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Section B3: The Upstarts

Speaking [Students own answers, but probably – need to have a good idea/right time/place/be resilient (i.e. not let one blow set them back), well-connected (or able to get good connections), rebellious, tenacious etc.]

Reading It can mean two things – positive and negative – creative geniuses or renegades. A mixture of both. Due to automation, there have been job losses, social problems resulting from digital worlds, and a general tiredness of constant change. The people who had the ideas but who were unable to take them forward. They now see other people who had similar ideas reaping financial success. They were able to exploit them (e.g. minimum wages etc.) to their benefit. People like the idea of ‘sharing’ and so it has increased appeal. They had to deal with legal issues a lot earlier on in their careers than say Gate and Zuckerberg. Students own answers but perhaps it’s a reflection of the 21st century. We want companies to be more open about what they are doing, and to ensure that they have ‘ethical’ and moral goals as well as financial ones.

Writing Task [Students own answers: the argument should be well organised, with an introduction, main paragraph saying why they support/ don’t support the idea, with some examples, and summing up with a conclusion.]