GermanB2Lesson 3.1
🇩🇪 German B2 · Lesson 3.1

Die moderne Arbeitswelt — The modern world of work

Discuss workplace trends and economic change with precision.

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A career adviser explains how digitalisation is reshaping the job market.

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die Digitalisierungdigitalisation 🔊
der Fachkräftemangelthe skilled-labour shortage 🔊
die Work-Life-Balancework-life balance 🔊
die Selbstständigkeitself-employment 🔊
der Arbeitsmarktthe labour market 🔊
die Gewerkschaftthe trade union 🔊

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« Je flexibler ein Unternehmen ist, desto leichter findet es qualifizierte Fachkräfte. » 🔊
The more flexible a company is, the more easily it finds qualified specialists.
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Die Digitalisierung verändert den Arbeitsmarkt schneller, als viele erwartet hatten. 🔊Digitalisation is changing the labour market faster than many had expected.
Je stärker Routineaufgaben automatisiert werden, desto wichtiger werden soziale Kompetenzen. 🔊The more routine tasks are automated, the more important social skills become.
Gleichzeitig verschärft sich der Fachkräftemangel in fast allen Branchen. 🔊At the same time, the skilled-labour shortage is intensifying in almost all sectors.
Folglich müssen Unternehmen mehr in Weiterbildung investieren, um konkurrenzfähig zu bleiben. 🔊Consequently, companies have to invest more in further training to stay competitive.
Und die Beschäftigten erwarten zunehmend eine ausgewogene Work-Life-Balance. 🔊And employees increasingly expect a balanced work-life balance.
Wer das ignoriert, verliert die besten Talente an flexiblere Arbeitgeber. 🔊Whoever ignores that loses the best talent to more flexible employers.
Grammar in focus · je … desto & folglich

The proportional pair je … desto links two scaling quantities. The je-clause is subordinate (verb at the end) and the desto-clause is a main clause with the verb in position two: « Je mehr man übt, desto besser wird man. » Both contain a comparative. folglich (consequently) is a consequential adverb: it sits in position one and the verb follows: « Die Nachfrage steigt; folglich steigen die Preise. »

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Write 4–5 sentences on how technology is changing your field. Use one je … desto construction and the connector folglich.

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Gut! Remember both halves of je … desto need a comparative: « Je mehr Daten gesammelt werden, desto größer wird die Verantwortung. » Keep folglich for genuine consequences, not mere additions.

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