{"id":30181,"date":"2025-04-14T09:50:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T07:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=30181"},"modified":"2025-04-14T09:50:04","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T07:50:04","slug":"gen-z-faces-career-apocalypse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2025\/04\/gen-z-faces-career-apocalypse\/","title":{"rendered":"Gen Z Faces Career Apocalypse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B1- Intermediate<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gen Zs are having a hard time finding work. Some experts are warning of a career apocalypse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the article how finding a job is getting more difficult for Gen Zs.\u00a0 Be ready to answer the questions that follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/breakingnewsenglish.com\/2504\/250403-career-apocalypse.html<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What does \u201cemployment<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cStudents who have just graduated from university cannot find employment<\/strong>.<\/em>\u201d Use this word in a sentence and give a synonym or similar expression.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What does \u201cto be better off<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cHe said young people <\/em>would “be much better off”<\/em><\/strong> if they became plumbers or electricians.<\/em>\u201d Use this expression in a sentence and give a synonym or similar expression.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What does \u201centry-level job<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cHowever, some people say many graduates no longer want to do ‘entry-level<\/strong>‘ jobs<\/strong>.\u201d<\/em> Use this phrase in a sentence and give a synonym or similar expression.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. What are the reasons it is difficult for Gen Zs to find a job?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Is there a similar problem among young people in your country? Speak about it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Are people studying for “worthless degrees” in your country too? Talk about this.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Do you agree or disagree: \u201cYoung people would “be much better off” if they became plumbers or electricians.<\/em>\u201d? Explain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. What is your opinion on this, \u201cNew graduates do not want to do “entry-level” jobs. Instead, they want to enter a company at a management level and get well paid in their very first job.<\/em>\u201d?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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