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    This document provides teaching notes and materials for a lesson about Generation Y. It includes: 1. Learning objectives that focus on reading skills like scanning for information and vocabulary development. 2. A reading passage about the characteristics of Generation Y and how they differ from previous generations in their work attitudes and loyalty to employers. 3. Comprehension questions about the passage and vocabulary from the text for students to practice. 4. Suggested discussion activities for students to apply what they've learned about Generation Y from the reading.

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    This document provides teaching notes and materials for a lesson about Generation Y. It includes: 1. Learning objectives that focus on reading skills like scanning for information and vocabulary development. 2. A reading passage about the characteristics of Generation Y and how they differ from previous generations in their work attitudes and loyalty to employers. 3. Comprehension questions about the passage and vocabulary from the text for students to practice. 4. Suggested discussion activities for students to apply what they've learned about Generation Y from the reading.

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    Teacher’s notes | Reading file 5

    Answers
    Learning objectives in this lesson 1 D – The text says ‘at home with’ meaning ‘comfortable
    Reading for gist, scanning for specific information, with’ – it doesn’t necessarily mean that all Gen Yers
    focusing on text cohesion, reading for detailed have access to technology in their homes.
    comprehension, focusing on key vocabulary from the 2 T – Gen Y are more interested in short-term gain
    text, using vocabulary from the text, and giving opinions than the long-term career outlook their parents and
    about the topic of the text. grandparents displayed.
    3 F – According to Jackie Cornell, Gen Yers will quickly
    move on from a company if they are not happy so they
    1 Ask students to work in pairs to discuss the questions, don’t seem to feel any particular loyalty towards that
    then take feedback from the whole class. Students might company.
    not know what ‘Generation Y’ is, so encourage them to 4 T – Gen Yers are not afraid to say what they think – if
    make guesses. they think that something isn’t working they will say so.
    2 Ask students to read the text quickly and to compare 5 D – They want to work flexibly, but the text doesn’t
    their ideas in 1 to the information in the text. They can say whether this means they would also like year-long
    then check their answers in pairs, before feeding back to career breaks.
    the rest of the class. 6 T – His comments show that he is uneasy about their
    attitude towards working hours, etc.
    Possible answers
    1 Generation Y refers to people who were born after 5 Ask students to match the words and phrases in bold in the
    1980 and who grew up in the 1980s and 90s. text to definitions 1–8. They can then compare answers in
    2 Every generation has its own set of cultural beliefs and pairs before feeding back to the rest of the class.
    attitudes, depending on the events that occurred during its
    childhood and young adulthood, along with the way their Answers
    parents brought them up. Generation Y is likely to be fairly 1 lock horns 5
    to pay lip service (paid)
    self-confident and outspoken. It is also likely that people 2 audacious 6 chill out
    from this generation will be computer savvy. Companies 3 no-nonsense 7
    off the record
    will benefit from their computer knowledge, but may find it 4 brash 8 strip away
    difficult to manage their levels of confidence.
    6 Ask students to work in pairs and to create their own
    3 Ask students to read the text again quickly and sentences using the words and phrases in 5. Check the
    decide where sentences a–e should go. They can then sentences with the whole class.
    compare answers in pairs before feeding back to the rest
    of the class.
    7 Ask students to look at the text again and find three
    words that could be useful in their jobs. When they have
    Answers
    chosen the words, ask students to compare their choices
    1 c 2 d 3 b 4 e 5 a
    in pairs and encourage them to explain why the words
    will be useful. Make sure that students can pronounce
    these words and that they know how to use them
    4 Students should read the text again. Allow more correctly in a sentence.
    time for them to read carefully. Students should then
    answer the questions in their own words. Students can 8 Ask students to discuss the questions in pairs or small
    compare answers in pairs before feeding back to the rest groups. Take feedback from the whole class.
    of the class.
    Answers
    Answers will vary, but students may discuss the fact
    that younger generations may be more likely to question
    traditional managerial styles and are less likely to
    subscribe to strict hierarchical attitudes within a company.
    They are also more likely to be able to adapt well to
    change. However, they may be less committed to a
    company and may be more fixated on their own progress
    as individuals.

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