LISTENING SECTION 4

Questions 1-10.
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Previous beliefs
• need to be a graduate to get a job with good career prospects.
• not attending university will limit you to work in the (1) ______________ sector.

Current work situation

• can earn a good living by taking a (2) ________________ course.
• traditional jobs not requiring university study can pay reasonably well e.g. (3)
_______________.
• new jobs also pay reasonably well, e.g. (4) ________________ of solar panels.
• new categories of work now, e.g. “chrome-collar” (5) _________________ or
“green-collar” (linked to the environment) - this is where many (6) _____________
exist.

Study options
• no longer necessary CO study for a (7) ________________.
• many courses lead to an (8) _______________ where you can learn as you work.
• more graduates are attending community college to learn a (9) ______________.
• young people no longer see their work life as one (10) _______________ in the
way their grandparents did.
 LISTENING SCRIPT
In the past, people believed that you had to have a degree in order to (1) ________
______________________________________. We used to think that not having a
degree would (2) ____________ you to a job in (3) _________________________.
But now, (4) _________________________ is extremely competitive and trainees
are finding that it is the qualifications they gain through (5) __________________
rather than degree courses that can help make them (6) _________________. The
fact is that nowadays there are plenty of jobs that (7) ________________________
and that don't require a degree. Some of these (8) _______________ are familiar,
for example, a (9) _______________, creating things for the home. But there are
also some new jobs on the list, largely thanks to our interest in the environment.
One example would be a solar-panel installer.

In the past, we used to talk about (10) ___________________________________

_________ to differentiate between (11) _________________________________
_________________. Now we might refer to these new jobs as 'chrome-collar' for
those working as a technician in various fields or 'green-collar' jobs to do with
dean energy or the environment. These new areas are where many of the (12)
____________________ are now, and students who are not (13) ______________
__________ would do well to pursue one of these new (14) _________________
rather than stick to conventional ones.

In fact, government studies have shown that (15) __________________________

________________ both today and in the future will require some (16) _________
_______________________, but nor a degree. (17) ________________________
______________ was once considered to be (18) __________________________
for students. But these courses teach (19) _____________________ and often lead
directly to an apprenticeship and then (20) ______________________________.
Many also offer (21) _____________________________. Community colleges are
also now attracting more and more students who already have a degree but want to
learn a skill or a trade that will help them earn better wages. In general, young
people today (22) ____________________________________________. They no
longer see it as a single vocation in the way our grandparents did, but as something
that is constantly evolving and that may involve several different fields.