Digital Nomads

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Digital Nomads
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Warm-up Quiz

Following you'll see some questions about Digital Nomads.
Answer them to check your general knowledge about this topic.

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What is a digital nomad?

• Someone who works in the tourism industry

• Someone who travels for leisure

• Someone who works in an office

• Someone who works online from different locations

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How many digital nomads are there globally?

• Approximately 35 million

• Approximately 50 million

• Approximately 20 million

• Approximately 10 million

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What is the average age of most digital nomads?

• 40 years old

• 25 years old

• 32 years old

• 18 years old

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Where are most digital nomads from?

• United Kingdom

• United States

• Russia

• Canada

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How much does the average digital nomad make?

• $117,959 per year

• $50,000 per year

• $250,000 per year

• $85,000 per year

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What percentage of digital nomads are men?

• 60%

• 80%

• 20%

• 40%

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Where is the top remote working city destination in 2021?

• Lisbon, Portugal

• London, United Kingdom

• New York City, United States

• Bangkok, Thailand

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What percentage of digital nomads actually travel while working?

• 24%

• 50%

• 75%

• 100%

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In which sphere do most digital nomads work?

• education

• information technology

• creative services

• marketing

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How many countries worldwide offer, or will soon offer, a digital nomad visa?

• 39

• 78

• 46

• 52

Warm-up questions:

• What comes to your mind with the term Digital Nomad?

• Do you prefer In-site or remote jobs?

• How was your experience working during the pandemic?

• What kind of personal qualities would you need to be a DN?

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• The digital nomad community is split nearly evenly between males and females at 49.81% females and 50.19% males.

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• Most (76%) of digital nomads are white (European descent), followed by Latino/Hispanic nomads (10%), Asian nomads (8%), and black (African descent) nomads at 6%

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• The average age of digital nomads is 40 years old; however, most (47%) digital nomads are in their 30’s

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• US citizens make up 31% of digital nomads across the globe and are the most represented nationality in the digital nomad community

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• Though 61% of respondents reported starting their journey as a nomad in their 20’s, 39% reported starting at 30 or later

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• There are over 35,000,000 digital nomads across the globe

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• The surveyed digital nomads have been traveling for 6.1 years on average, and 85% have been on the road longer than 1 year

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Vocabulary

Following you'll get to know some new vocabulary from the topic Digital Nomds.
Choose the correct option for each sentence.

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is work that can be completed without the need of a physical workplace or away from the office.

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offline work

distance work

mental work

remote work

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is a remote worker who travels from place to place while working

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digital nomad

gastarbeiter

freelancer

travel worker

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is the digital equivalent of an office workplace

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digital workspace

metaverse

home office

co-working

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is consistent income that is paid regularly.

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steady paycheck

solid paycheck

travel paycheck

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is an independent worker who does work for multiple companies rather than be employed by a single company.

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freelancer

vagabond

workaholic

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is a job market characterised by short-term, temporary or freelance work instead of permanent contracts, often without benefits like health insurance, holidays, or sick pay..

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gig economy

kick economy

mock economy

Time to check!

Using the vocabulary words that we've just practiced, complete the following sentences (remember to use the correct form of the word, e.g. verb conjugation or plural noun)

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Communication technology is the most important thing to take into consideration when creating your _______.

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____________ are able to combine their love of travel with earning an income.

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Labour activists demanded that Uber stop hiring drivers through the ____________ and give them permanent contracts and full employment rights.

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It was difficult to give up the ____________ from my old office job, but the freedom of becoming a digital nomad definitely makes up for it.

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____________ is becoming increasingly popular as companies realize work can be done from any location thereby saving money on the cost of offices.

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There are now many websites offering ____________ work where clients post various on-demand jobs.

Your journey starts now!!!!

You are to travel for two months to any destination you want ( abroad ) to work as a digital nomad.

What do you need for the trip and why?
How do you imagine this experience?
You have 5 mins to prepare.

Read our Digital Nomad guides for cities around the world

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Homework:
Write about being a Digital Nomad