Bài đọc hiểu 15: Closing the Generation Gap in the Workplace.

Cấp độ: B1 (Intermediate)

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Catering for the diverse digital habits and capabilities of each generation is key for managing the generation gap in modern work life and attracting multigenerational talent.

To working Millennials, technology means flexibility. From cloud-based platforms to video conferencing, they’ve embraced the freedom of remote working and the change in work culture that technology affords them. How a company embraces technology is so important to this tech generation that 71% say it influences whether or not they take a job at the business in question.

Gen Z, who are currently entering the workforce, are even hungrier for sophisticated enterprise tech. According to a Dell report, 80% want to work with cutting-edge technology to satisfy their tech-literacy skills – rated by 73% as good or excellent. Arming your team with the latest tech solutions to appeal to younger generations does however yield tricky generation gap problems, especially when older employees are expected to keep up with the pace that comes naturally to their younger colleagues.

CompTIA revealed half of Millennials felt older workers are too rigid and set in their ways. Echoing concerns around a workplace divide, nearly half of Gen X workers said their older employees were not as technologically skilled. Boomer’s views on younger generations are equally damning; two-thirds consider Millennials as disloyal, and six in ten felt younger employees seemed entitled. It’s easy to see how generation gap issues in work life can result in workplace tensions and hinder vital processes of team collaboration. Add to this the issue of different levels of tech adoption, and you’ve got potentially worrying effects of the generation gap on productivity, culture, and output.

500 Bài Luyện Đọc Hiểu – Đọc Điền Tiếng Anh by Trang Anh

NEW VOCABULARY:

Catering (n)  /ˈkeɪ.t̬ɚ.ɪŋ/: Dịch vụ cung cấp đồ ăn cho sự kiện.

Multigenerational (adj) /ˌmʌl.ti.dʒen.əˈreɪ.ʃən.əl/: Đa thế hệ

Flexibility (n) /ˌflek.səˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/: Sự linh hoạt

Video conferencing (n) /ˈvɪd.i.oʊ ˌkɑːn.fɚ.ən.sɪŋ/: Họp trực tuyến, hội nghị truyền hình

Embraces (v) /ɪmˈbreɪs/: Ôm (trong bài này nghĩa là sử dụng, khai thác)

Sophisticated (adj)  /səˈfɪs.tə.keɪ.t̬ɪd/: Phức tạp

Cutting-edge (adj)  /ˌkʌt̬.ɪŋ ˈedʒ/: Hiện đại, tiên tiến

Yield (v)  /jiːld/: Nhường, chịu nhường cho.

Rigid (adj)  /ˈrɪdʒ.ɪd/: Cứng rắn

Echoing (n) /ˈek.oʊ/: Tiếng vang

Boomer (n) /ˈbuː.mɚ/: Thế hệ người lớn tuổi sinh trong khoảng 1946 đến 1964

Damning (adj)  /ˈdæm.ɪŋ/: Sự chê, làm hại, nguy hại.

Hinder (v) /ˈhɪn.dɚ/: Làm cản trở

Adoption (n) /əˈdɑːp.ʃən/: Sự thích nghi.

QUESTIONS:

Question 1: Which best serves as the title for the passage?

A. Generational differences can pose problems.

B. The technological generation gap in working life.

C. Parents, children and technological gap.

D. Millennials stand out for their technology use.

Question 2: The word “Catering” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.

A. Entertaining B. Pampering C. Appeasing D. Accommodating

Question 3: The word “they” in paragraph 2 refers to _______.

A. platforms B. Millennials C. capabilities D. abilities

Question 4: According to paragraph 3, what is the attitude of young employees towards technology?

A. They expect the same level of technological usage as their daily life.

B. They are indifferent to the availability of state-of-the-art technology.

C. They want to display their capabilities of working with high-tech devices.

D. They think that the older workers are a burden in modern workplace.

Question 5: According to paragraph 4, what can be concluded about the views of two generations for each other?

A. They are sharing similar and positive regard for one another.

B. They are respecting each other’s expertise and field of responsibilities.

C. They are holding the same but negative discontentment for each other.

D. They are blinded and led to misunderstand each other by supervisors.