Shops and Government Help Young People Find Work

商店與政府協助年輕人就業

Jun 9, 2026, 15:50
UKPolitics

Introduction

Big shops in the UK want to work with the government. They want to help young people find jobs.

英國的大型商店希望與政府合作，幫助年輕人找到工作。

Main Body

Big shops like Tesco and Asda wrote a letter to the Prime Minister. They want to make it easier and cheaper to hire young people. Many young people do not have school certificates, so shops can give them their first job.

像是 Tesco 和 Asda 這樣的大型商店寫信給首相。他們希望降低僱用年輕人的門檻並減少成本。許多年輕人沒有學校畢業證書，因此商店可以提供他們的第一份工作。

Many young people in the UK do not have jobs or school. More than one million people aged 16 to 24 are not working. This is a big problem. In London, nearly 25% of young people have no job.

英國有許多年輕人既沒有工作也沒有就學。有超過一百萬名 16 到 24 歲的人目前失業。這是一個嚴重的問題。在倫敦，近 25% 的年輕人沒有工作。

The government is spending £2.5 billion to help. They want to give 300,000 young people training and work experience. Some shops also help. For example, M&S has a new plan to train 1,000 young people.

政府正投入 25 億英鎊提供協助。他們希望為 30 萬名年輕人提供培訓與工作經驗。部分商店也參與其中，例如 M&S 推出了一項新計劃，旨在培訓 1,000 名年輕人。

Conclusion

The government and shops are using money and training to help young people get jobs.

政府與商店正透過資金投入與培訓，協助年輕人獲得工作。

Vocabulary Learning

🧩 The 'Want' Pattern

In this text, we see the word want used many times. For a beginner, this is the easiest way to talk about goals or needs.

How it works: Person →\to want →\to thing/action

  • They want to work...
  • They want to make it easier...
  • They want to give training...

💡 Quick Vocabulary Shift

Look at these pairs from the text to understand 'Work' in different ways:

  1. Job (The position) →\to "find jobs"
  2. Work (The activity) →\to "not working"
  3. Experience (The practice) →\to "work experience"

📉 Numbers & Percentages

To reach A2, you must describe quantities. The text uses three different styles:

  • Specific Number: 1,000 young people
  • Big Total: £2.5 billion
  • Percentage: 25% of young people

Tip: Use "More than..." to show a number is even bigger (e.g., More than one million).

Vocabulary Learning

government (n.)
The group of people who control a country
Example:The government is spending money to help young people.
hire (v.)
To give someone a job
Example:The shop wants to hire three new workers.
certificates (n.)
Official papers that show you finished a course or school
Example:She has school certificates in English and Math.
training (n.)
Learning the skills you need for a job
Example:The new employees need training to use the computers.
experience (n.)
Knowledge you get from doing a job for a while
Example:He has two years of work experience in a shop.
Practice A2 words in a crossword→
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