Machines and jobs: what cash machines really did to bank tellers
An economics lecture uses the story of ATMs and bank tellers to show how automation changes tasks, not just jobs; students analyze an occupation.
C2Adults60 minLecture
About this lesson
A C2 listening lesson (lecture). Dialogues and stories to listen to, with transcripts, speed control and ready-made questions.
- Level
- C2
- Skill
- Listening
- Type
- Lecture
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 60 minutes
- Topic
- Jobs & work
- Activities
- Speaking / writing task, Key words, Listening (read aloud), True / False, Multiple choice, Matching
- Key words
- to automate, teller, branch, clerical, bundle, disruptive, transition
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Follow an economic case study and the general principle drawn from it
- Understand how a lecturer complicates a simple story with qualifications
- Analyze how automation could change a real occupation