Are You of Age?. At twelve. At thirteen. At fourteen. At fifteen. At sixteen

Are You of Age?

The British Government joined the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1991 and worked out some documents with age limits for some activities for British children.

1) Look through the leaflet and find at what age young people in Britain can

drive a car?

leave school?

join the army?

buy alcohol?

get married?

At twelve

You can buy a pet without your parents' consent (permission).

At thirteen

You can get a job. But the law allows you to work only two hours a day on school days.

At fourteen

You can enter a bar, but you can only buy soft drinks (non-alcoholic). The law forbids you to buy or drink alcohol.

The law makes you fully responsible for your criminal actions.

Boys (not girls) can be sent to a special prison (тюрьма) for young people.

Boys and girls can get their ears pierced (проколоть) without their parents' consent.

At fifteen

You can see a category-15 film at the cinema.

You can buy a category-15 video.

At sixteen

You can leave school. But you are entitled (have the right) to receive full-time education until you are 19.

The law permits you to work full-time, if you have left school.

You can leave home without your parents' consent.

You can apply for (ask for) your own passport.

Boys can join the army.

You can buy cigarettes. The law allows a young person to smoke at any age, but if you are under 16 and caught by the police, they can seize [si: z] (take by law) your cigarettes.

You can buy beer or wine. But you are allowed to drink it only in the restaurant or pub.

You can buy liqueur [li'kjuә ] chocolate.

You can buy fireworks.

You can sell scrap (waste, unwanted) metal.

You have to pay full ticket on trains and on buses and the tube in London. '

You can marry if your parents permit you to do it.

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