EJÉRCITO DE SALVACIÓN

COLEGIO TÉCNICO NACIONES UNIDAS

PUERTO MONTT
READING COMPREHENSION WORKSHEET
“My first job”
Name:

Teacher : Date: ______________ _______, ____

English Department
Contents: Future careers Class: 3rd ____
Expected Learning:
❖ To develop reading comprehension skill.
❖ read and analyse information in a conversation.
❖ use strategies to identify specific information in the texts.

BEFORE READING

I. Read the questions and answer with your own words.

a. Have you ever had a paid job? Which one?

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II. Match the vocabulary with the correct definition. Then write 1 – 10 next to the descriptions.

1. teenager ____ a mother or father of a person.

2. feeling ____ to be brave to do something difficult or dangerous.
3. parent ____ to shake slightly, usually because you are cold,
frightened, or very emotional.
4. hurt ____ to receive money as payment for work.
5. leave ____ to cause emotional pain to someone.
6. trembling ____ a young person between 13 and 19 years old.
7. earn ____ needing the support of something or someone.
8. dare ____ an emotion
9. dependent ____ to help someone emotionally or in a practical way.
10. support ____ to go away from someone or something.
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LET’S READ
III. Read the text. Then answer the activities.

MY FIRST JOB
It isn’t easy being a teenager. It’s a time of conflicts and deep feelings. You want to go out and have fun,
have a social life, have a boyfriend or a girlfriend. At home, you want your parents to treat you like an adult, yet you
still depend on them for money, food and clothes.
“It’s not easy being a teenager”, Jason thought. It was the first time he had had to take such a serious
decision. He knew he was going to hurt his parents but there was no other way. “When I told my mother I was
going to leave home she looked at me as if I had slapped her face.”
“What? Live in London?, she asked. “I just feel it’s time I saw a little more of the world around me. After all
mum, I’m eighteen. And London is not too far.” Just then my father came downstairs. “Jason wants to leave home.
He wants to leave us. He doesn’t want to live with us anymore.” She told him in a trembling voice. My father’s
expression changed.
“What? You aren’t serious, are you, son?”, he asked. He sat down looking at me with the saddest expression
I had ever seen on his face.
“I don’t want to go to university. Instead I want to get a job to earn money, to be independent! I’ve already
been offered a job in a bank in London, Dad!”
“London’s a long way away! We’ll hardly see you anymore”, my father said. “I can come back at weekends,
Dad”. He shook his head, looking more and more like someone who had just been given a few months to live.
“I don’t know, son. I don’t know.” He shook his head again and then got up and walked out into the garden.
I didn’t dare tell them I had already accepted the job offer. “Mum, I love you both but please try to understand me. I
feel I need to try to take some responsibilities for myself. I’ve always been so dependent on you. Please… I’m
sorry.”
My mother put her hand over mine. “Your father will decide the best way.” I stayed in silence for over half an
hour when I heard my father’s steps. He entered the room, put his hand over my shoulder and said, “Ok, son! If that’s
what you want… but never forget that both I and your mother will always be here to support you whenever you need
it…”

IV. Find EVIDENCE for the following statements:

1. When one is a teenager, life isn’t peaceful.

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2. Jason had never taken such a step before.
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3. His mother reacted very badly.
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4. His father couldn’t believe what he was hearing.
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5. Jason’s father needed some time to be alone.
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AFTER READING

V. Answer these questions on the text. Try to use your own words:

1. Who is Jason?
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2. Why isn’t it easy to be a teenager?

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3. What reasons does Jason have for leaving home?

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4. Do you think Jason is right or wrong in wanting to leave home? Justify your answer.
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Therefore, encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:11 –