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— Mr Chapman, I hear there is a tendency of teenagers taking jobs in Great Britain. Is this really so?
— I would say yes. We all know that teenagers need money. The pocket money they get from their parents isn’t enough to pay for mobile phone calls, the new CDs they want to have and going out with their friends in the evenings. A lot of teens prefer not to ask their parents for more money. Instead they get part-time jobs. That’s what about a million schoolchildren in the UK do.
— And what jobs do they usually get?
— The most popular jobs for teenagers are babysitting and getting newspapers to people’s houses in the mornings and evenings. Other jobs that young people do include working in shops, hotels and coffee shops. They also do dog walking and cleaning.
— Do young people who work get the same money as grown-up people do or they are paid less?
— They are not paid the same money. Many people think they are too young get much money.
— But should young people be working at all?
— That’s avery good question. You see, most teenagers are really very busy. Schools give them a lot of homework and many pupils have to prepare for their future exams. Besides it is important for teenagers to have time for a social life and to do their hobbies. If teenagers have a job, they can be too tired to do their schoolwork properly.
— And yet they try to get a job, don’t they?
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UNUSUAL SCHOOL
A lot of teenagers are fond of music. Young boys and girls have their music classes and really enjoy those lessons. But can pupils study DJing at school? Can they have DJ lessons? In most cases the answer is “no” but some British students can do just that.
They go to the BRIT school in south London. BRIT stands for British Record Industry Trust, an organization that develops and supports educational projects in music. The school also gets money from the Department for Education and Employment and has some other sponsors. Some of the pupils who go to this school become DJs, some radio presenters. For example, Master Shortie, a rapper and a DJ, who is 15 now became a student of this school when he was ten. He wrote two raps when he was 11. He says that a student who wants to become a rapper has to be different from the other rap musicians. “You have to be yourself to become successful, you should not follow stereotypes,” says Shortie. “It is also important to study well at school. Your music career may not be extremely successful.” Lauren and Shannon are radio presenters for the school’s radio station. They introduce shows and give the audience news of the day or speak about something interesting they learnt in class. They also play music.
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