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Read Eva’s review of a smartphone.

1 I’ve just got a new Triton 15X phone for my birthday. It has all the features of a normal smartphone, but I chose it because it’s excellent for gaming.

2 Playing games on this phone is an amazing experience! One good thing about it is that the screen is bigger than most other phones, and it’s also really bright and clear. The images in some of my favourite games look stunning! It’s also more powerful than a lot of other phones, so everything moves fast when you’re gaming. It’s light and comfortable to hold, too. Another great feature is that it stays cool and doesn’t get too hot, even when you play for a long time.

3 There are a few things about it that are a bit annoying. It’s disappointing that the battery life isn’t great. If you play games a lot, the battery only lasts about 15 hours. On the other hand, it’s quite quick to charge, so you can soon start using it again. It’s also slow to start up after you’ve switched it off.

4 Overall, it’s a really exciting phone to use for gaming, and I’d recommend it to anyone who plays a lot of games on their phone. You won’t be disappointed!

Read Eva’s review of a smartphone.Tick (✓) the sentences that are true.

1 I’ve just got a new Triton 15X phone for my birthday. It has all the features of a normal smartphone, but I chose it because it’s excellent for gaming.

2 Playing games on this phone is an amazing experience! One good thing about it is that the screen is bigger than most other phones, and it’s also really bright and clear. The images in some of my favourite games look stunning! It’s also more powerful than a lot of other phones, so everything moves fast when you’re gaming. It’s light and comfortable to hold, too. Another great feature is that it stays cool and doesn’t get too hot, even when you play for a long time.

3 There are a few things about it that are a bit annoying. It’s disappointing that the battery life isn’t great. If you play games a lot, the battery only lasts about 15 hours. On the other hand, it’s quite quick to charge, so you can soon start using it again. It’s also slow to start up after you’ve switched it off.

4 Overall, it’s a really exciting phone to use for gaming, and I’d recommend it to anyone who plays a lot of games on their phone. You won’t be disappointed!

Read Eva’s review of a smartphone.

1 I’ve just got a new Triton 15X phone for my birthday. It has all the features of a normal smartphone, but I chose it because it’s excellent for gaming.

2 Playing games on this phone is an amazing experience! One good thing about it is that the screen is bigger than most other phones, and it’s also really bright and clear. The images in some of my favourite games look stunning! It’s also more powerful than a lot of other phones, so everything moves fast when you’re gaming. It’s light and comfortable to hold, too. Another great feature is that it stays cool and doesn’t get too hot, even when you play for a long time.

3 There are a few things about it that are a bit annoying. It’s disappointing that the battery life isn’t great. If you play games a lot, the battery only lasts about 15 hours. On the other hand, it’s quite quick to charge, so you can soon start using it again. It’s also slow to start up after you’ve switched it off.

4 Overall, it’s a really exciting phone to use for gaming, and I’d recommend it to anyone who plays a lot of games on their phone. You won’t be disappointed!

Complete the sentences from reviews with the correct words:

bright, charge ,disadvantage, gets, got, images, lasts, like, thing.

1 One good _____       about this console is that the controls are very easy to use.

2 I don’t _____      the screen because it’s quite small and dark.

3 The ___        look stunning on this tablet – really ____        and clear!

4 It’s also __     a powerful battery that ___       for around 20 hours.

5 One ____              is that it ______      hot if you play for too long.

6 It’s quite quick to ________        It only takes about an hour before you can use it again.

Working in summer

When school finishes for the summer, thousands of teenagers earn extra money by doing temporary summer jobs. We spoke to three young people who have had active, outdoor jobs and asked them about their experiences. This is what they told us:

Aaron, Australia Summer job. lifeguard, Sydney

I enjoyed my summer as a lifeguard. The beach was a great place to work and the views of the ocean were beautiful, but there wasn't much time to relax. lt's a serious job and someone has to watch the swimmers all the time. lt's hard for one person to concentrate for so long. That's why we always work with a partner. Each lifeguard watches for an hour then has a break. I'm proud to say that my partner and I rescued seven people this summer. As well as being very strong swimmers, lifeguards should be at least sixteen years old and have qualifications in first aid and water-rescue techniques. I did a training programme and learnt these skills before I started work. I'd recommend this job to anyone who lives near the coast The pay is average and lt can be stressful, but it feels great to rescue someone, and the 'office' is the best in the world!

Kuba, 19, Poland Summer job: windsurfing Instructor Mazury

I started windsurfing when I was twelve, so I'm quite good. Last summer I trained as an instructor and this year I got a job at the lake near our village. There are lots of tourists in the summer and most of them are beginners. They generally spend more time in the water than on the board! A few silly people went out too far into the deep water, but we rescued them with the boat. Most sensible people stay where the water is shallow, so they don't have a problem. Plus. it's much easier to windsurf on a lake than on the sea because lakes don't usually have big waves. lt's not a very well-paid job, but I think it's cool if you can do something you love - and of course, it's a great way to meet girls.

Yasmin, 18, lJK Summer Job: activity leader, Devon

This summer I worked at a children's summer camp as an activity leader. Lt was exhausting but fun. We organized sports, games and activities for the kids, many of them in the huge camp swimming pool. We also took the older children swimming in the river. lt was too dangerous for the younger ones though. In the evenings we organised discos and quizzes. Most of the time the kids were great and I worked with some lovely people and made some really good friends. lt is quite well-paid and you are so busy that you don't have time to spend any money. I lived for free in the camp accommodation. lt wasn't very nice but at least we didn't have to pay. All our meals were free too, so I saved a lot of money over the summer.

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Lifeguards work in pairs because

Working in summer

When school finishes for the summer, thousands of teenagers earn extra money by doing temporary summer jobs. We spoke to three young people who have had active, outdoor jobs and asked them about their experiences. This is what they told us:

Aaron, Australia Summer job. lifeguard, Sydney

I enjoyed my summer as a lifeguard. The beach was a great place to work and the views of the ocean were beautiful, but there wasn't much time to relax. lt's a serious job and someone has to watch the swimmers all the time. lt's hard for one person to concentrate for so long. That's why we always work with a partner. Each lifeguard watches for an hour then has a break. I'm proud to say that my partner and I rescued seven people this summer. As well as being very strong swimmers, lifeguards should be at least sixteen years old and have qualifications in first aid and water-rescue techniques. I did a training programme and learnt these skills before I started work. I'd recommend this job to anyone who lives near the coast The pay is average and lt can be stressful, but it feels great to rescue someone, and the 'office' is the best in the world!

Kuba, 19, Poland Summer job: windsurfing Instructor Mazury

I started windsurfing when I was twelve, so I'm quite good. Last summer I trained as an instructor and this year I got a job at the lake near our village. There are lots of tourists in the summer and most of them are beginners. They generally spend more time in the water than on the board! A few silly people went out too far into the deep water, but we rescued them with the boat. Most sensible people stay where the water is shallow, so they don't have a problem. Plus. it's much easier to windsurf on a lake than on the sea because lakes don't usually have big waves. lt's not a very well-paid job, but I think it's cool if you can do something you love - and of course, it's a great way to meet girls.

Yasmin, 18, lJK Summer Job: activity leader, Devon

This summer I worked at a children's summer camp as an activity leader. Lt was exhausting but fun. We organized sports, games and activities for the kids, many of them in the huge camp swimming pool. We also took the older children swimming in the river. lt was too dangerous for the younger ones though. In the evenings we organised discos and quizzes. Most of the time the kids were great and I worked with some lovely people and made some really good friends. lt is quite well-paid and you are so busy that you don't have time to spend any money. I lived for free in the camp accommodation. lt wasn't very nice but at least we didn't have to pay. All our meals were free too, so I saved a lot of money over the summer.

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Beginners at windsurfing have problems if

Working in summer

When school finishes for the summer, thousands of teenagers earn extra money by doing temporary summer jobs. We spoke to three young people who have had active, outdoor jobs and asked them about their experiences. This is what they told us:

Aaron, Australia Summer job. lifeguard, Sydney

I enjoyed my summer as a lifeguard. The beach was a great place to work and the views of the ocean were beautiful, but there wasn't much time to relax. lt's a serious job and someone has to watch the swimmers all the time. lt's hard for one person to concentrate for so long. That's why we always work with a partner. Each lifeguard watches for an hour then has a break. I'm proud to say that my partner and I rescued seven people this summer. As well as being very strong swimmers, lifeguards should be at least sixteen years old and have qualifications in first aid and water-rescue techniques. I did a training programme and learnt these skills before I started work. I'd recommend this job to anyone who lives near the coast The pay is average and lt can be stressful, but it feels great to rescue someone, and the 'office' is the best in the world!

Kuba, 19, Poland Summer job: windsurfing Instructor Mazury

I started windsurfing when I was twelve, so I'm quite good. Last summer I trained as an instructor and this year I got a job at the lake near our village. There are lots of tourists in the summer and most of them are beginners. They generally spend more time in the water than on the board! A few silly people went out too far into the deep water, but we rescued them with the boat. Most sensible people stay where the water is shallow, so they don't have a problem. Plus. it's much easier to windsurf on a lake than on the sea because lakes don't usually have big waves. lt's not a very well-paid job, but I think it's cool if you can do something you love - and of course, it's a great way to meet girls.

Yasmin, 18, lJK Summer Job: activity leader, Devon

This summer I worked at a children's summer camp as an activity leader. Lt was exhausting but fun. We organized sports, games and activities for the kids, many of them in the huge camp swimming pool. We also took the older children swimming in the river. lt was too dangerous for the younger ones though. In the evenings we organised discos and quizzes. Most of the time the kids were great and I worked with some lovely people and made some really good friends. lt is quite well-paid and you are so busy that you don't have time to spend any money. I lived for free in the camp accommodation. lt wasn't very nice but at least we didn't have to pay. All our meals were free too, so I saved a lot of money over the summer.

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Yasmin made a lot of money in her job because

Working in summer

When school finishes for the summer, thousands of teenagers earn extra money by doing temporary summer jobs. We spoke to three young people who have had active, outdoor jobs and asked them about their experiences. This is what they told us:

Aaron, Australia Summer job. lifeguard, Sydney

I enjoyed my summer as a lifeguard. The beach was a great place to work and the views of the ocean were beautiful, but there wasn't much time to relax. lt's a serious job and someone has to watch the swimmers all the time. lt's hard for one person to concentrate for so long. That's why we always work with a partner. Each lifeguard watches for an hour then has a break. I'm proud to say that my partner and I rescued seven people this summer. As well as being very strong swimmers, lifeguards should be at least sixteen years old and have qualifications in first aid and water-rescue techniques. I did a training programme and learnt these skills before I started work. I'd recommend this job to anyone who lives near the coast The pay is average and lt can be stressful, but it feels great to rescue someone, and the 'office' is the best in the world!

Kuba, 19, Poland Summer job: windsurfing Instructor Mazury

I started windsurfing when I was twelve, so I'm quite good. Last summer I trained as an instructor and this year I got a job at the lake near our village. There are lots of tourists in the summer and most of them are beginners. They generally spend more time in the water than on the board! A few silly people went out too far into the deep water, but we rescued them with the boat. Most sensible people stay where the water is shallow, so they don't have a problem. Plus. it's much easier to windsurf on a lake than on the sea because lakes don't usually have big waves. lt's not a very well-paid job, but I think it's cool if you can do something you love - and of course, it's a great way to meet girls.

Yasmin, 18, lJK Summer Job: activity leader, Devon

This summer I worked at a children's summer camp as an activity leader. Lt was exhausting but fun. We organized sports, games and activities for the kids, many of them in the huge camp swimming pool. We also took the older children swimming in the river. lt was too dangerous for the younger ones though. In the evenings we organised discos and quizzes. Most of the time the kids were great and I worked with some lovely people and made some really good friends. lt is quite well-paid and you are so busy that you don't have time to spend any money. I lived for free in the camp accommodation. lt wasn't very nice but at least we didn't have to pay. All our meals were free too, so I saved a lot of money over the summer.

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Aaron found h1s summer job relaxing.

Working in summer

When school finishes for the summer, thousands of teenagers earn extra money by doing temporary summer jobs. We spoke to three young people who have had active, outdoor jobs and asked them about their experiences. This is what they told us:

Aaron, Australia Summer job. lifeguard, Sydney

I enjoyed my summer as a lifeguard. The beach was a great place to work and the views of the ocean were beautiful, but there wasn't much time to relax. lt's a serious job and someone has to watch the swimmers all the time. lt's hard for one person to concentrate for so long. That's why we always work with a partner. Each lifeguard watches for an hour then has a break. I'm proud to say that my partner and I rescued seven people this summer. As well as being very strong swimmers, lifeguards should be at least sixteen years old and have qualifications in first aid and water-rescue techniques. I did a training programme and learnt these skills before I started work. I'd recommend this job to anyone who lives near the coast The pay is average and lt can be stressful, but it feels great to rescue someone, and the 'office' is the best in the world!

Kuba, 19, Poland Summer job: windsurfing Instructor Mazury

I started windsurfing when I was twelve, so I'm quite good. Last summer I trained as an instructor and this year I got a job at the lake near our village. There are lots of tourists in the summer and most of them are beginners. They generally spend more time in the water than on the board! A few silly people went out too far into the deep water, but we rescued them with the boat. Most sensible people stay where the water is shallow, so they don't have a problem. Plus. it's much easier to windsurf on a lake than on the sea because lakes don't usually have big waves. lt's not a very well-paid job, but I think it's cool if you can do something you love - and of course, it's a great way to meet girls.

Yasmin, 18, lJK Summer Job: activity leader, Devon

This summer I worked at a children's summer camp as an activity leader. Lt was exhausting but fun. We organized sports, games and activities for the kids, many of them in the huge camp swimming pool. We also took the older children swimming in the river. lt was too dangerous for the younger ones though. In the evenings we organised discos and quizzes. Most of the time the kids were great and I worked with some lovely people and made some really good friends. lt is quite well-paid and you are so busy that you don't have time to spend any money. I lived for free in the camp accommodation. lt wasn't very nice but at least we didn't have to pay. All our meals were free too, so I saved a lot of money over the summer.

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Kuba worked close to his home.

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Yasmin liked the accommodation at the summer camp.

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All of the teenagers needed some sort of special training for their jobs.

Working in summer

When school finishes for the summer, thousands of teenagers earn extra money by doing temporary summer jobs. We spoke to three young people who have had active, outdoor jobs and asked them about their experiences. This is what they told us:

Aaron, Australia Summer job. lifeguard, Sydney

I enjoyed my summer as a lifeguard. The beach was a great place to work and the views of the ocean were beautiful, but there wasn't much time to relax. lt's a serious job and someone has to watch the swimmers all the time. lt's hard for one person to concentrate for so long. That's why we always work with a partner. Each lifeguard watches for an hour then has a break. I'm proud to say that my partner and I rescued seven people this summer. As well as being very strong swimmers, lifeguards should be at least sixteen years old and have qualifications in first aid and water-rescue techniques. I did a training programme and learnt these skills before I started work. I'd recommend this job to anyone who lives near the coast The pay is average and lt can be stressful, but it feels great to rescue someone, and the 'office' is the best in the world!

Kuba, 19, Poland Summer job: windsurfing Instructor Mazury

I started windsurfing when I was twelve, so I'm quite good. Last summer I trained as an instructor and this year I got a job at the lake near our village. There are lots of tourists in the summer and most of them are beginners. They generally spend more time in the water than on the board! A few silly people went out too far into the deep water, but we rescued them with the boat. Most sensible people stay where the water is shallow, so they don't have a problem. Plus. it's much easier to windsurf on a lake than on the sea because lakes don't usually have big waves. lt's not a very well-paid job, but I think it's cool if you can do something you love - and of course, it's a great way to meet girls.

Yasmin, 18, lJK Summer Job: activity leader, Devon

This summer I worked at a children's summer camp as an activity leader. Lt was exhausting but fun. We organized sports, games and activities for the kids, many of them in the huge camp swimming pool. We also took the older children swimming in the river. lt was too dangerous for the younger ones though. In the evenings we organised discos and quizzes. Most of the time the kids were great and I worked with some lovely people and made some really good friends. lt is quite well-paid and you are so busy that you don't have time to spend any money. I lived for free in the camp accommodation. lt wasn't very nice but at least we didn't have to pay. All our meals were free too, so I saved a lot of money over the summer.

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The three teenagers weren't very well-paid.

Working in summer

When school finishes for the summer, thousands of teenagers earn extra money by doing temporary summer jobs. We spoke to three young people who have had active, outdoor jobs and asked them about their experiences. This is what they told us:

Aaron, Australia Summer job. lifeguard, Sydney

I enjoyed my summer as a lifeguard. The beach was a great place to work and the views of the ocean were beautiful, but there wasn't much time to relax. lt's a serious job and someone has to watch the swimmers all the time. lt's hard for one person to concentrate for so long. That's why we always work with a partner. Each lifeguard watches for an hour then has a break. I'm proud to say that my partner and I rescued seven people this summer. As well as being very strong swimmers, lifeguards should be at least sixteen years old and have qualifications in first aid and water-rescue techniques. I did a training programme and learnt these skills before I started work. I'd recommend this job to anyone who lives near the coast The pay is average and lt can be stressful, but it feels great to rescue someone, and the 'office' is the best in the world!

Kuba, 19, Poland Summer job: windsurfing Instructor Mazury

I started windsurfing when I was twelve, so I'm quite good. Last summer I trained as an instructor and this year I got a job at the lake near our village. There are lots of tourists in the summer and most of them are beginners. They generally spend more time in the water than on the board! A few silly people went out too far into the deep water, but we rescued them with the boat. Most sensible people stay where the water is shallow, so they don't have a problem. Plus. it's much easier to windsurf on a lake than on the sea because lakes don't usually have big waves. lt's not a very well-paid job, but I think it's cool if you can do something you love - and of course, it's a great way to meet girls.

Yasmin, 18, lJK Summer Job: activity leader, Devon

This summer I worked at a children's summer camp as an activity leader. Lt was exhausting but fun. We organized sports, games and activities for the kids, many of them in the huge camp swimming pool. We also took the older children swimming in the river. lt was too dangerous for the younger ones though. In the evenings we organised discos and quizzes. Most of the time the kids were great and I worked with some lovely people and made some really good friends. lt is quite well-paid and you are so busy that you don't have time to spend any money. I lived for free in the camp accommodation. lt wasn't very nice but at least we didn't have to pay. All our meals were free too, so I saved a lot of money over the summer.

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All three teenagers enjoyed their summer jobs.