Cover of the textbook Outcomes Upper-Intermediate - Student's Book

The key answer of exercise 2

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 9 - Starting out for the textbook Outcomes Upper-Intermediate - Student's Book with authors Hugh Dellar and Andrew Walkley from National Geographic Learning

Question

Listen to a news report about the way a particular job is done. Answer the questions.

Answer

  1. paperboy / newspaper delivery; it used to be a popular job for school kids, but now older people are doing it.
  2. Previously kids did newspaper deliveries in the afternoon after school. Now, people want the papers delivered earlier and adults (especially pensioners) are doing it.
  3. There was an economic boom so kids didn’t need extra money; kids prefer comfort; adults are more reliable.
  4. It was good experience for kids; it taught responsibility and built character; many young people now lack skills for work.