Future of jobs

Lead-in

  • What is something that will happen in the future and you are looking forward to? Why?
  • Do you think we will be able to add machines to our body to improve it in the future? How so?
  • Would you like to have a robot helping you with your chores? Talk about it.
  • In what work field do you think robots would be more useful? Why?

Presentation 1

Pre

  • Do you think computers will ever take over the world? Why or why not?

Top Down

  • What words are not mentioned in the video? Watch it and find out.
  • Beach
  • Possible
  • Towels
  • Conversations
  • Revolution
  • Work
  • Robot
  • Fun
  • Tasks
  • Humanity
  • Machines
  • Jobs
  • Beach
  • Possible
  • Towels
  • Conversations
  • Revolution
  • Work
  • Robot
  • Fun
  • Tasks
  • Humanity
  • Machines
  • Jobs

Bottom Up

  • Fill in the gaps as you watch the video again.

Example: Robots are going to be doing all of our ________. > Robots are going to be doing all of our jobs.

  1. Maybe there is a ________ side to this matrix.
  2. What if robots could ________ over all the tasks?
  3. They believe it’s only a ________ of time before the machines come for our middle-class ________.
  4. Robots aren’t necessarily a ________ for our society.
  5. How much would it cost to fix a ________?
  1. Maybe there is a sunny side to this matrix.
  2. What if robots could take over all the tasks?
  3. They believe it’s only a matter of time before the machines come for our middle-class jobs.
  4. Robots aren’t necessarily a negative for our society.
  5. How much would it cost to fix a car?

Post

  • Do you agree with the video? Why or why not?
  • How interested are you in technology studies? Why?
  • What are some abilities that only humans have?
  • Do you think robots can learn these abilities? Why or why not?

Presentation 2

Pre

  • What occupation will be most important for our future? Why?

Top Down

  • What will be included in the job market of the future? Watch the video and find out.
  • Science
  • Teaching
  • Architecture
  • Programming
  • Volunteer work
  • Science
  • Teaching
  • Architecture
  • Programming
  • Volunteer work

Bottom Up

  • True or False?

Example: The alien was alive. > True

  1. In the video, Bill gates is answering a lot of questions.
  2. Bill Gates worked with software and graphic design.
  3. He only hired people that studied science.
  4. We don’t need better tools to deal with health issues.
  5. Health costs are the same from past years. 
  1. In the video, Bill gates is answering a lot of questions. False
  2. Bill Gates worked with software and graphic design. False
  3. He only hired people that studied science. False
  4. We don’t need better tools to deal with health issues. False
  5. Health costs are the same from past years. False

Post

  • What do you think about studying science? What about programming?
  • Do you agree with the video? Why?