Literacy: blogs
► Reading
1- Before you read Read the fi rst paragraph quickly. Does the blogger agree or disagree with the title of the blog? She disagrees with the title.
2- Listen and read.
JUST SAYING | My blog by Samia Wakil
18 October
Robots are coming for our jobs …
I was talking to some friends yesterday about robots. Everyone thinks that there won’t be any jobs le for us in the future because robots will do all our jobs instead. ‘They’re coming for our jobs,’ one friend said! But I don’t agree with this idea and I don’t think there’s any need to worry about the future. Robots aren’t coming for our jobs. They’re already doing them! They do a lot of the jobs that people used to do in the past. For example, robots make cars in factories and milk cows on farms. This doesn’t mean that people can’t fi nd jobs any more. It just means that people can do more interesting jobs now. In the future, it’s true that robots will do more jobs. For example, they will do housework and drive cars. But this means that we will have time to learn new things and do different jobs. Also, robots will never have ideas or feelings, so there are some jobs that they will never do. For example, a robot will never take care of a sick person like a nurse can and a robot will never understand what a worried child needs in the way a teacher can.
LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT THIS …
Kim • 23 minutes ago Completely agree! Robots can never take the place of people!
Anthony • 57 minutes ago I think you’re wrong. By 2050, robots will do nearly half of all our jobs. What will we all do then?
Maha • 2 hours ago We need to change how we think about work. There may be new jobs which nobody is doing yet. We need to keep learning and keep changing!
Nina • 2 hours ago I’ll be happy if a robot does my homework!
3- After you read Read the blog again and answer the questions.
1. What did Samia and her friends talk about on the blog? They talked about robots doing our jobs in the future.
2. Where do robots already do jobs for us? They do jobs in factories and on farms.
3. What type of jobs will robots do in the future? They will do housework and drive cars
4.What two jobs does Samia think robots will never do and why? They will never be able to take care of sick people like nurses can or understand children like teachers can.
5. Who disagrees with Samia’s opinion and why? Anthony disagrees because he thinks that robots will do nearly half of all our jobs by 2050.
| blog opinion housework idea feeling |
Read the definitions and write the words.
1. This is something you think about and plan in your mind. idea
2. This is a personal journal that is written on the internet. blog
3. This is something you sense or feel, usually with your body. feeling
4. This is your personal preference or view about something. opinion
5. These are jobs we do at home, such as vacuuming the carpet. housework