If you live in the United States, according to the law you can’t have a full-time job until you’re 16 years old. At the age of 14 or 15, you can do part-time jobs after school or on weekends. During summer, you can work 40 hours each week if you have a part-time job. Kids who are between the ages of 10-13 can do certain types of farm jobs, with their parents’ permission.
Does all that mean that if you’re younger than 14, you can’t make some real money of your own? Of course not! Here are some teenagers’ ideas.
Some teenagers make money through hard work. “I look after younger children or do some gardening for the neighborhood,” says Justin, an 11 -year-old boy. Jenny is 11 years old as well. She tells us that she makes some pocket money by cleaning up yards for others.
Some of teenagers are using their creativity to make money! Lena is 13 years old. She makes money by making dog sweaters and selling them to her neighbors. Ann is one year younger than Lena. She says, “When I started taking art classes and showing my work to people, they said they would pay me to draw pictures for them.” Jasmine is 13 years old. She even writes articles and book reviews for different magazines!
【小题1】Susan, a girl of 12, what jobs can she do?| A．She can find a full-time job in the supermarket. |
| B．She can help his parents feed the chicken if his parents allow. |
| C．She is able to work over 50 hours a week by finding a part-time job. |
| A．Justin |
| B．Jasmine |
| C．Lena |
| A．By drawing pictures for others. |
| B．By cleaning the yards for others. |
| C．By looking after the younger children. |
They can’t ________ to make pocket money.
| A．take care of the flowers in the garden |
| B．sell something they DIY to others |
| C．work in the restaurant as a cook |
| A．It’s about what teenagers think of money. |
| B．It’s about teenagers hobbies. |
| C．It’s about how teenagers make pocket money on their own. |
