Reading Comprehension: Please judge the following statements wether it is true or false.
1. The American teenagers don't like to spend a lot of money.
2. A few parents are firm and ask their kids to get a job and pay for their own bills.
3. The best way for teenagers to learn the value of money is to earn it themselves.
Speaking Practice: Please answer the following questions.
1. Why do American teenagers want their parents to foot the bill?
2. When some parents put their foot down , what do they insist their children to do?
3. How does getting a job help kids to learn how to stand own their own feet?
Translation exercise:
记者:你还是个孩子,尚未高中毕业,为什么就决定去工作呢?
少年:我想要很多东西:音乐CD,电子游戏,手机,时尚衣服和属于自己的车。我需要钱,因为父母拒绝支付我的账单,以往我过生日和过圣诞节时,他们都会给我买好东西,但是我需要更多的东西。所以他们最后决定,要我自立。他们说我应该学会独立生活,自己挣钱买想要的东西。