Arbeitsblatt: Leseverstehen Skills for the 21st century workplace

Reading skills practice: Skills for the 21st-century workplace – exercises Have you got the skills you need for the 21st-century workplace? Read about what employers are looking for and test yourself to see if you are prepared! Preparation Fill the gaps with the correct phrase from the box. analyse information communicate well problem solving good at making decisions the 21st century age of technology We are living in 1_. Some people call it the 2_. We need to learn skills such as 3_ and we need to be able to 4 with other people around the world. Employers are looking for people who can 5_ well, people who are able to recognise whether information is reliable or not. They also like people who are 6_ without asking for help. Reading skills practice: Skills for the 21st-century workplace – exercises Reading skills practice: Skills for the 21st-century workplace – exercises 1. Check your understanding: true or false Circle True or False for these sentences. 1. 21st-century skills are not taught in schools in the UK. True False 2. Employers like workers to be imaginative. True False 3. Employers want workers to think about possible problems. True False 4. Employers like workers to be original when solving problems. True False 5. Future workers will need to be able to write concisely. True False 6. People communicate with each other less in the 21st century. True False 7. Employers believe it is useful to know lot of information about celebrities. True False 8. Employers dont want workers to make decisions without asking them. True False 2. Check your vocabulary: gap fill Complete the sentences with word from the box. have make value differentiate develop discuss teach solve 1. UK schools and colleges ICT skills. 2. Employers people with ideas for new approaches. 3. Employers like workers who can problems. 4. Workers need to be able to their work with their team. 5. Workers need to their writing skills. 6. It is important that workers can between truth and lies. 7. Employees in the 21st century more responsibility. 8. Employers like their workers to decisions. Discussion Which of the skills mentioned in the article do you think is the most important? Why? Which skills do you already have? And which ones do you lack of?