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U.S. fast-food workers stop working (1st September, 2013)

U.S. fast-food workers went on strike. They want more money. They get $7.25 an hour - the same as 2009. They cannot live on that. Prices have gone up but their wages have not. The workers want $15 an hour. One worker told the BBC his $9 an hour isn't enough. He is risking his job. He wants to fight for more money.


 
 

McDonald's said restaurant managers decide about wages. It said higher wages mean more expensive burgers. Its profits were over $5.5 billion in 2011. Wages are low because the staff are young. They have little work experience. Five per cent of fast-food workers get $7.25. Most of those are part-timers. Half are teenagers.

 


 
 
 

 
 

 
 

Sources:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23886031 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-fast-food-strike-20130829,0,5180708.story?track=rss http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/08/28/low-wage-workers/2711379/

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PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.

fast-food workers went on

a.

as 2009

2.

They want more

b.

an hour

3.

They get $7.25

c.

for more money

4.

the same

d.

on that

5.

They cannot live

e.

strike

6.

Prices have gone up but their

f.

enough

7.

$9 an hour isn't

g.

money

8.

He wants to fight

h.

wages have not

PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.

managers decide

a.

over $5.5 billion

2.

higher wages mean more

b.

are part-timers

3.

Its profits were

c.

expensive burgers

4.

Wages are

d.

teenagers

5.

They have little work

e.

about wages

6.

Five per cent of

f.

low

7.

Most of those

g.

experience

8.

Half are

h.

fast-food workers

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

U.S. fast-food workers (1) ___________________. They want more money. They (2) ___________________ an hour - the same as 2009. They cannot (3) ___________________. Prices have gone (4) ___________________ wages have not. The workers want $15 an hour. (5) ___________________ the BBC his $9 an hour isn't enough. He is (6) ___________________. He wants to fight for more money.

McDonald's said restaurant managers (7) __________________. It said higher (8) ___________________ expensive burgers. Its profits were over (9) ___________________ 2011. Wages are low because the (10) ___________________. They have little work experience. (11) ___________________ fast-food workers get $7.25. Most of those (12) ___________________. Half are teenagers.

PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE

U.S.fast-foodworkerswentonstrike.Theywantmoremoney.Th
eyget$7.25anhour-thesameas2009.Theycannotliveonthat.Price
shavegoneupbuttheirwageshavenot.Theworkerswant$15anhour.
OneworkertoldtheBBChis$9anhourisn'tenough.Heisriskinghisjob.
Hewantstofightformoremoney.McDonald'ssaidrestaurantmanage
rsdecideaboutwages.Itsaidhigherwagesmeanmoreexpensivebur
gers.Itsprofitswereover$5.5billionin2011.Wagesarelowbecauset
hestaffareyoung.Theyhavelittleworkexperience.Fivepercentoffas
t-foodworkersget$7.25.Mostofthosearepart-timers.Halfar
eteenagers.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

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Student B: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

a)

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b)

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d)

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e)

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f)

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WRITING

Write about wages / salary for 10 minutes. Read and talk about your partner's paper.

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