Gig Economy
Introduction
In this theme we are looking at The Gig Economy.
The gig economy definition encompasses all sorts of contingent work arrangements, for example freelancers, consultants and temporary contract workers but also Uber and airbnb are examples of the Gig Economy. It’s also called the Sharing economy.
What are you going to do?
We look at characteristics of this new way of working with its advantages and disadvantages. We look at how teens will be better placed for work opportunities as a result of growing up in the Gig economy, and finally we look at how the CEO’s of these companies have navigated their way through to make their ideas successful.
What about you?
With short term contracts now commonplace in today’s business arena
as a student you can benefit from the Gig Economy by working alongside your studies.
Do you think this would be a benefit for you?
Need to know
What do you need to know?
At the end of this theme, you should be able to talk about Gig Economy with ease.
But you don't have to be able to do all this perfectly right away! If you take the following lessons you'll find out what you need to know!
Mindmap
Create your Gig Economy mindmap
First place the topic 'Gig Economy' in the middle.
Think of at least ten words you associate with Gig Economy.
Make your mindmap.
Read the toolbox below for tips how to make your mindmap.
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Woorden bij een onderwerp bedenken en met elkaar verbinden.
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Can do
In this theme you will focus on the following 'can do' statements.
Listening B2
- I can understand audio material about holidays and can fill in the gaps to complete sentences.
- I can understand in detail what is said in a video about sharing economy and can answer questions in my own words.
- I can understand extended speech and lectures and follow even complex lines of argument provided the topic is reasonably familiar.
- I can understand most TV news and current affairs programmes and can identify the speaker's mood, tone etc.
- I can understand the majority of films in standard dialect.
- I can use a variety of strategies to achieve comprehension, including for main points; checking comprehension by using contextual clues.
Reading C1
- I can understand an interview about upstarts in which the writer takes a particular point of view.
- I can understand texts about current topics in which the writer takes a particular point of view.
- I can understand a text about the gig economy in detail, can mention advantages and disadvantages according to the author, and I can also give my own point of view.
- I can read quickly a text about growing up in the Gig economy to check if my ideas were mentioned. I can understand in detail the text, so I can answer questions about the text.
Speaking B2
- I can give opinions, points of view and comments on subjects.
- I can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction about jobs and ways of working with a classmate quite possible.
- I can interact with a degree of fluency about 'start ups' and CEO's and describe their characteristics.
- I can take an active part in a debate about the motion: should teenagers be allowed to have a job. I can account for and sustain my views clearly.
- I can explain a viewpoint, giving the advantages and disadvantages about growing up and getting work in a gig economy.
- I can give a 3-minute speech about my opinion on future ways of working in the gig economy.
Writing B2
- I can write a plan how to create a new shopping delivery app. You can describe why it will benefit your target market.
- I can write clear, detailed questions to interview students for a job. I can write down specific qualities to do that job.
- I write a summary of the main idea and important information of a text 'how Covid-19 has transformed the Gig Economy'.
- I can write letters highlighting the personal significance of events and experiences.
- I can make notes while someone is talking or write a letter including non-standard requests.
To do
The theme Gig Economy contains an introduction, three sections and a final project.
In the schedule below, you can see the titles of the sections and an estimate of the time required for each part.
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Time
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| Introduction |
Introduction
Need to know
Can do
To do
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0,5 hour
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| Lesson 1 |
What is Gig Economy?
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Read, speak and write about what is Gig Economy.
Grammar: inversions |
3-4 hours
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| Lesson 2 |
Growing up in the Gig Economy
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Read about Growing up teens and the Gig Economy and speak about getting work in the Gig Economy.
Grammar: future tense |
3-4 hours
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| Lesson 3 |
The Upstarts
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Read an interview about Upstarts en speak about upstarts and CEO's. |
3-4 hours
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| Finishing touch |
Final Project: A speech
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3 hours |
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Oefenprogramma Engels |
Practise with the 'Oefenprogramma Engels'. |
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Examentraining |
Prepare for exams: practise taking past versions. |
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Evaluatie |
Answer evaluation questions, what did you learn? |
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Total |
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less than 20 hours |
*hour = lesuur. Eén lesuur komt ongeveer overeen met 2 SLU.
Lessons
Below are the three lessons that belong to this topic.
Make your choice.
Finishing touch
Project: Gig Economy - Speech
Final project - A speech
You are going to record yourself making a 3-minute speech about your opinion on future ways of working.
Look back over the theme and make notes about ideas.
Structure your speech. For example:
Introduction: What are you going to say?
Main points: Are you in favour of the gig economy? What advantages are there?
How has it helped people?
Disadvantages: What are the negative points of this way of working?
What other ways of working are there? (Advantages/disadvantages)
Consider the number of jobs that you might have, what other factors might influence your choice of job (if you have children, you may choose to freelance from home rather than pay for child care – but you will have to gain sufficient experience for that (or not? what do you think?)
Conclusions: your view of how you will be working when you are 30.
Language tips: try to reuse new words from this theme and also the grammar points about inversions and a good range of the future tenses.
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Good
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Sufficient
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Insufficient
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Organisation
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Information is presented in a logical sequence.
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Information is mostly presented in a logical sequence.
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Information is not presented in a logical sequence.
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Content
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Interesting, clear information.
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Information is mostly interesting. Some was already known.
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There was not much that was of interest in this presentation.
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Speaker style
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Speaks clearly and at an understandable pace. Well-rehearsed.
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Mostly speaks clearly and a good pace. Has rehearsed a bit.
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Mostly unintelligible. Has not rehearsed.
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Language
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The vocabulary use is very good and the sentence structure is good.
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The vocabulary use is fairly good and the sentence structure is good.
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The vocabulary use is not very good, neither is the sentence structure.
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Project: Gig Economy - Summary
Final project - A summary
You are going to read a text about how COVID-19 has transformed The Gig Economy.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused workers to pursue gig work for additional or even primary income.
How COVID-19 Has Transformed The Gig Economy
Read the text
Read this text and write a summary.
Read the tips below how to make your summary.
Write a summary
A summary has several important features:
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It’s short and talks about the main idea.
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A summary provides important information (e.g. examples) that make the main idea easy to understand.
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It excludes unnecessary information.
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In a summary you use your own words, though some keywords from the original story are okay.
Tips to summarize the text you have read:
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Shorten the text in such a way that all facts are in the summary. Leave out examples, evaluations and interpretations.
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Skim the text. You should know what is the main content of it. Read the headline carefully.
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Read the text again to understand more details. You must have understood the whole text.
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Make notes (use keywords). Underline important words in the text.
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Form sentences with the help of your keywords. These sentences should reflect the main content of the text.
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Connect the sentences using suitable conjunctions. The first sentence should describe the main content of the text.
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Use Simple Present or Simple Past. Write sentences in Reported Speech.
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Check your summary.
Watch out for spelling mistakes.
Oefenprogramma Engels
If your school participates in VO-content, you can practice with the English practice program 'Oefenprogramma Engels'.
Here you find a part of this program.
This section fits in well with this theme.
Sign in with your 'School Entree account'!
On www.oefenprogrammaengels.nl you can of course also practice with other reading, listening or viewing assignments!
Examentraining
On this page you will find Examenkracht exam questions of previous years.
The questions will correspond as much as possible to the exercise you have just finished.
While answering, use as much of what you have learned earlier. If you cannot answer the question right now, try again later. When you have answered a question, you can check and indicate the score yourself.
If you want your results to be saved, you will have to log in on ExamenKracht.
VWO 2019-TV2
VWO 2016-TV1
More practice?
Go to Examenkracht where you will find the newest exams.
What did you learn?
At the end of each lesson you answered evaluation questions.
Use these answers to answer the following questions:
- What new things did you learn?
- Which assignment was the best one to learn from?
- Are you able to do what you have to do?
Timing
In the introduction of each double period there is an indication of the amount of time you need to do the activity.
- What do you think of this timing?
Finishing touch Project
- Did you do the project? How did it go?
- Was the 'rubric' at the end helpful for you?
- Could you indicate yourself, how did it go?
