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English Reading Practice – Workers’ Rights

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a | about | a | about | car | driveway | earn | for | gets | He | his | money | months | new | parents | school | that | the | them | Then | to | wantcar | driveway | earn | for | gets | He | his | money | months | new | parents | school | that | the | them | Then | to | want

Terry wants very much to get job. He wants to earn so that he can buy a car.

Terry's do not want him to get a job. They say they him to focus on school. Terry knows that is important, but he also really wants that .

Terry does not tell them, but he applies a job at a grocery store, and he the job.

He waits until dinner to tell the good news. They are not exactly excited. Terry explains to them that he still cares school, but that he also wants to work. tells them that he is an adult and he has the right to work and to money of his own.

Finally, Terry's parents agree support him as he goes to work for first time.

Terry does very well at his job at the grocery store. Within a few , he is able to buy a car of own! And when he drives it up his parents' , they are quite proud of him.