ASwedishcoupleonholidayweretravelingaroundItaly,andwantedtogotoCapri.Capriisanislandinthesouthofthecountry,_______foritsbeautifulcoastlineandapopulartouristdestination(目的地).Thecoupleputtheirdestinationintotheircar’sGPS(全球定位系统),_______theymadeaspellingmistake.They_______typedCARPIinsteadofCAPRI.ThereisarealplacecalledCarpiinItaly,butitisasmalltowninthe_______ofthecountry.
ThecouplefollowedtheGPSdirections.Althoughtheyweretravelingtoanisland,itdidn’t_______themthattheydidn’tevencrossabridgeorseethesea.WhentheyarrivedinCarpi,theywenttothetouristoffice.Theyasked_______theycouldgototheBlueGrotto,awell-knownseacaveinCapri.Ofcourse,theofficeworkertherecouldn’t_______them.Hethoughttheywantedtogotoa_______calledtheBlueGrottofordinner.
WhenthemanrealizedthatthecouplethoughttheywereinCapri,he_______theirmistake.Thecouplegotbackintotheircarandstarteddrivingsouth.Theofficeworkersaid,“Theywere________,butnotangry.”
Itwasaspellingmistakethattookthecouple600kilometresfromtheirdestination.
AreyougoodwithmoneyDoyougetpocketmoneyfromyourparentsordoyouworktomakemoneyReadontofindoutaboutBritishteenagersandtheirmoney!
Pocketmoney
MostteenagersinBritainreceivepocketmoneyfromtheirparents.Theymighthavetodosomehouseworktogetpocketmoney,includingcleaning,cooking,washingdishesandsoon.
Part-timework
Apart-timejobisachoiceforteenagerswhodon’thavepocketmoneyorwhowanttogetextramoney.About15%teenagershaveajob.Onlychildrenovertheageof13canwork.Popularpart-timejobsforteensincludebabysitting,delivering（递送）newspapers,restaurantworkandshopwork.ChildreninBritaincanworktwohoursadayatthemostonaschooldaybutnotduringschoolhours.Duringweekendsandschoolholidays,theycanworklongerhours.
Bankaccounts（账户）
Somechildrenandteenagershaveabankaccount.Thereisnoagelimitatwhichyoucanopenabankaccount,butabankmanagercandecidewhethertoopenanaccountforachildorayoungperson.Parentscanputpocketmoneydirectlyintotheirchild’sbankaccount.Mostbankshaveaprepaidbankcarddesignedforyoungpeople.
Mobileapps
ManycompanieshavemademobileAPPsforchildren,includingGoHenry,OsperandGimi.Parentscanaddmoneytotheirchildren’saccountsandchecktoseehowthemoneyisspent.Childrencanchoosetosavetheirmoneyorspenditusingacard.TheAPPssuggestthatkidsfrom8to13canusethecards.
So,manyteenagersaregettingexperienceworkingpart-time,dealingwithbanksanddecidingwhethertosaveorspendtheirmoney.Theseareallstepstowardsbecomingafinanciallyindependent（经济独立的）personandmakingandlookingafteryourownmoney.
“LookatAmy’spicture!”Momsaid,tooloud.Shedoesthatwhenshe’sexcite,becauseshecan’thearherself.SomekidsturnedtostareatusandIwantedtohide.
Iledmyfamilyintomyclassroomandlookedaround.Otherkidsandparentswerethere,butIdidn’tseeEvelyn.
Ms.Jenningswalkedovertous.Iintroducedhertomyfamilyandexplainedthatmyparentsaredeaf.
“Oh,”shesaid.“Well,howdoyousay‘Welcome!’insignlanguage”
“Likethis.”Isweptmyopenrighthandintowardmybody,palm(掌心)up.
Sherepeatedthemovement.
“Thankyou,”Momsaid,smiling.“It’snicetomeetyou.”
Ms.Jenningslookedsurprised.“Youspeakverywell,”shesaid.
Insignlanguage,IrepeatedwhatMs.Jenningshadsaidincasemyparentshadn’treadherlips(嘴唇).
Momnodded.“Ilostmyhearingasachild,afterI’dlearnedtotalk.Amy’sfatherwasborndeaf.Hecantalk,too,buthe’sshyabouthisvoice.”
Dadsmiledinagreement.
Someofmyclassmateswerewatchingusandwhispering.ThenInoticedEvelynandhermomstandingbythedoor.
“Isitoverthere,”Itoldmyfamilyandquicklywalkedtowardmydesk.
“Hi,Amy,”Evelynsaidsuddenly.
Iturnedaround.“Hi.”
“Ididn’tknowyourparentsaredeaf,”shesaid.
“Yeah.”Icouldn’tthinkofanythingelsetosay.
“AndyoucantalktothemwithyourhandsThat’ssocool.”
“Youthinkso”Iasked.Iexhaledwithrelief.
Evelynnodded.“It’slikeasecretcode.Wouldyouteachmesomewordssometime”
Ismiled.“Ofcourse.”
“Oneofmydad’sneighboursusessign,”shesaid.“MaybeIcansurpriseherwithagreetingnexttimeIvisitmydad.”
“Yourdaddoesn’tlivewithyou”Isaid.
Sheshookherhead.“Myparentsareseparated.”
“Oh,I...”I’dbeensoworriedaboutmyfamilythatIhadn’tthoughtaboutEvelyn’sfamily.“Hey,ifyoucomeovertomorrow,wecanpracticesomesignlanguagethen.”
1gotmyparents’attention.“Mom,Dad,”Isaid,signing,“I’dlikeyoutomeetmyfriendEvelynandhermom.”
IntheHollywoodmovieMeanGirls,threeprettyhighschoolgirlsalwayshangouttogether.Theymakefunofotherstudents.Theywon’tletyousitwiththematlunchifyoudon’twearthesamecoolclothesasthem.
IntheUS,agroupofgirlslikethisiscalledaclique（小圈子）.Theylookdownonandlaughatotherpeople.
Somegirlssay“Oh,myGod!”“Wearen’tlikethat.Wedon’thavecliquesoranything.”Butwedohavecliques.Theymaynotbeasextreme（极端的）asthecliqueinMeanGirls,buttheyexist.It’sjustthatafewextremecasesmakethewholecliquethingseemamuchbiggerdealthanitreallyis.
It’susualforpeopletogettogetherwithotherswhosharetheirhobbies,andinmanycases,clothingstyles.There’sagroupforgirlswholiketoshop.There’sagroupforkidswholikemovies.Thesciencenerds（书呆子）hangoutwitheachother.Sportspeoplelikeeachother’scompany.
Youmightthinkthepopulargroupswouldmakefunoftheneedyones.Butthat’sactuallynottrue.Inmyexperience,peoplearetoocaughtupintheirownlives.Theydon’thavetimetomakefunofothers.Thewayteenagersbehaveinschoolisreallynotdifferentfromthewayadultsbehave.Afterall,adultsstillwanttohangoutwithpeoplewhomtheylikeandhavethingsincommonwith.
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