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Describe jobs, professions and work places
trabajan-triple-mexico.html
http://uia.mx/campus/publicaciones/IIDSES/pdf/investigacion/iidses15.pdf
Secretaría de Salud de México, Universidad de California y la fundación The California Endowment,
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Learning activity 1.10
Check your comprehension.
Answer these questions about the information in the text. Follow the instructions:
1. Work in groups of 4 members.
2. Look at the questions frst, allows you to predict what you will fnd in the text.
3. Try to simply
scan
for the answer and not read the text again word by word.
4. Listen to your classmate’s opinions and treat them with respect.
5. Write your answers and opinion.
6. Read your answers aloud and check the grammar and the use of correct
vocabulary.
7. Together decide the answers that will be presented in plenary.
8. In plenary, compare and discuss your work.
For Mexican immigrant women the most common occupations are maids, work in
childcare and in factories.
It is a fact that job opportunities for women have increased everywhere in the world.
Both men and women are now competing For jobs in new felds such as robotics and
IT.
College degree:
People receive a degree after years of study at university
or professional school.
Entrepreneur
:
Person who starts a business.
Income
: The money that is earned from work of business.
IT
: Information technology: the use of computers and other electronic equipment.
Purchasing power
: The ability of people to buy goods and services, usually
based on how much they can earn and save.
Scan:
To look over, quickly.