Hello!

Here is today's lesson:

Tuesday, January (the sixth) 2015

Part-time jobs for teenagers (worksheet)

VOCABULARY:

-a part-time job= un travail à temps partiel

-a full-time job= un travail à temps plein.

-a teenager= un adolescent.

• How long can a teenager work during school weeks in the USA?

-A teenager can work up to three hours a day or 16 hours a week during school weeks.

-During non-school weeks, teenagers can work up to 8 hours every day, or 40 hours a week.

Kelly's message:

Kelly has a problem: she has found a job at a pizza place and her father agrees with her (= he is okay/he accepts), but her mother disagrees (= she refuses). Kelly's mother thinks that she needs time for her homework and that family time is more important than money!

Kelly is sad and desperate because she needs money to be independent!

• Give your opinion: Do you agree with Kelly's parents? Explain, use the following expressions:

-I agree with her father....

-I am okay with his opinion

-I'm all for it!

or...

-I (totally)disagree /absolutely not! /I can't say I agree with..

Homework for Thursday 08/01: écrire 5 à 10 lignes pour répondre à Kelly. Donner son opinion vis à vis des 2 parents.