The key answer of exercise 7
The key to exercise solutions in chapter 3.4 - Future job for the textbook Speakout Advanced Plus - Students' Book with authors Frances Eales and Steve Oakes from Pearson Education
Question
Read the fact file on the vulnerability of a particular profession to automation. Do you think the writer's reasoning and conclusion are optimistic or not?
Answer
- The writer overall appears to be optimistic, particularly because of issues with the physical space of hotel rooms, some jobs which are 'incompatible with automation', and financial considerations.
- The conclusion is that being a hotel maid is 'a relatively secure profession.'