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Read the text about British
teenagers and circle T (True)
or F (False).

Teenagers in Britain aged 10 to 14
earn about £775 a year. They do
household chores and newspaper
rounds. They also get pocket
money from their parents. They
spend their pocket money on
trendy clothes, CDs, DVDs, beauty
products, soft drinks, sweets and
mobile phones. Young people
spend on average £26 a year on
ringtones, ring-back tones and T .. nagers (10-14 ye.r old.) In
Europe e.rn in a ye.r ...
downloading songs.
Britain £775 Germany £438
Sweden £697 Italy £341
Some teenagers in Britain earn money from
Netherlands £575 Spain £310
part-time jobs. T / F
France £442
2 Their parents don't give them any money. T / F Source: Datamonitor
3 They don't spend their money on clothes. T / F
4 They like buying CDs and DVDs. T / F
5 They don't spend any money on music for their mobile phones. T / F

2S G Listen and complete the table with information about Lucy.
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LUCY JAMES
How much pocket
money do you get
a week?
Have you got a
part-time job?
How much money do
you spend a week?
What do you spend
your money on?

o Read the paragraph and complete the table with information about James.

Hi, my name's James. I'm thirteen years old. I get £5 a week pocket money from my
parents. I spend that money on my mobile phone and sweets. I've also got
a part-time job. I earn £15 a week. I don't spend any ofthat money.
I save it. I want to buy an MP3 player.

Interview two friends and complete the table with information about them.

Write a paragraph about what you spend your money on.

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