Read the article and do the tasks that follow.
When you turn 15, you should start thinking seriously about your career. However, making career choices can be challenging, especially in this changing world.
1. Assembly workers and ticket sellers, whose jobs are repetitive, are being replaced by machines. However, technology has also created new jobs, such as software engineers and online teachers. Besides, beauty jobs like nail artists and hairdressers are becoming popular because people want to take better care of themselves.
2. Computer skills have become a must for many jobs. For example, doctors need to keep digital medical records of their patients. People also collaborate with each other so often that teamwork and communication skills are now increasingly important.
3. Many teenagers are willing to take vocational courses instead of going to university. Training can be both face-to-face and online. Opportunities to learn new skills are open to everyone provided that they have inquiring minds.
In the future, there may be even more changes in the world of work. It's a good idea for you to work well in teams, keep on learning and have good computer skills. By doing so, you can move confidently on your career path.
a. Which number (1-3) does each sentence (A - C) below fit in? Tick (✔) the correct number for each sentence.
b. Which of the following is the best title for the article?
A. The changing world of work
B. How to choose your career path
C. Making good job decisions
a.
2 - A | 3 - B | 1 - C |
2 - A. The skills needed for the jobs are changing, too.
(Các kỹ năng cần thiết cho công việc cũng đang thay đổi.)
Thông tin: Computer skills have become a must for many jobs… teamwork and communication skills are now increasingly important.
(Kỹ năng máy tính đã trở thành điều bắt buộc đối với nhiều công việc… kỹ năng làm việc nhóm và giao tiếp hiện nay ngày càng quan trọng.)
3 - B. The preferred type of training is also changing.
(Loại hình đào tạo ưa thích cũng đang thay đổi.)
Thông tin: Many teenagers are willing to take vocational courses instead of going to university.
(Nhiều thanh thiếu niên sẵn sàng tham gia các khóa học nghề thay vì học đại học.)
1 - C. The kinds of jobs people are doing are changing.
(Các loại công việc mọi người đang làm đang thay đổi.)
Thông tin: Assembly workers and ticket sellers … are being replaced by machines. However, technology has also created new jobs … Besides, beauty jobs like nail artists and hairdressers are becoming popular.
(Công nhân lắp ráp, bán vé… đang được thay thế bằng máy móc. Tuy nhiên, công nghệ cũng tạo ra những công việc mới… Bên cạnh đó, những công việc làm đẹp như làm móng, làm tóc đang trở nên phổ biến.)
b.
Đáp án: A. The changing world of work
(Thế giới việc làm đang thay đổi)
Thông tin:
Đoạn đầu: However, making career choices can be challenging, especially in this changing world.
(Tuy nhiên, việc lựa chọn nghề nghiệp có thể là một thách thức, đặc biệt là trong thế giới đang thay đổi này.)
Đoạn cuối: In the future, there may be even more changes in the world of work.
(Trong tương lai, thế giới việc làm có thể còn có nhiều thay đổi hơn nữa.)