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A lifelong process

Reading and Use of

English | 1BSU
1 You are going to read a short article
describing the importance of
training in the workplace. Before
you read, do the exercise in the
Exam round-up box.

Exam round-up

How much do you remember about
Use of English Part 1? Circle the
correct alternative in each of these
sentences.
In Use of English Part 1 there is a text
with eight / ten gaps. Why do we need lifelong learning?
For each gap you are given a choice
Incentives play an important (0) C in our decisions to learn. As
of three / four possible answers.
we age, the outcomes of (1) in learning are not the same as
You should read the text before /
after reading the options. when we were younger. The type of work-related learning we do also
changes as we get older. Most workers over 45 participate in learning
2 Write your own defi nitions for (2) directly related to their function. By contrast, young
these phrases, which appear in the workers are more likely to regard training as an (3) in their
article. future careers.

lifelong learning retraining Organisations want to continually renew their skills base and until
upgrade (your) skills recently have (4) this largely through a steady inflow of newly

qualified young people onto the labour (5) . Traditionally, we
3 Work in pairs. Compare your

definitions, then discuss these have had a mix of those young people, who bring new skills to the
questions. workplace, and a proportion of older workers, who (6) their
experience. We are now seeing a decreasing proportion of young
Why do some adults want to learn
something new? people entering the workforce and an increase in the proportion
How is learning as an adult different of older people. So unless we change the (7) of our learning
from learning as a younger person? across life, we will see a (8) in these new skills in the working
Why do you think the idea of population.
lifelong learning has become so
popular in recent years?
" focus B game C role D feature
4 Read the article Why do we need A participation # joining C attendance D activity
lifelong learning?. Does the writer
mention any of the ideas you A actions B activities C acts D modules
discussed? A interest B investment C investigation D inspiration

5 Read the article again. For A affected B fulfi lled C achieved D succeeded
questions 1–8, decide which A workforce B employment C staff D market
answer (A, B, C or D) best fi ts each
gap. There is an example at the A donate B supply C contribute D sell
beginning (0). A way B method C means D nature

A decline B cutback C fall D lessening

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