Business Spotlight Plus – Nr.6 2019

Business Spotlight PLUS

Great expectations

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These exercises are based on the text “Great expectations” (Names and News, p. 9)

and on an audio file that you can listen to online. AUDIO US

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1. Three questions

Listen to the audio file and choose the right answer to these questions.

A. Why does the writer of the article think Generation Z is in a hurry?

1. Because they are in their teens and early 20s.


2. Because they are asking for promotion after only one year in the job.


3. Because they have been given permission to be in a hurry.

B. How do we know that 75 per cent of Gen Z members believe they should

be promoted after one year on the job?

1. Because The Wall Street Journal carried out a survey.


2. Because a coaching company carried out a survey.


3. Because Jill Tipograph carried out a survey.

C. How many reasons does Jill Tipograph give for these expectations?

1. three


2. two


3. one


4. True or false?

Listen again and decide whether the statements below are true or false.

True False

A. The workplace is changing because of Generation Z.

B. Julie Jansen advises Gen Z members to go for gold and

ask for whatever they want. (^)
C. Employers want to hire people who are willing to learn. (^)

3. A good summary

Choose which of the following sentences best summarizes the article.

A. Generation Z members are being promoted after one year on the job.

B. Generation Z members expect rapid advancement but need to be realistic.

C. Generation Z is used to yearly advancements at school and at work.

D. Generation Z members need to be patient.

A