Skills in the 21st Century B1 Reading

B1 Reading

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Skills for a 21st Century

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We are living in​

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Some people call it the​

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We need to learn skills such as​

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and we need to be able to​

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with other people around the world.

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Employers are looking for people who can​ ​

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well.

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They also like people who are

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without asking for help.

​Reading

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21st-century skills are not taught in schools in the UK

• True

• False

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Employers like workers to be imaginative.

• True

• False

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Employers want workers to think about possible problems.

• True

• False

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Employers like workers to be original when solving problems.

• True

• False

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Future workers will need to be able to write concisely.

Japanese: 簡潔に

Hiragana: かんけつに

Romanji: kanketsu ni

• True

• False

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People communicate with each other less in the 21st century.

• True

• False

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Employers believe it is useful to know a lot of information about celebrities.

• True

• False

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Employers don’t want workers to make decisions without asking them.

• True

• False

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UK schools and colleges ​

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ICT skills.

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teach

ignore

restrict

eliminate

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Employers ​

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people with ideas for new approaches.

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value

ignore

fire

criticize

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Employers like workers who can ​

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problems.

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solve

ignore

create

complicate

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Workers need to be able to ​

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their work with their team.

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discuss

ignore

delegate

criticize

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Workers need to ​

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their writing skills.

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develop

ignore

diminish

complicate

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It is important that workers can ​

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between truth and lies.

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differentiate

confuse

ignore

accept

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Employees in the 21st century​

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more responsibility.

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have

are

will be

had

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Employers like their workers to​

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decisions.

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make

avoid

ignore

delay