MODULE 10 А Reading 1 Read the text and put sentences (A–H) in the correct gaps (1–6 There are two extra sentences. A For any other work, things are different. B First, though, you’ll need to have an interview. C However, you can still only work for a maximum of twelve hours in a week. D It is up to you and your parents to decide if they are safe. E Alternatively, you can continue your education in Year Twelve and work part-time. F You cannot earn more than this. G Do you want to get part-time work? H This means delivering newspapers to people’s houses before school. Children, work and the law Are you still at school? 1 Before you do, read this leaflet to find out what you can and can’t do. First of all, there are some jobs that you are free to do at any age. 2 These include working for friends and neighbours, babysitting and any work experience organised by your school. If this is the kind of job you want to do, you don’t have to read any further. 3 If you are under thirteen, you are not legally allowed to work at all, not even part-time. If you are between thirteen and sixteen years old, or if you are still at school in Year Eleven or below, a person needs a special licence to employ you. The most popular job for children is the paper round. 4 Unfortunately, recent changes to the law have made this more difficult: school children can’t start working until 7 a.m. In fact, on school days and Sundays you can only work two hours a day and you must finish work by 7 p.m. If you are thirteen or fourteen, you may work for a total of five hours on a Saturday, and if you are fifteen or sixteen, you can work for eight hours. 5 There are also some jobs that you can’t do at all. These include the following: • working in many factories • working in construction • working with transport • working in restaurants where alcohol is served Apart from paper rounds, most school children work in shops or fast food restaurants that don’t serve alcohol. Special note for sixteen-year-olds: If you are sixteen and have finished Year Eleven at school, you may leave school and find a full-time job. 6 In both cases, you are now free to work more hours and in more places than thirteen–sixteen-year-olds in Year Eleven or below. However, if you are sixteen and still in Year Eleven, you and your employer must follow the rules above.

nowadays information communication is an important part of our society. mass media inform, educate and entertain people. they influence the way people look at the world. mass media mould public opinion, that' s why it must be under control. people need information in order to keep up with the whole world around them. mass media could be classified into eight mass media industries: books, newspapers, magazines, recordings, radio, movies, television and the internet. public speaking and event organizing can also be considered as forms of mass media. everybody can find there something interesting for him. in our generation the internet is a more interactive medium of mass media, and can be briefly described as "a network of networks". mass media save us a lot of time, money and efforts, keeping people aware of what is happening in the world around us.

When i’m thinking about my future i cannot say for sure what it will be like. many of teenagers do not know what they want to become.   but i am sure that the most important things for me in future will be my profession and family. my opinion is that good education is necessary to get a good job. profession is a very important choice that will define all of my future life. i am glad that my parents support me. i’m going to enter university after graduation from school. i want to become an economist and to work in bank. i know that nowadays there are many economists who cannot get a job. but as for me, i really have great interest and talent for mathematics and economics; also i am a hard-working and responsible person that’s why i hope i will manage to succeed. high-qualified specialists are always needed. what’s more i want to have my own family in future. you cannot go far without true close person you love beside you. i’m planning to have kids and to live in my own apartments. as for our family now is rather big but our flat is small enough and also it’s on the eighth floor i cannot have a pet. but i love dogs very much. so, in my future life i will surely have one, because a dog is like a real friend. of course i hope i’ll have possibility to travel and to meet interesting people in future. i want to drive a car. now it sounds like a dream but these are things i want to have and to do. i am sure that plans begin from dreams. and i hope that my future holds a lot of nice surprises for me!перевод «мое будущее» когда я размышляю о своем будущем, я не могу сказать наверняка, каким оно будет. многие подростки не знают, кем они хотят стать. но я уверен, что самыми важными вещами для меня в будущем будут семья и работа. мое мнение – хорошее образование необходимо для того, чтобы устроиться на хорошую работу. профессия – это важный выбор, который определяет всю будущую жизнь. я рад, что мои родители поддерживают меня. я собираюсь поступить в университет после окончания школы. я хочу стать и работать в банке. я знаю, что многие сейчас не могут найти работу. однако, у меня действительно есть огромный интерес и способности к и . кроме того, я трудолюбивый и ответственный человек, поэтому я надеюсь, что добьюсь успеха. высококвалифицированные специалисты всегда нужны. более того, я хочу иметь свою семью в будущем. далеко не уйдешь без верного и близкого человека, которого ты любишь, рядом. я планирую иметь детей и жить в собственном доме. так как сейчас наша семья довольно большая ,а наша квартира маленькая и находится на 8 этаже, я не могу завести животное. а я люблю собак. в будущем у меня обязательно будет собака – ведь она настоящий друг. конечно, я надеюсь, что у меня будет возможность путешествовать и знакомится с интересными людьми в будущем. я хочу водить машину. сейчас это звучит, как мечта, но это то, чем я хочу заниматься и что иметь. я уверен, что планы начинаются с мечтаний. а еще я надеюсь, что мое будущее приготовило мне много приятных сюрпризов!