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Unit 5: The Next Step - Lesson 5A Listening and Vocabulary – Jobs

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Lesson 5A Listening and Vocabulary – Jobs

The Gig Economy and Work Vocabulary

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💼 Exercise Contents

📝 Exercise 1

💭 Exercise 2

🎧 Exercise 3

🔤 Exercise 4

Jump to: 📝 Exercise 1 | 💭 Exercise 2 | 🎧 Exercise 3 | 🔤 Exercise 4 | 📚 Additional Info

📝 1. THINK BACK Write a list of jobs you know. Divide the jobs from your list into: full-time jobs, part-time jobs you can do at weekends and temporary summer jobs.

💼 Job Categories:

🏢 Full-time Jobs

• Teacher

• Doctor

• Engineer

• Accountant

• Manager

📅 Weekend Part-time Jobs

• Retail assistant

• Waiter/Waitress

• Tutor

• Delivery driver

• Babysitter

☀️ Temporary Summer Jobs

• Lifeguard

• Camp counselor

• Ice cream vendor

• Tour guide

• Farm worker

Answers: Students' own answers

💭 2. Look at the cartoon and read the definition below. What pros and cons of the gig economy can you think of?

📖 Definition:

In the gig economy, people often have several part-time jobs instead of one full-time job. The jobs are often temporary, not permanent. Gig economy workers are often self-employed.

✅ Suggested Answers:

👍 Pros

• You can work at home

• You can get up when you like

• You are not dependent on one employer

• Flexible working hours

• Variety of work experiences

👎 Cons

• No stability

• Not enough money

• No job security

• No benefits (health insurance, paid leave)

• Irregular income

🎧 3. 5.9 Listen to a radio programme about the gig economy and answer the questions.

1. Who is the guest on the programme?
2. How does she feel about the gig economy?

1. an economist

2. There are both negatives (e.g. people might work longer hours for low pay) and positives (a wider range of work experience, no commuting, more flexible working hours); it's not entirely clear where the guest stands, but they suggest the gig economy is going to increase and that this way of working is better than being unemployed.

🔤 4. Match phrases 1–8 with definitions a–h.

📋 Vocabulary Matching:

1 □ commute
2 □ deadline
3 □ freelance
4 □ overtime
5 □ low wages
6 □ shift
7 □ temporary
8 □ unemployed

a extra work, often paid more
b lasting for only a short time
c a period of work, often 8 hours, sometimes at night
d poor pay
e out of work
f self-employed
g to travel to and from work
h the time/date you must finish a job by

🎯 Correct Answers:

1 g - commute

2 h - deadline

3 f - freelance

4 a - overtime

5 d - low wages

6 c - shift

7 b - temporary

8 e - unemployed

📝 5. Study Active Listening and look at the notes. Which advice did the writer follow/not follow?

ACTIVE LISTENING | Taking notes

• Don't write complete sentences when a few words will do. You can omit words such as articles and auxiliary verbs.

• Use abbreviations (min = minute, yr = year); symbols (&, %, =, ->) and numbers (4 not four).

• If you're not sure of what you hear, write something that makes sense in the context and check it later.

Answers: She wrote key words instead of full sentences. She used symbols and numbers. She guessed something she wasn't sure she understood (2.8 million people). She didn't use abbreviations.

🎧 6. 5.9 Listen to the programme again and complete the notes in Exercise 5 with one or two words in each gap.

Answers: 2 freelance 3 commute 4 overtime 5 4.4% 6 34

📚 Additional Information

💡 Understanding the Gig Economy:

The gig economy represents a significant shift in how people work, offering both opportunities and challenges for modern workers.

Digital platforms have made it easier for people to find gig work, but also created new concerns about workers' rights and job security.

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🎯 Career Planning Tips:

Understanding different work arrangements helps in making informed career choices and planning for the future.

Developing diverse skills can provide more opportunities in both traditional employment and gig economy work.