B2 – Upper Intermediate
The future of work is being fundamentally transformed by five key trends: globalization, technological innovation, shifting demographics, evolving workplace behaviors, and greater mobility. Each of these factors is driving change in its own way, but what is unprecedented now is how they are converging simultaneously.
Watch this video about the five trends that are challenging everything we know about work.
Vocabulary Questions:
1. What does “tap into” mean? “Organizations can tap into talents anywhere in the world.” Give two (2) synonyms or similar expressions and use ‘tap into’ in your own sentence.
2. What does the expression “digital native” mean? “Millennials are digital natives that expect and want to work in ways that reflect the year we live in.” Use it in a sentence.
3. What does the term “rethink” mean? “This is forcing organizations to fundamentally rethink and reimagine the way we work technologies.” Use it in a sentence.
Discussion Questions:
- Is your company keeping up with current employment trends?
- How is your company thinking about and planning for the future of work? Elaborate.
- How has every aspect of business behavior changed in your country over the years?
- Share your insights on this, “In the future of work, technology is the central nervous system of the organization that enables everything else to function.“.
- Are there any jobs that you think will not exist in 20 years’ time? What are they?
- What impact has migrant labour had on your country in recent years? Would you like to see more or less in future?