ICT in the Workplace. Unit 2. Week 8. Lessons 1&2

Week 8 Agenda

Lessons 1-2 Objectives

Vocabulary

Pair work study the dictionary extract.
How many meanings does information have?
Why does the word input appear twice in bold?
What do we call someone who provides information?
What part of speech is internal? Give the antonym of the word.
Which is correct: Bad information is/ are responsible for many business failures.
Is the sentence correct: The manager spoke to his staff and informed.

1) How ICT is being used in the pictures?
3) How was this work done before ICT was introduced?
2) Which pictures show systems doing work that people once did?

Share your thoughts:

Watching a video
Watch a video about technology and its impact on the world of work at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQQbPhfsASI
Discuss the questions:
1.In the video, what “important” aspect is mentioned about AI? Can it ever fully replace a human at a workplace? Why/why not?
2.What are some of the technology jobs that exist today?
3.Why would someone want a career linked to the digital world?

Pre-reading activity:

Read the text
(5-7 mins):
ICT at Work

Post-reading:

Read the text
(5-7 mins)
“Changing the way we work”

Group work:
In groups, think of 10 ways how technology has reshaped the modern workplace.
Draw a spidergram presenting your ideas.

Reflection