My First Job
A2 · Personal Stories · about 2 min · 123 words · Difficulty ●●○ Steady
Jack remembers his first job at a bakery — the nervous first day and the bike he bought.
Read
When I was sixteen, I got my first job at a bakery on our street. I worked on Saturdays from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. At first, I was very nervous. I used to be shy, and I did not know the names of the breads.
The owner, Mrs. Parker, was kind and patient. She taught me everything: how to use the oven, how to talk to customers, and how to count money. One day, I sold fifty cakes for a school party. Mrs. Parker smiled and said, 'You are a real baker now.'
I worked at the bakery for two years. I earned $60 every week, and by the end, I bought a bike with my own money. I felt so proud.
Vocabulary
I was nervous on my first day.
He works at a bakery.
The teacher is patient with new students.
I earn $60 every week.
She felt proud of her test results.
Key Expressions
- at first
- by the end
- worked hard
- my own money
Reading Strategy — Stories move in time
Questions
Each question trains a named skill. Read the explanations after you check your answers — they show you where the answer lives in the text.
Mini Review
- Jack started nervous, learned from a kind boss, and bought a bike with his own pay.
- Time words (at first, one day, by the end) are signposts in a story.
- Useful words: nervous, bakery, patient, earn, proud.
Keep going
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