VIII. Read the text and do the tasks that follow.A _____Sixteen-year-olds can get married and they can also leave home, but both must be with parental permission. At this age in the UK, you can ride a moped with a 50cc engine and you can even fly a glider yourself. However, you can’t drive a car. You must be 17 before you can start learning how to do that.B _____As a result, every country has laws about what children and young people can do at different ages. However, it can be very confusing knowing when you are legally able to do certain things. For example, children are allowed to go on the back of a moped, but at what age can they ride a moped themselves? And at what age can you leave home and live by yourself? Here are just some of the things that you can legally do at what age in the UK.C _____In November 1989, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) was created. The Convention applies to all children and young people aged 17 and below. It states that every child has the right to be alive and be the best person they can be. It gives children a set of basic rights that include their right to education, health, rest, and play. It also says that governments have to do everything they can to protect and support children and young people.D _____At the age of 14, you can get a part-time job for no more than two hours on a school day and you can work for up to five hours on a Saturday. A year older, the working restrictions are the same except that you can work up to eight hours on a Saturday. At the age of 16, you can decide yourself whether you want medical or dental treatment, but you can’t have a tattoo. You have to wait until you’re 18 for that.Task 1. Put the paragraphs in the correct order.Task 2. Read the text again and choose the best title.A. Being the Best B. Jobs in LawC. Knowing Your RightsTask 3. Decide whether the sentences are true (T) or false (F).1. The UNCRC was created to help teenagers. _____2. According to the UNCRC, young people have a right to go to school. _____3. The UNCRC makes the laws in every country. _____4. It’s legal in the UK for teenagers to work five hours on a weekday. _____5. Sixteen-year-olds in the UK can go to the dentist without their parents’ permission. _____6. In the UK, if your parents don’t mind, you can get married at the age of 16. _____7. When you’re 16, it’s legally to fly some planes in the UK. _____8. At the same age, it’s also legal to drive a car in the UK. ____

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VIII. Read the text and do the tasks that follow.

A _____

Sixteen-year-olds can get married and they can also leave home, but both must be with parental permission. At this age in the UK, you can ride a moped with a 50cc engine and you can even fly a glider yourself. However, you can’t drive a car. You must be 17 before you can start learning how to do that.

B _____

As a result, every country has laws about what children and young people can do at different ages. However, it can be very confusing knowing when you are legally able to do certain things. For example, children are allowed to go on the back of a moped, but at what age can they ride a moped themselves? And at what age can you leave home and live by yourself? Here are just some of the things that you can legally do at what age in the UK.

C _____

In November 1989, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) was created. The Convention applies to all children and young people aged 17 and below. It states that every child has the right to be alive and be the best person they can be. It gives children a set of basic rights that include their right to education, health, rest, and play. It also says that governments have to do everything they can to protect and support children and young people.

D _____

At the age of 14, you can get a part-time job for no more than two hours on a school day and you can work for up to five hours on a Saturday. A year older, the working restrictions are the same except that you can work up to eight hours on a Saturday. At the age of 16, you can decide yourself whether you want medical or dental treatment, but you can’t have a tattoo. You have to wait until you’re 18 for that.

Task 1. Put the paragraphs in the correct order.

Task 2. Read the text again and choose the best title.

A. Being the Best

B. Jobs in Law

C. Knowing Your Rights

Task 3. Decide whether the sentences are true (T) or false (F).

1. The UNCRC was created to help teenagers. _____

2. According to the UNCRC, young people have a right to go to school. _____

3. The UNCRC makes the laws in every country. _____

4. It’s legal in the UK for teenagers to work five hours on a weekday. _____

5. Sixteen-year-olds in the UK can go to the dentist without their parents’ permission. _____

6. In the UK, if your parents don’t mind, you can get married at the age of 16. _____