hey everybody welcome to this a one English listening practice video you can use this video to practice your listening and comprehension as I speak before we start remember to subscribe to the channel click on the bell and follow us on Instagram you ready so today I'm gonna talk about jobs this is a really common topic because most adults have a job or some type of work let's talk about the different types of jobs that people have one common type of job is a part-time job a part-time job is a job where you work fewer hours I have part-time jobs when I was younger I worked part-time at a clothing store at a restaurant and at my university many students have part-time jobs they study in the morning and work in the evening I did this when I was a student in the u. s. many teenagers get a job when they're in high school I got my first job when I was 17 I was in my last year of high school I worked at a clothing store called Hollister I didn't like that job but I liked earning money some of my classmates worked at fast-food restaurants like McDonald's I also had a part-time job when I was in college when I was in college I worked at the university's dining hall a dining hall is the place on a university campus where students eat I worked as a cook and a dishwasher at my dining hall I didn't like washing dishes I liked cooking more than dishwashing how about you have you ever had a part-time job okay now let's talk about full-time jobs in the US people who have full-time jobs usually work 40 hours week or more some people work a lot more like 50 or 60 hours a week for some full-time jobs you need a college degree for other full-time jobs you don't need a degree in the u.
s. there are many different jobs available in different industries some examples of industries are finance marketing medicine IT and education I work in the education industry because I'm a teacher there are many good jobs in the US for people who don't have degrees for example you can be an electrician a plumber a truck driver or many other things people who have these jobs make good money in the u. s.
most salaries in America are high compared to other countries Americans make a lot of money but they have to spend a lot of money life is very expensive in the u. s. the normal schedule for full-time jobs is from 9:00 a.
m. to 5:00 p. m.
in the US however some people start work earlier like at 8:00 a. m. and other people and later like at 6:00 p.
m. I start work pretty early at 7:30 a. m.
but I also finished early at 4:30 p. m.
