STUDENT’S

THE FUTURE WON’T WAIT…

Author Lee Lancaster describes the world of the work

for the rest of the 21st century. Some chapters include:

How many jobs?

(no vas a tener) ___________________________________ a permanent job for life in the future. (la gente va

a cambiar) ___________________________________ jobs a lot of times during their lives. Part-time jobs will

become more common than full-time jobs.

Work-life balance?
With mobile phones, laptop computers, email and the internet, (va a ser)

___________________________________ difficult to separate your job and your personal life. People will

become more stressed.

Do you remember the difference between

adjectives ending –ED and –ING?
  ES ABURRIDO = HE IS BORING

 ESTÁ ABURRIDO = HE IS BORED

ADJETIVO + ___ING = SER

ADJETIVO + ___ED = ESTAR

 CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION

1. Are you INTERESTING / INTERESTED in football?

2. The new project is EXCITING / EXCITED.

3. It's EMBARRASSING / EMBARRASSED when you have to ask people for money.

4. Is that situation EMBARRASSING / EMBARRASSED?

5. I was AMAZING / AMAZED when I saw that,

6. It was a TERRIFYING / TERRIFIED experience. Everybody was very SHOCKING / SHOCKED.

Let’s continue with the text…

Office in the living room?

Working from home will be more popular in the future. That is good news and bad news. If your job

is at home, (¿a dónde vas a ir?) ___________________________________ for a day off?

A life of service?

The economy is changing. This means that more people will be employed in the service sector:

shops, hospitals, centres for old people, hotels and restaurants.

Languages and jobs?
How many languages do you speak? People that speak two or more languages will have better
opportunities. English will be a very important language, but (no va a ser)
___________________________________ the only language.
Other important skills for future jobs?
Computers the internet and communication skills. You need to know these important things if you
want a good, well-paid job in the future.

1. Find the opposites of these words in the text.

PART-TIME / BADLY-PAID / TEMPORARY / UNEMPLOYED
2. Complete the sentences with a word from exercise 1.

a) There is a ___________________________________ job in my father’s company. They are

looking for a person to work from February to July.
b) She has a ___________________________________ job in the bank. She only works Tuesdays
and Thursdays.
c) He hates his job. It’s dirty, dangerous and ___________________________________. HE never
has any extra money.
d) I’m ___________________________________ at the moment. I can’t find a job.

3. Do the QUIZ.

MY FUTURE WORKING LIFE

IN 10 YEARS…
1. I’ll have…

a. good job b. an OK job c. no job.

2. I’ll work…

a. a lot of hours. b. part-time c. not a lot of hours.

3. Work will be… in my life.

a. the most important part b. very important c. not important

4. I’ll work

a. close to home b. far from home c. at home

5. I’ll be… with my job.

a. happy b. satisfied c. unhappy