Pre-reading questions:
- Is work more fun than school? Please explain your answer.
- What part-time job do you want to try? Please explain your answer.
Vocabulary:
- teenager /TEEN-ey-jer/
- focus /FOH-kuhs/
- decrease /dih-KREES/
- affect /uh-FEKT/
- performance /per-FAWR-muhns/
[noun] a person who is 13 to 19 years old
Children and teenagers are not allowed to watch this movie.
[verb] to give attention to someone or something
The athletes are focusing on their training.
[verb] to become less
Car sales decreased by 15% this year.
[verb] to cause change to someone or something
The heat affected the crops.
[noun] the act of doing something
She really wanted to improve her performance in school.
Secretary Esther McVey of Work and Pensions in London said Saturday jobs are important for teenagers. However, students want to focus on school. As a result, the number of students who have part-time jobs is decreasing. She also said that this might affect student’s work performance in the future.
True or False:
- Secretary Mcvey of Work and Pensions said that part-time jobs are important for youth.
- The number of students who have part-time jobs are increasing.
- Students want to focus on school.
- Not having a part-time job might affect their performance in the future.
- President Mcvey of Work and Pensions said that part-time jobs are important for teenagers.
Vocabulary Check:
Complete the sentences by using the words in the box.
| teenager | focus | decrease | affect | performance |
- She can’t _______on two things at the same time.
- Bus fare will _______ by 3%.
- Shopping malls are popular among _______.
- The student’s _______ is amazing.
- Smoking _______ our health.