About half of 16- and 17-year-olds in the UK have got jobs, and three quarters of this age group also go to school. They do part-time jobs before or after school and at weekends. The （common） jobs are babysitting （very popular with girls） and paper rounds （popular with boys）. Cleaning and working in a shop （be）also popular jobs.
In the UK, school students （allow）to work less than two hours on a school day, or less than twelve hours in total during school week. Students are not allowed （work） before 7 a.m. or after 7 p.m. （but babysitters can work later）. They must have at least two （week）holiday from school each year when they don't work all.
Teenagers do part-time jobs they want to earn some money. However, they don't （usual）earn very much. In the UK, there is a minimum（最低）wage for adults: £5.52 an hour. For 16- and 17-year-olds, it is £3.40 an hour. For （child）under 16, there is no minimum wage, so many teenagers work for £2 or £3 an hour.
