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Big spender not sorry
A teenager who spent thousands of pounds using his fathers credit card returned home yesterday. Ben Jones, seventeen, borrowed the credit card while his father was out jogging. First, he flew to rome, where he checked into a luxury hotel. The next day, he spent thousands of pounds on designer clothes, including a £500 coat, three pairs of designer jeans and £500 bag thathe later gave to his sister as present. After his shopping trip, he hired a limousine to go sightseeing. Finally, Jones returned to London, where his parents were waiting... I am not sorry i spent the money, Jones told journalists because I have lots of lovely things.

Help! I cant stop shopping
Help my name is lori and iam...a bargain-aholic (is that a word ?????). my problem is... every timei walk into a clothes shop and i see something really cheap, i buy it. And i walk into a lot of clothes shops... Do you know worst thing? When i get home and try them on again , i think, thats horrible! Why did i buy it? My wardrobes full of clothes that dont suit me. Im sure they are laughing at me. Sometimes i try to give them to friends but they smile kindly and say things like, thanks lori,but... no, they smile kindly and say things like, thanks lori, but...no, thanks!!! My latest bargain is a pair of jeans. They only cost £10 and they looked okay in the shop... But now i see they are the wrong size, the wrong colour, they are just...the wrong trousers! I think you can see my problem ... but can anyone help me?? Please!!

Teenage business tycoon
Daniel harding started a succesfulbusiness at the age of sixteen...in his bedroom.
Q. So how did you get the idea to start your own airline?
A. I knew university wasnt for me. At first, i wanted to be a pilot. Then i had the idea for an airline and i wrote a business plan for a school project.
Q. How did you get the money to start the business?
A. A family friend lentme £10000. That was enough to hire our first plane. Inthefirst week, we sold 20000 tickets and after a few months, i paid the money back. It continued from there...
Q. What do your school friends think?
A. Most of them think im crazy ... I work sixteen hours a day!
Q. But imagine you have a lot more money than your friends?
A. Yes and no. I save everything i earn and invest it in the business-i only pay, myself pocket money, like my friends. Right now,spending money isnt important to me. Im not interested in sports cars or designer clothes! I see myself as a successul businessman in the future.

Which courses are English and American students choosing?
In English secondary schools, it’s compulsory for 11-14-year- olds to study one foreign language. But at 14, many pupils drop foreign languages when they choose the subjects they want yostudy for their GCSE exams. In the USA, foreign languages are not compulsory in most states.

Some English pupils go to mixed schools and some to single-sex schools but all pupils, boys and girls study Design and Technology(DT) which includes cookery, sewing and woodwork. Many American high school students also learn accounting, car mechanics and even how to drive!
Drama, media and film studies arebecoming popular subjects in English and American schools. In England, many pupils choose these courses for their A-levels. Perhaps that’s because 22% of English 16- to 19-year-olds want to be actors , pop stars or models! Only 8% are planning to become doctors, engineers or lawyers. But... the most popular courses at English universities are: 1 Law 2 Design Studies 3 Psychology 4 Medicine 5Management Studies

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