Babysitting

B1 – Intermediate

A babysitter is a person who takes care of children temporarily with the parents’ approval. There are different terms used for babysitters such as nannies and mother’s helpers. What do you think of a babysitter’s job?

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Discussion Questions:

  1. Is babysitting a common job in your country?
  2. Do you think a babysitter should have training for child care too?
  3. In Spain, do babysitters receive good salary?
  4. Do you agree that babysitting is an easy way to make money?
  5. Is getting a babysitter to take care of your children part of the culture in your country?
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8 replies on “Babysitting”

1. Is babysitting a common job in your country?
Yes, it is usual.
2. Do you think a babysitter should have training for child care too?
I depend on the ages of the kids, if it is a newborn or around two or three years of course that you should have training for doing it.
3. In Spain, do babysitters receive good salary?
I don’t think so, I think that the pocket money is around 15 euros per hour.
4. Do you agree that babysitting is an easy way to make money?
Yes, it is.
5. Is getting a babysitter to take care of your children part of the culture in your country?
Yes, It is being a practice that the parents are using to take care of our kids.

Well done writing your answers down.

Here is a better way to write this sentence:

I depend on the ages of the kids, if it is a newborn or around two or three years of course that you should have training for doing it.

It depends on the age of the kids, if it is a newborn or around two or three years old, of course, that you should have a training for doing it.

Until your next entries.

1. Is babysitting a common job in your country?
Yes, especially for young students.
2. Do you think a babysitter should have training for child care too?
Obviously, especially if you don’t know the children and the nanny is hired through an agency.
3. In Spain, do babysitters receive good salary?
I think not, but I really don’t have enough information on this topic.
4. Do you agree that babysitting is an easy way to make money?
Yes, especially for young students, but it is a job without guarantee and often paid with black money.
5. Is getting a babysitter to take care of your children part of the culture in your country?
It’s a way students use to earn some money, just like with other precarious jobs like teaching and helping other students with homework.

Good work always writing your answers to your every lesson’s discussion questions.

Here is a better way to write the following responses:

Yes, especially for young students.

Yes, it is. It is especially a common part-time job among young students.

Yes, especially for young students, but it is a job without guarantee and often paid with black money.

Yes, especially for young students, but it is not a very stable job and people who work as babysitters are often paid under the table.

Keep up your writing practice.

1. Yes, well I think it is a common profession, in the whole world there is a mother who needs help

2. I wouldn’t say training but it is true that nannies who are mothers do it in a more natural way.

3. If they have papers, there is a minimum cost per hour that is regulated by law.

4. Yes, I did it a month before I got my papers and it helped me to have an extra income

5. I don’t think so, it is more common to have someone to help you with the cleaning before someone to take care of the children

Always a pleasure see you try your best in practicing your writing. Good going!

Here is one sentence you can improve:

Yes, well I think it is a common profession, in the whole world there is a mother who needs help

Yes, well I think it is a very common job because there is always a mother who needs help anywhere in the world.

Keep going with this exercise to develop your skills further.

Is babysitting a common job in your country? Yes, it is. Overall people who have no family in your country need babysitters.
Do you think a babysitter should have training for child care too? I think we should learn first aid in case children get sick, fall, choke.
In Spain, do babysitters receive good salary? Oh, I don’t really know
Do you agree that babysitting is an easy way to make money? Yes, I agree, getting money for reading or watching TV is great!
Is getting a babysitter to take care of your children part of the culture in your country? Yes, it is quite common nowadays. The first jobs for young people are usually babysitting and teaching them after school.

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Yes, I agree, getting money for reading or watching TV is great!

Yes, I agree. Getting paid for reading or watching TV is great!

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