1 IDENTIFY THE MAIN IDEA AND THREE SECONDARY AND

COMPLEMENTARY ONES

2 SKIM THE TEXT AND FIND THE FOLLOWING CONCEPTS

a- SOMETHING KNOWN TO CAUSE DAMAGE

b- A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE WORKS EXCHANGING THEIR

LABOUR FORCE FOR MONEY

c- A KIND OF CLOTH

d –LACK OF WISDOM OR KNOWLEDGE

e- SOMETHING NOT EXPENSIVE

CHILDREN EXPLOTATION

Children around the world work to help their families. Millions of them

work in ways that are not harmful. But millions more are little more than

slaves. Some of these children are only six or seven years old. Often they

work 12 to 16 hours a day.They work in sweatshops, mines, garbage

dumps, or on the street. These jobs are not only dull, repetitive, and

dangerous, they often make normal physical and mental development

impossible.

Many child laborers work in the export industries of developing

countries. Their stories are often horrific. In one small carpet factory in

Asia, children as young as five work from six in the morning until seven

at night for less than 20 cents a day. In a clothing factory, nine-year-olds

work around the clock for three days straight. They have only two one-

hour breaks when they are allowed to sleep next to their machines.

Although the children pay a high price, child labor is incredibly cheap. A

shirt that sells in the United States for 60 dollars can cost less than ten

cents in labor.

Children pay in a number of different ways: they suffer from poor

intellectual and physical lung diseases, bad eyesight, and bone problems.

In the worst cases, they die. Those who survive often pass these problems

onto their own children, connecting poverty and ignorance across the

generations.

TRUE OR FALSE

__1. All children work in terrible conditions.

__ 2. Some child laborers have dangerous jobs.

__3. Some child workers are practically slaves.

__ 4. Child workers get good pay for difficult work.

__ 5. Child workers often have health problems.

Say what each underlined word or phrase refers to.

A que refieren (cual es el referente) las palabras marcadas en negritas

Children around the world work to help their families. Millions of them

work in ways that are not harmful. But millions more are little more

thanslaves. Some of these are only six or seven years old. Often they

work 12 to 16 hours a day.They work in sweatshops, mines, garbage

dumps, or on the street. These jobs are not only dull, repetitive, and

dangerous, they often make normal physical and mental development

work in ways that are not harmful. But millions more are little more tan

slaves. Some of these are only six or seven years old. Often they work 12

to 16 hours a day.They work in sweatshops, mines, garbage dumps, or on

the street. These jobs are not only dull, repetitive, and dangerous, they

often make normal physical and mental development

Responde las siguientes preguntas

1.Are there laws about child labor in Venezuela ? Are the laws obeyed?

Why or why not?

2.Is child labor a necessary evil in some circumstances? Why or Why

not?