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Listen TWICE and choose the correct answer.
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1) The topic of the seminar was
A. Automation And the Future of Work.
B. The Massive Change of Work.
C. The Real Eye-Opener.
D. The First Industrial Revolution.
2) "The Luddites" refer to
the jobs.
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the protesting workers.
the knitting machines.
D. the challenges.
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The students think that the Luddites have received unfair criticism.
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are still influential today.
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were ineffective.
were proved right.
4)
The two employment predictions that the students are doubtful about are
A. unemployment will fall and working hours will be shorter.
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everyone's living much longer and most people will be expected to work until they're much older.work will be more rewarding and people attitude is understandable.
people will want to delay retiring and people will change jobs more frequently.
The man thinks that for accountants.
all the technological innovations would have put them out of a job.
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both employment and productivity have risen.this job will require more qualifications.
D. these jobs are likely to be at risk.
6) The man believes that the role of administrative staff
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. has become more interesting in recent years.
has gone up so they can afford to spend more on personal services like that.
depends mostly on a computer.
has fallen dramatically.
7) The number of people working in the agriculture sector A. accounted for more than 50% of the workers.
has fallen dramatically
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