.

JOB:

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Saturday

Hi! I’m writing this at 11 o’clock at night. I dobabysitting, and I’ve just got back! I love children –I like playing with them. […] Once they’re in bed, Ican watch TV. This evening I did my homework.The family I babysit for left me a pizza and cola.They brought me home too. I get £3.50 an hour forbabysitting – I think it’s good money. I’m saving fora new computer.

JOB:

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Saturday

Well, it’s 7.00 a.m. and I have ten minutes before I leave! I work in a computer shop. I do it because I know a lot about IT. I like helping the customers, even the rude ones! I get extra money if I sell a computer, which is brilliant. Yesterday I sold a laptop to this guy. […] I never get bored. Well, I’m working with computers – and I love them. I’d like to work here when I leave my college.