[00:06.74]Lesson 4 Job Trends
[00:11.06]Survival of the Fittest
[00:12.86]"Between now and the 21st century,
[00:15.27]citizens of the world's richest
[00:16.86]and most techologically advanced nations,
[00:19.50]will find it increasingly difficult
[00:21.21]to keep up with the demand for change.
[00:24.68]For them,the future will arrive too soon."
[00:28.59]So begins Alvin Toffler's book Future Shock,
[00:31.86]written back in 1970.
[00:35.09]Now people are beginning to pay attention
[00:37.18]to Toffler's prediction,
[00:38.87]because the speed of change
[00:40.18]is accelerating rapidly.
[00:42.73]It is sometimes difficult to work out
[00:44.86]the patterns of change.
[00:47.37]What should you do?
[00:49.79](1).First of all,don't panic.
[00:54.72]Take a deep breath and try to get a sense
[00:56.67]of the good things the future has to offer.
[01:00.11]You don't need to be genius to predict the job
[01:02.48]areas,which will be most affected
[01:04.17]by technological change.
[01:06.77]Agriculture,textiles,coal mining
[01:10.06]and heavy industry are all doing badly.
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