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2 Oct 2026
Students Learn New Skills for Future Tech Jobs
Warm-up → Read & Listen → Check Understanding → Language → Use It
WARM UP
Section: Warm Up
Think Ahead: Which detail do you think appears in this story?
a) Students learning computer skills at university
b) Young children building plastic toy houses
c) Farmers planting trees in a forest
Ask:
(1) Do you like using computers at school?
(2) What job do you want to do in the future?
VOCABULARY
screen (/skriːn/, noun)
Meaning: The flat glass part of a computer or phone that shows picture and words.
Example: Look at the blue screen to see the picture.
learn (/lɜːn/, verb)
Meaning: To get new information or skills at school.
Example: We learn English with our teacher every day.
skill (/skɪl/, noun)
Meaning: An ability to do something well.
Example: Drawing pictures is a fun skill to practice.
future (/ˈfjuː.tʃər/, noun)
Meaning: The time that will come after now.
Example: In the future, I want to drive a red car.
smart (/smɑːt/, adjective)
Meaning: Able to think, learn, and understand things quickly.
Example: The smart boy helps his friends with math.
job (/dʒɒb/, noun)
Meaning: The work that a person does to get money.
Example: Her mother has a great job at the school.
Many young people go to university today. They study hard every day. They want to get a good job. Now, smart computers are changing the world. These computers can write code and solve math problems very fast.
Because of this, university students need new skills. They learn how to use smart computer tools. Teachers help the students every week. The students practice making new programs on a clear computer screen. They also learn to think carefully about big ideas.
Old lessons are changing now. Students do not just write long tests on paper. They work in friendly teams to build fun project ideas. They talk to their clever classmates about tech news. Smart technology is helping them prepare for the future. Young workers feel happy and ready for new work opportunities.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1. Do you use computers at school?
2. Do you like working in teams with your friends?
3. Is learning about new technology fun for you?
4. What skills do you want to learn this year?
5. Why do people go to university?
FILL IN THE GAPS
FILL THE GAPS
Section 1: Fill in the Gaps
Word Bank: future, job, learn, screen
Many young people go to university today. They study hard every day. They want to get a good _______(1). Now, smart computers are changing the world. These computers can write code and solve math problems very fast.
Because of this, university students need new skills. They _______(2) how to use smart computer tools. Teachers help the students every week. The students practice making new programs on a clear computer _______(3). They also learn to think carefully about big ideas.
Old lessons are changing now. Students do not just write long tests on paper. They work in friendly teams to build fun project ideas. They talk to their clever classmates about tech news. Smart technology is helping them prepare for the _______(4). Young workers feel happy and ready for new work opportunities.
Section 2: Main Idea
What is the main idea of this text?
a) Students are learning new computer skills to get future jobs.
b) Computers are replacing all human teachers at university.
c) Young children prefer playing games in the park.
UNDERSTANDING
Section 3: True or False
1. University students study hard to get a good job. T/F
2. Smart computers can write code and solve math problems. T/F
3. Students only write long tests on paper in their new classes. T/F
Section 4: Put Events in Order
Put these events in order (1-3) based on the text:
( ) Students practice making new programs on a computer screen.
( ) Young people go to university to study hard for a good job.
( ) Young workers feel happy and ready for their future jobs.
LANGUAGE
Section 5: Vocab Match
1. screen
2. learn
3. skill
4. future
5. smart
a) clever and able to think quickly
b) time that comes after now
c) ability to do something well
d) flat glass part of a computer
e) get new knowledge at school
USE IT
Section 6: Discussion Builder
1. Students use smart _______ to do their school work.
a) computers
b) shoes
2. They learn new skills to prepare for the _______.
a) past
b) future
Section 7: Sentence Unscramble
1. Unscramble the sentence:
A) study
B) Students
C) hard
D) university
E) at
2. Unscramble the sentence:
A) learn
B) They
C) new
D) computer
E) skills
ANSWER KEY
Warm Up Answer: a) Students learning computer skills at university
Section 1: Fill in the Gaps
1. job
2. learn
3. screen
4. future
Section 2: Main Idea
a) Students are learning new computer skills to get future jobs.
Section 3: True or False
1. True
2. True
3. False
Section 4: Put Events in Order
2, 1, 3
Section 5: Vocab Match
1-d, 2-e, 3-c, 4-b, 5-a
Section 6: Discussion Builder
1. a) computers
2. b) future
Section 7: Sentence Unscramble
1. Students study hard at university. (B-A-C-E-D)
2. They learn new computer skills. (B-A-C-D-E)
Section 8: Discussion Questions
Student's own answers.
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