Now we are ready to start.
Speaker A: I think that the situation when parents are forcing teenagers to get a job is just terrible. High school hours are mostly from six to three or from seven to four or somewhere in that range. It varies throughout the world. And you're trying to tell your child to go to work for five to ten hours right after school. That is poor parenting. The struggles of school and the weight of what comes with it whether it is the workload, the tests or depression from it all are already enough.
→ Ключевая идея: совмещать учёбу в школе и работу после неё слишком тяжело для подростков, потому что школьных нагрузок и без того достаточно. Это прямо соответствует утверждению 3. Combining work and studies is too much for teenagers. (Speaker A – 3)
Speaker B: My parents had a rule that school always came first. No job because school was my job. In the summers I had to do something though. It was either more school or some type of volunteer activities. I didn't have a job until my third year university summer and felt prepared for adulthood just fine. I know parents do it to prepare for adulthood but let your children enjoy their final years of childhood while they get ready for college if they're going. It's no good to apply extra stress onto them.
→ Ключевая идея: говорящий не работал в школьные годы, но при этом чувствовал себя вполне готовым к взрослой жизни. Это соответствует утверждению 7. You can get ready for adult life even without work. (Speaker B – 7)
Speaker C: When I was in high school I needed money for college and we didn't have a lot of money to go around. I was super eager to get a job but my dad actually said to me wait as long as you can before getting a job. Once you start working you don't stop until you retire. All my friends started getting jobs at fourteen or sixteen. I was eighteen when I got my first real job. Granted I also worked for my mom's store and my dad's business and had summer jobs. I can't thank him enough for telling me it was okay.
→ Ключевая идея: говорящий очень хотел работать, но отец отговорил его, и в итоге он благодарен за это. Это полностью совпадает с утверждением 1. I really wanted to work but my parents talked me out of it. (Speaker C – 1)
Speaker D: I agree that making your children work from the time they get out of class until the end of the day is a little too much. I see no problem with a weekend job though. It does give some good experience in the work world as well as giving kids some financial freedom. I had a weekend job in high school so it felt amazing not to have to ask my mom to use her card whenever my friends wanted to get something to eat or whenever I needed a new oil change for my car. I could just do it.
→ Ключевая идея: работа по выходным даёт полезный опыт и финансовую независимость, то есть полезна в нескольких отношениях. Это соответствует утверждению 2. Having a weekend job is useful in several ways. (Speaker D – 2)
Speaker E: I worked at a hairdressers and in a burger van in high school. The first experience at the hairdressers in the mornings and in the summer was useful I would say to get experience and get me up in the mornings. I still had my summer afternoons and evenings to hang out with my friends and enjoy life. So during that time I didn't miss out on much because my friends would be sleeping in while I was at work. But the night job at the burger van was quite hard.
→ Ключевая идея: утренняя работа воспринималась нормально, а ночная — как тяжёлая, то есть впечатление от работы зависит от того, в какое время она происходит. Это соответствует утверждению 4. Working hours influence your attitude to a job. (Speaker E – 4)
Speaker F: I worked in high school and was used to having my own money while all my friends got pocket money. So without a job I'd miss out on the cinema, ice skating, fast food, bowling and so on. But because I had to go to work I missed out on loads anyway. Looking back all the jobs I did in school paid very little. So in an ideal world teens should only do some jobs for experience and their parents should give them pocket money. Financial support is part of their responsibility as parents.
→ Ключевая идея: в идеале родители должны давать детям карманные деньги на развлечения, потому что это часть их родительской обязанности. Это соответствует утверждению 5. It's parents' duty to provide for their children's needs. (Speaker F – 5)