Many Australian children have part-time jobs starting at age 13, with common jobs including newspaper delivery routes which require getting up early each day. While some teens work as dog sitters or babysitters, Italian children generally cannot work legally until age 18 and there is an expectation that their primary focus should be school and studying rather than employment.

1. Children and part-time jobsChildren and part-time jobs

2. In Australia a lot of children have aIn Australia a lot of children have a
part-time job. They can have apart-time job. They can have a
part-time job when they are 13 andpart-time job when they are 13 and
they cannot work earlier than 7they cannot work earlier than 7
a.m. and later than 7 p.m.a.m. and later than 7 p.m.

3. A lot of boys and girls do the paper rounds.A lot of boys and girls do the paper rounds.
Every day they get up early to do theirEvery day they get up early to do their
round.round.

4. There are teens who areThere are teens who are
dog sitters …dog sitters …

5. ……and there are teensand there are teens
who are baby sitters…who are baby sitters…

6. In Italy people can have a job when theyIn Italy people can have a job when they
are 18…are 18…

7. Italian children are more sheltered thanItalian children are more sheltered than
Australian ones …Australian ones …

8. In Italy, people think thatIn Italy, people think that
teenagers’ main job is ... going toteenagers’ main job is ... going to
school and studying!!!school and studying!!!