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- Finding a Job A
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1. At what age can you get a part-time job in your country? 2. Have your parents ever been unemployed? 12.4. Read the text and fill in the blanks with a-n.
Finding a Job A In 1994, for the first time in British history, more women than men had jobs. Over 200,000 part-time jobs were created in 1993 and most of them went to women. At the same time, 100,000 (1) _____ disappeared in Britain and it was mostly men who lost their jobs. Many women with children (2) _____. Some of these women may want to work full-time, but cannot do so because it is difficult for them to find someone to look after their children. In Britain there are very few nurseries for young children. Partners often have to look after the children while women work part-time in the early morning or in the evening. It is more difficult for single mothers to take on even part-time work because they (3) _____ to pay someone to look after their children. There are more part-time jobs in Britain than in any European country. Ninety per cent of part-time jobs are done by women. A part-time worker (4) _____ than a (5) _____. B There are now fewer jobs for (6) _____ in Britain. In 1977, 88 per cent men without qualifications had jobs; in 1991, only 67 percent of men (7) _____ had jobs. If there is any unskilled work, it (8) _____ women because, despite (9) _____, women are still paid less than men. Even if you have qualifications, it is still difficult to find permanent, full-time work. C People in Britain who are unemployed sign on every two weeks and claim their Unemployment Benefit. When people say that they are (10) “_____“, it means that they are receiving (11) _____. Some people cannot (12) _____, even though they do not go out to work: single parents, for example. Instead of receiving Unemployment Benefit, they receive Income Support. People (13) _____ receive less money than those on Unemployment Benefit. Between 1991 and 1994, the number of people receiving Income Support rose from 4.1 million to 5.6 million, or 10 per cent of all Britons. Many experts know that people on Unemployment Benefit or Income support do not have (14) _____. жүктеу/скачать 1.6 Mb. Достарыңызбен бөлісу:
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