The Reading / Listening - Jobs - Level 0

Germany cannot find enough skilled people to work. Older workers are retiring and there are fewer babies. There are thousands of job vacancies. Germany wants to fix this problem with Indian workers. India has 600 million people below the age of 25. Germany needs engineers, factory workers, nurses and IT professionals.

Germany is Europe's largest economy. It makes famous cars. Germany is also a leader in renewable energy, pharmaceuticals, and financial services. It has made it easier for Indians to get work visas. However, businesses need more workers. Indian employment experts are helping young Indians to find work in Germany.

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Sources
  • https://www.dw.com/en/germany-launches-alliance-to-fairly-recruit-skilled-workers/a-76461953
  • https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3wlww83yv4o
  • https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/why-indian-talent-is-in-high-demand-as-germany-struggles-with-workforce-shortages-11253593


Make sure you try all of the online activities for this reading and listening - There are dictations, multiple choice activities, drag and drop activities, sentence jumbles, which word activities, text reconstructions, spelling, gap fills and a whole lot more. Please enjoy :-)

Phrase Matching

Paragraph 1

  1. Older workers
  2. There are thousands of job
  3. Germany wants to fix
  4. India has 600 million
  5. below the
  6. Germany
  7. factory
  8. IT
  1. age of 25
  2. are retiring
  3. professionals
  4. workers
  5. people
  6. vacancies
  7. needs engineers
  8. this problem

Paragraph 2

  1. Germany is Europe's
  2. It makes famous
  3. Germany is also
  4. renewable
  5. financial
  6. It has made it easier
  7. employment
  8. helping young Indians
  1. experts
  2. a leader
  3. services
  4. for Indians
  5. largest economy
  6. to find work
  7. cars
  8. energy

Listening — Listen and fill in the gaps

Germany (1) _________________________________________________ skilled people to work. Older workers (2) _________________________________________________ there are fewer babies. There are thousands (3) _________________________________________________. Germany (4) _________________________________________________ this problem with Indian workers. India has 600 million people (5) _________________________________________________ of 25. Germany needs engineers, factory workers, (6) _________________________________________________ professionals.

Germany is (7) _________________________________________________. It makes famous cars. Germany is also (8) _________________________________________________ renewable energy, pharmaceuticals, and financial services. It has (9) _________________________________________________ for Indians to (10) _________________________________________________. However, businesses need more workers. Indian employment (11) _________________________________________________ young Indians to (12) _________________________________________________ Germany.

Put a slash (/) where the spaces are

Germanycannotfindenoughskilledpeopletowork.Olderworkersarere
tiringandthebirthrateisfalling.Therearethousandsofjobvacancies.G
ermanywantstofixthisproblemwithIndianworkers.Indiahas600milli
onpeoplebelowtheageof25.Germanyneedsengineers,factoryworker
s,nursesandITprofessionals.GermanyisEurope'slargesteconomy.It
makesfamouscars.Germanyisalsoaleaderinrenewableenergy,phar
maceuticals,andfinancialservices.IthasmadeiteasierforIndianstoge
tworkvisas.However,businessesneedmoreworkers.Indianemploym
entexpertsarehelpingyoungIndianstofindworkinGermany.

Student survey

Write five GOOD questions about this topic in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper. When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

(Please look at page 12 of the PDF to see a photocopiable example of this activity.)

Discussion — Write your own questions

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

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STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

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Free writing

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Answers

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