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

American fast-food workers went on strike on Thursday. They want more money. They get paid the minimum wage of $7.25. This is the same as 2009. They cannot live on that. Prices have gone up but their wages have not. The workers want $15 an hour - double their current rate. A pizza restaurant worker told the BBC he got $9 an hour. It isn't enough for himself and his daughter. He said: "I know I'm risking my job, but it's my right to fight for what I deserve."


 
 

McDonald's and Burger King said their restaurant managers decide about wages. Most of their restaurants are independent. They said higher wages would mean more expensive burgers. McDonald's profits were over $5.5 billion in 2011. A restaurant association said wages are low because the staff are young and have little work experience. Five per cent of fast-food workers get the minimum wage. Most of those are part-timers and 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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MATCHING


 
 
 

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.

fast-food workers went

a.

enough

2.

They get paid the minimum

b.

up

3.

This is the same

c.

on strike

4.

They cannot live

d.

rate

5.

Prices have gone

e.

wage

6.

double their current

f.

fight

7.

It isn't

g.

as 2009

8.

it's my right to

h.

on that

PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.

managers decide

a.

more expensive burgers

2.

Most of their restaurants

b.

association

3.

higher wages would mean

c.

are independent

4.

McDonald's profits were

d.

the minimum wage

5.

a restaurant

e.

about wages

6.

have little work

f.

timers

7.

Five per cent of fast-food workers get

g.

over $5.5 billion

8.

Most of those are part-

h.

experience

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

American fast-food workers (1) ___________________ Thursday. They want more money. (2) ___________________ minimum wage of $7.25. This is the same as 2009. They cannot live on that. Prices (3) ___________________ but their wages have not. The workers want $15 an hour - (4) _______________ rate. A pizza restaurant worker told the BBC he (5) ________________. It isn't enough for himself and his daughter. He said: "I know (6) ___________________ job, but it's my right to fight for what I deserve."

McDonald's and Burger King said their restaurant managers (7) _________________. Most of their restaurants are independent. They (8) ___________________ would mean more expensive burgers. McDonald's (9) ___________________ $5.5 billion in 2011. A restaurant association said wages are low because the staff are young (10) ___________________ experience. (11) ___________________-food workers get the minimum wage. Most of (12) ___________________ and half are teenagers.

PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE

Americanfast-foodworkerswentonstrikeonThursday.Theywa
ntmoremoney.Theygetpaidtheminimumwageof$7.25.Thisisthesa
meas2009.Theycannotliveonthat.Priceshavegoneupbuttheirwag
eshavenot.Theworkerswant$15anhour-doubletheirc
urrentrate.ApizzarestaurantworkertoldtheBBChegot$9anhour.Iti
sn'tenoughforhimselfandhisdaughter.Hesaid:"IknowI'mriskingm
yjob,butit'smyrighttofightforwhatIdeserve."McDonald'sandBurge
rKingsaidtheirrestaurantmanagersdecideaboutwages.Mostofthei
rrestaurantsareindependent.Theysaidhigherwageswouldmeanm
oreexpensiveburgers.McDonald'sprofitswereover$5.5billionin20
11.Arestaurantassociationsaidwagesarelowbecausethestaffareyo
ungandhavelittleworkexperience.Fivepercentoffast-foodwork
ersgettheminimumwage.Mostofthosearepart-timersandha
lfareteenagers.

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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c)

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d)

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e)

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f)

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g)

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h)

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WRITING

Write about wages / salary for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner's paper.

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