Growing up in the Gig Economy v456

Growing up in the Gig Economy v456

Growing up

Introduction

Many people believe that you, Gen Z will be more prepared for the future work environment than generations before you. What do you think? Do you think that that’s true? Do you feel prepared for the world of work? Or not? Why?
Preparation for the working world is something that most people agree is important. Read on and find out!

This second section contains 7 steps. Work them through step by step.

Step

Activity

 

 

Introduction

Find out what you already know.

Step 1

Speaking and writing

Make a list of different ways of working with explanation. Discuss questions with a classmate.

Step 2

Reading

First make notes and then read an article about Growing up teens and the Gig Economy. Answer questions with your classmate.

Step 3

Words

An exercise with words from the text. Also an exercise to complete sentences.

Step 4

Speaking

Answer and discuss questions about getting work in the gig economy.

Step 5

Grammar

Theory about The Future. Complete the sentences in the table. An exercise to fill in the correct form.

Step 6

Listening

Make a list of websites you visit when you plan your holidays. Listen to a conversation about a student's trip to South Africa. Make notes about apps and sites he mention. A fill in gaps exercise after listening the conversation.

Step 7

Task

Read the memo about the innovative idea. Make a list of qualities to work out this idea. Write questions and interview
a classmate.

 

Evaluation

Reflecting on what you have learned.

 

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Step 1 - Speaking

What different ways of working are there?
Make a list and note down the meaning of these ways of working.
Which do you think are good points, and which would you not enjoy?
Explain your choices. Start with:

  • Full time contract:
    • usually a certain number of hours per week
    • benefits (sick pay/holiday pay)
    • pension contributions
  • ....

A young university student was recently told that her future job might not yet exist. Why do you think her lecturer might have said that?
Talk to your partner and note down at least three reasons.

Step 2 - Reading

You’re going to read an article entitled ‘How teens must adapt to growing up in the Gig economy’.
Before you read, make a note of what reasons you think will be mentioned.

Read the article quickly. Were your ideas mentioned?

How Teens Must Adapt To Growing Up In The Gig Economy
Posted by Contributor on 2/15/17 - Categorized as Thinking Aloud
by Scott Bennett, Founder and CEO of Skratch


Today’s generation of teens will be more prepared for the future work environment than the generations before them because of the accelerating gig economy.
Generation Z, which are those born between 1996 and 2010, strive to solve problems instantly and are maturing in a stranger-trusting community that utilizes daily on-demand services for food delivery like 'Favor', transportation solutions like 'Uber', and instant current event influence with news sent directly to their smart phones. Similar to generations before them, Gen Z will idolize job opportunities that fit their schedules, are convenient and will maximize their skill set. But how does that affect their current and future career landscape? Today’s teens face a trending decline in traditional summer jobs including lawn care help, food service attendant, and store cashier, to name a few.
Due to the recessions we have faced, and the plethora of more qualified adults who infiltrated the market, the teen demographic has been shut out of their go-to work environments. Companies are no longer reliant on teens to fill summer openings and after school hour schedules.
Since 2000, employment for teens between the ages of 16-24 has dropped 35% and with minimum wage soaring to upwards of $15.00 per hour, today’s teen is even farther away from the work opportunities and lessons that Generation X knew so well.
So, what can teens do to gain work experiences for the future, earn money and learn equally important intangible skills like communication, decision making, and interpersonal skills? It turns out, some experts say, “It’s simple: do nothing. Stop looking.”

In her MBA course work, Diane Mulcahy, Adjunct Professor at Babson College, advises her graduate students to stop looking for a job. She explains, “That jobs aren’t what they used to be and that growth in the number of jobs is stagnating and full-time jobs are both insecure and risky.” According to Mulcahy, “Most companies no longer make promises of either professional or financial security of today’s workplace.” In short, more and more graduates are adapting their career expectations and shifting them to fit gig economy opportunities.
Gig opportunities are changing the face of our economy. We navigate life with the swipe of a finger. We solve for transportation needs, entertainment, residence and employment with our smart mobile devices. The future of the job market lies in the gig economy, and GenZ already has the upper hand. 73 percent of all teenagers, regardless of socio-economic status, have access to a smartphone. They spend well over 200 minutes on their devices per day and use devices for learning in school.
The gig economy is already an integral part of the teen’s daily decision set. And giving teens a chance to participate in an economy that values their skill set will prepare them for navigating work opportunities in the 21st century. They will grow up understanding that their specialized skill sets, confidence and strong, innate entrepreneurial skills can yield opportunity in an on-demand world. With services that help teens find work like, 'SnagAJob', 'HireTeen', 'SimplyHired', and 'Skratch', there are a few platforms working to bring opportunity to teens with the flexibility they so desperately need to face the demands of packed schedules and overwhelming extracurricular activities. It is estimated that by 2025 40% of working adults will be working this way. Shouldn’t teens have a chance to participate? We think so.
As the gig economy continues to influence the current economy and the work force, many job seekers must yield to the different qualifications and expectations the gig economy demands. As generations continue to grow up in the gig economy, an environment that fosters the entrepreneurial spirit, the innovations that arise will be world-changing.
Source: www.youngupstarts.com

Now read the article more carefully and choose the correct answers.

Answer these questions with your partner.

  1. What job do you want to do when you finish your education?
  2. How do you feel about having a job that has no security or benefits?
  3. Is this a viable model to continue for adults (who have children, for example)? Why/Why not?

Step 3 - Words

Match the words from the text 'How Teens Must Adapt to Growing Up....' to their synonym.

How Teens Must Adapt To Growing Up In The Gig Economy
Posted by Contributor on 2/15/17 - Categorized as Thinking Aloud
by Scott Bennett, Founder and CEO of Skratch


Today’s generation of teens will be more prepared for the future work environment than the generations before them because of the accelerating gig economy.
Generation Z, which are those born between 1996 and 2010, strive to solve problems instantly and are maturing in a stranger-trusting community that utilizes daily on-demand services for food delivery like 'Favor', transportation solutions like 'Uber', and instant current event influence with news sent directly to their smart phones. Similar to generations before them, Gen Z will idolize job opportunities that fit their schedules, are convenient and will maximize their skill set. But how does that affect their current and future career landscape? Today’s teens face a trending decline in traditional summer jobs including lawn care help, food service attendant, and store cashier, to name a few.
Due to the recessions we have faced, and the plethora of more qualified adults who infiltrated the market, the teen demographic has been shut out of their go-to work environments. Companies are no longer reliant on teens to fill summer openings and after school hour schedules.
Since 2000, employment for teens between the ages of 16-24 has dropped 35% and with minimum wage soaring to upwards of $15.00 per hour, today’s teen is even farther away from the work opportunities and lessons that Generation X knew so well.
So, what can teens do to gain work experiences for the future, earn money and learn equally important intangible skills like communication, decision making, and interpersonal skills? It turns out, some experts say, “It’s simple: do nothing. Stop looking.”

In her MBA course work, Diane Mulcahy, Adjunct Professor at Babson College, advises her graduate students to stop looking for a job. She explains, “That jobs aren’t what they used to be and that growth in the number of jobs is stagnating and full-time jobs are both insecure and risky.” According to Mulcahy, “Most companies no longer make promises of either professional or financial security of today’s workplace.” In short, more and more graduates are adapting their career expectations and shifting them to fit gig economy opportunities.
Gig opportunities are changing the face of our economy. We navigate life with the swipe of a finger. We solve for transportation needs, entertainment, residence and employment with our smart mobile devices. The future of the job market lies in the gig economy, and GenZ already has the upper hand. 73 percent of all teenagers, regardless of socio-economic status, have access to a smartphone. They spend well over 200 minutes on their devices per day and use devices for learning in school.
The gig economy is already an integral part of the teen’s daily decision set. And giving teens a chance to participate in an economy that values their skill set will prepare them for navigating work opportunities in the 21st century. They will grow up understanding that their specialized skill sets, confidence and strong, innate entrepreneurial skills can yield opportunity in an on-demand world. With services that help teens find work like, 'SnagAJob', 'HireTeen', 'SimplyHired', and 'Skratch', there are a few platforms working to bring opportunity to teens with the flexibility they so desperately need to face the demands of packed schedules and overwhelming extracurricular activities. It is estimated that by 2025 40% of working adults will be working this way. Shouldn’t teens have a chance to participate? We think so.
As the gig economy continues to influence the current economy and the work force, many job seekers must yield to the different qualifications and expectations the gig economy demands. As generations continue to grow up in the gig economy, an environment that fosters the entrepreneurial spirit, the innovations that arise will be world-changing.

Source: www.youngupstarts.com

 

Step 4 - Speaking

The author, in the article step 2, says that he believes that Gen Z has the upper hand. 

  • Do you feel that you have the upper hand? Do you feel you are in the position of having power or being in control?
  • Do you feel confident about getting work in the gig economy?
  • Or do you feel that as you still haven’t yet finished school, this kind of article is just adding more pressure?


Make a note of your ideas and share them with your classmates.

Step 5 - Grammar

Let's look at ..... the future. Fill in the correct answers to complete the table.

Step 6 - Listening

Which apps and websites do you and your family use when you go on holiday?
Make a list of as many as possible. Who has the most in your class?

You will hear a student called Pete Bishop talking about a recent visit to South Africa with family and friends.
Note down any apps or websites he mentions. Were they the same as yours?


Step 7 - Task

Interview questions and answers
Your school has had an innovative idea. Read about it.

Memo: to all staff
About: mobile phones

We all know about digital addiction and the school wants to try giving students several hours with no mobile phones.

From now on, all students will leave their mobile phones in a box as soon as they go into their first lesson.
The box will be taken away and put in a safe.
The phones will be distributed for use from lunchtime only.
We would like to involve the students.
So selected Year 4 students will collect and distribute the phones.
We would like Year 6 students to hold interviews with interested Year 4 students.
Please organize this with interested year 6 students.
 

Your class has been asked to write out some questions to interview students to do these jobs.

  • Make a list of the qualities that the Year 4 students will need to do this work.
  • Then make a list of questions to find out whether the students have these qualities.

Tip:
Try to avoid yes/no questions e.g. Are you reliable?
Better: Why do you think being reliable is important? Tell me about a time when you had to be reliable.
Write 10 questions. Then interview your partner to see if he or she could do this job.

Evaluation

Fill in this schedule and answer the questions below.

(Copy to Word or write down in your notebook)

Activity

 

Needs
Improvement

Satisfactory,
good

Excellent

 

Step 1 - Speaking and writing

I can make and explain a list of different ways of working and discuss the questions with a classmate.

 

 

 

Step 2 - watching

I can make notes, read and understand an article about 'Growing up teens and the Gig Economy' and answer the questions

 

 

 

Step 3 - Reading

I can make the exercise with words from the text and the exercise to complete sentences.

 

 

 

Step 4 - Words

I can answer and discuss questions about getting work in the gig economy.

 

 

 

Step 5 - Grammar

I understand and can use the grammar 'The Future'.

 

 

 

Step 6 - Listening

I can make a list of websites and listen and understand a conversation about a student's trip to South Africa and make the excercises

 

 

 

Step 6 - Task

I can do the writing task.

 

 

  

 

What have you learnt in this period?
Answer the following questions:

  • What was the easiest part of this lesson?
  • What was the most difficult part?
  • What did you already know?
  • What was new to you in this lesson?
  • What do you have to ask your teacher?

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