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21 Reading five: Post reading

 

21.1 – Summary: Connect the phrases to summarize the article.

1 When you think about a career, ….. a) make many products at
2 Futurists and technologists … b) will be gone by 2030
3. Frey says that two billion jobs … c) in multiple languages
4 Renewable energy and decentralized power generation… d) and other alternative energy systems.
5. Self-driving cars could mean the end … e) you should think ahead ten to twenty years
6.3D printing will let consumers … f ) of job opportunities.
7. People will use solar, wind, geothermal. g) take over fast food jobs
8. Robots are more popular now and will help farmers and. h) will mean more jobs in coal and ethanol production
9. Virtual avatars will handle many customer service interactions…   i) humans to do them.
10. Jobs in design, engineering, systems   management j) will help maintain robots.
11. Young people often have limited views …. k) have mixed ideas about what jobs will be like.
12. Many jobs will still require …. l)   of other forms of driver-based transportation

 

21.1.0.1 – Task B   Skim the article and find examples of jobs that might disappear in the future, and possible future job opportunities. Add these jobs to the columns, as well as your own job predictions. Discuss in a group.

 

JOBS THAT MIGHT DISAPPEAR IN THE FUTURE

 

POSSIBLE FUTURE JOB OPPORTUNITIES

 

jobs in coal and ethanol production jobs in recycling

 

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