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Practice Listening: Highlight Correct Summary ID: #33216 Short Young people

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You will hear a recording. Click on the paragraph that best relates to the recording.

Transcript:

Doctor tony wagner believes there are seven skills that young people need to have in order for them to find and keep a good job in today's economy. But he thinks our schools are focusing too much on tests on academic performance and aren't doing enough to teach those skills. Let me give you an example. One of organ as an and skills is the ability to work in an international team. This is because little team work is carried out in one building anymore. When most global companies have a problem, they create teams of people from all over the world to solve it. And these people meet online in virtual meeting rooms. To succeed in this kind of environment, you need to be a good communicator and understand different cultures. Teams also need good leaders who lead by influencing others. But wagner and the business people he interviewed say that young people today are unprepared for teamwork and leadership.

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People who are involved in education need to think about the way they teach. It is important that young people leave school with the key skills they need to succeed in the workplace but they do not have these skills today. Schools must work harder to train students to become good managers so that they can lead and influence other people. This is the most important skill that young people need if they want to get - and keep - their dream job. Young people need to know how to talk to people around the world. Technology has changed the way business people meet; meetings are no longer held in one building but instead an international group of people meet online. Young people are being taught just seven key workplace skills and one expert believes they will find it difficult to get work in the future as a result. He therefore suggests that schools need to change the skills that they teach in the future.

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Option 1: "People who are involved in education need to think about the way they teach. It is important that young people leave school with the key skills they need to succeed in the workplace but they do not have these skills today."

Explanation: This option accurately captures the main idea of the text, which emphasizes the need for educational reform to focus on essential skills for the workplace. The text states that schools are overly focused on academic performance and not enough on teaching the necessary skills for success in today's economy. The phrase 'key skills they need to succeed' aligns with the seven skills mentioned by Doctor Tony Wagner, and the assertion that 'they do not have these skills today' reflects the concern expressed in the text about young people's preparedness.

Option 2: "Schools must work harder to train students to become good managers so that they can lead and influence other people. This is the most important skill that young people need if they want to get - and keep - their dream job."

Explanation: This option incorrectly narrows the focus to 'good managers' as the primary skill needed, while the text discusses a broader range of skills, including teamwork and communication. The text does mention leadership, but it does not imply that it is the 'most important skill.' Additionally, the text highlights a lack of preparedness in various skills, not just management, making this option too specific and misaligned with the overall message.

Option 3: "Young people need to know how to talk to people around the world. Technology has changed the way business people meet; meetings are no longer held in one building but instead an international group of people meet online."

Explanation: While this option touches on the importance of communication in a global context, it fails to encompass the broader theme of the text, which is about the need for educational reform to teach essential skills. The text emphasizes the need for a variety of skills, including teamwork and leadership, rather than focusing solely on communication. Therefore, this option does not summarize the text effectively.

Option 4: "Young people are being taught just seven key workplace skills and one expert believes they will find it difficult to get work in the future as a result. He therefore suggests that schools need to change the skills that they teach in the future."

Explanation: This option misrepresents the text by suggesting that young people are currently being taught only seven skills, whereas the text indicates that they are not being taught these skills adequately. The phrase 'find it difficult to get work in the future' is also misleading, as the text focuses on the present lack of preparedness rather than a future prediction. Thus, this option does not accurately reflect the main idea of the text.

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