2VIP Class Notes (Li)

How will technology transform the future of work? To what extent do you support/oppose the change?

Vocabulary

launch/publish a plan

digital nomads – people who travel freely while working remotely

remote work – work anywhere you want but the office

or work remotely

work-from-home

colleagues – work mates

working holiday visas – the work permit which allows you to work freely in a country for around a year

niche appeal – interest among a minority

scarce – limited; not abundant

freelance – when you’re not bound to any company; you do free work

ex. I do freelance work online.

freelancer – noun

utopia – ideal world where everything is perfect

utopia<-> dystopia 

dumb – stupid

Grammar

get out of poverty

find a way out of poverty

A system that cannot be replaced

I think it’s negative because some jobs will disappear in the future.

They can to any place they want.

They can live anywhere they want

They can have communication with the people who work in the same space.

Everyone is happier when they are working in the same space 

They work with people they like/they’re familiar with 

People who live in this shared work space enjoy it because it allows them to feel comfortable and more relaxed and makes them more productive. Working with other people motivates everyone while also allowing everyone to take a break and socialise.

They break down a large project into smaller tasks and allocate workers to complete them.

can minus a part of it

They can pay global workers less

They can cut the costs  

The competition of people are increasing

Increased competition as there are more delivery workers 

satisfaction of the jobs

job satisfaction 

Last year when Chat-GPT was released

I think the disadvantages outweigh the advantages because.. .

I think there are drawbacks than benefits because…. 

The facial recognition function of the machine broke down

There is a bug in the facial recognition function of the machine

Teachers required students to write a part of the essay in class.

The author’s opinion is leaning towards the disadvantages.

Structure a paragraph 

Topic sentence – the main idea/point of that paragraph

Point – Further explain develop your point/argument

Example – Supporting sentences/example/s to explain your point

Closing sentence – Rounds up the point/paragraph

Structure of an essay 

Introduction – Introduces the topic + thesis statement

Body 1 – what you’re arguing for

Body 2 – what you’re arguing for

Body 3 – opposing argument

Conclusion – Reiterate the main points in your essay by summarising

*Don’t introduce any new points here