l'Echo des Deviennes

Lesson bts cg 2 Thursday the 15 th of october

Goal

Revising the following topics

1. TELEWORKING

2. WHAT KIND OF JOB WOULD YOU LIKE ?

3. WHY DID YOU BECOME AN ACCOUNTANT ?

4. THE GIG ECONOMY

5. GENDER EQUALITY

STEP 1CHAT WITH YOUR FRIEND TELEWORKING WOULD YOU LIKE TO WORK FROM HOME ?

THE PROS AND CONS OF TELECOMMUTING

THE PROS

THE CONS

Flexible hours
to work from home full time
to work from home part time
shorter commute times
fewer sick days
less tired
less contagion in case of pandemics
less turnover = fewer people quitting their job
making the company more attractive
better balance between work and life
to spend more time with your family
less vacation /less holiday
be happier
to recruit people who live far away from the company
to obtain top shelf level employees
to find a job very far away from your home

less employee collaboration
fewer opportunities to generate new ideas
to stagnate
less innovation
the companies might stagnate as there is usually less innovation because employees interact less and thus do not bounce ideas on each others
jealousy among employees
it might trigger jealousy among employees if some are allowed to stay at home while others have to work in the office and thus the workers might suffer from poor morale
poor morale
increased isolation
to miss on promotions
to miss on interesting assignments /missions
to suffer from being alone
difficult to be isolated from family
to struggle to find time away from family
to suffer from people’s opinion
to work at home is no work for some and thus the output / production of the company might suffer

STEP 2 BACK AND FORTH QUESTION

REVISION SESSION

Work

TOPIC 1 WHAT KIND OF JOB WOULD YOU LIKE?

TOOLBOX :

- earn (gagner) a lot of money = where you are paid handsomely

-a well-paid job

- a decent , respectable job

-a secure (sur) job

- better oneself ( amèliorer sa condition sociale) ex: a job that allows me to better myself

- a skilled job ( qualifié)

-a manual worker who works with his hands in a factory

-a white -collar worker who works in an office

-a civil servant (un fonctionnaire)

-tiring ex: I do not want a tiring/ exhausting job

-wear yourself out (s’épuiser) : I do not want to wear myself out

-some leisure time /leisure activities : I want some free time to indulge in leisure activities .

-travel abroad: I wish I could travel abroad with my job.

-be on the dole = be unemployed= be redundant

Ex: the most important thing is not to be on the dole

-get on well with someone (bien s’entendre avec qq)

I hope I will get on well with my employer / my boss

-an employee # an employer

-a degree = a diploma

Once I have my diploma I will be happy.

-BTS = higher National diploma

-be disappointed = have a disappointment

-pass an exam

Ex: if I do not pass my exam I will be crushed/ so disappointed

- the social benefits ( les prestations sociales)

Social benefits are important in a job

-a dead-end job (un travail sans débouchés)

-a part-/full time job (un travail à temps partiel /plein

-a workaholic ( un bourreau de travail)

- live on a pension (vivre à la retraite)

-my pension

-equal opportunities (égalité des chances)

-a demeaning job ( un travail avillissant)/

-Hold a top job (occuper des postes importants)

-work flexi-time (avoir des horaires souples)

-the unemployment rate (taux de chômage)/

ANYONE WHY DO YOU WANT TO BECOME AN ACCOUNTANT ?

I decided to study accountancy because i like this field / this domain

I wish to have a high salary / to have a 6 figure salary

I decided to study accountancy because i wanted to work in an office

I would like to become rich / wealthy / loaded

I wish to found my own company

I hope to earn a lot of money

I want to study accountancy because i love dealing with money

I wish to make my parents proud

I love crunching numbers

I would love to become a chartered accountant one day and have my own company.

TOPIC 2 STAND AND TALK THE GIG ECONOMY WOULD YOU LIKE TO WORK FOR UBER ?

THE DEFINITION

, it is "a labour market characterised by the prevalence of short-term contracts or freelance work, as opposed to permanent jobs"

In the gig economy, instead of a regular wage, workers get paid for the "gigs" they do, such as a food delivery or a car journey.

it is either a working environment that offers flexibility with regard to employment hours, or... it is a form of exploitation with very little workplace protection.

THE PROS AND CONS OF THE GIG ECONOMY

THE PROS

FOR WORKERS

· Flexibility

· Greater independence

· Variety of jobs

Ø IT allows you to have more flexibility in your job and greated independence

Ø It enables you to access a larger variety of jobs .

FOR COMPANIES

· Lower costs

· The ability to scale down ( to scale down = réduire ses effectifs) quickly

· A pool = a team of flexible workers

· A low unemployment rate

Ø It lower the costs for the companies as they do not have to pay for social benefits because the gig economy workers are regarded as independent workers

Ø The companies can scale down quickly when the demands are dwindling like for example at amazon after christmas

Ø The companies can rely on a more flexible pool of employees that they can no longer use if they do not need them any longer

THE CONS

FOR WORKERS

· No benefits

· No sick pay

· No holiday pay

· No guarantee of work

· Isolation

· No colleagues

· More stress

· Being exploited

· Precarious

· No guarantee of a minimum number of hours

· No fixed salary

· A vulnerable poisition

· (to) struggle ( lutter/ avoir du mal ) with ….

· (to) dehumanize

FOR COMPANIES

· Less reliable workers

· Social criticism

Ø The downsides for the companies is that their employees are less reliable and can decide not to work for them if they find a better offer elsewhere.

Ø As employees are in demand the companies might have to pay more for the same services in time of high demand

Gender equality

Revision session

STEP 1 LEARNING THE VOCABULARY

Step 1 ANYONE WHY IS GENDER EQUALITY ESSENTIAL ?

(to) share equally in the running (management) of the house	equal opportunities
to be prejudiced against	(to) be judged by the same standards
a demeaning (dégradant) job	(to) hold top jobs
(to) fulfill oneself ( Se réaliser)	(to) be confined to the house/(to) be trapped at home
the household chores (tâches ménagères)	male chauvinism
the battle of the sexes	(to) raise children (elever les enfants ) = bring up children
women are still banned from certain jobs	There are some male dominated fields
Women demand equal pay for equal work	(to) devote (consacrer) sb’s life to sth/so
(to) combine motherhood and career	(to) be overworked
	A single parent
a woman’s place is in the house	they consider the world as a man’s place
we still have a long way to go on the path of equality
a maternity leave (congés de maternité)	an unpaid maid (servante)
(to) work two jobs (at home and at work)	(to) run a home = (to) look after ..
(to) bear a child (porter un enfant ) = (to) be pregnant	to) fight one’s way to the top
fragile/frail/weak	a salary gap
(to) be entitled to = (to) have the right to	(to) have control over one’s life
unsupportive (incompréhensif)	a woman boss
(to) beat men at their own game

STEP 2 TRANSLATE

1. les femmes sont toujours moins payés que les hommes pour les mêmes responsabilités

2. les femmes font toujours face aux mêmes préjugés dans le monde du travail

3. les femmes ont toujours du mal à avoir un emploi à hautes responsabilités

4. la plupart des femmes sont encore celles qui élèvent les enfants

Il est encore difficile pour une femme d’avoir une carrière et une vie de famille

5. la violence contre les femmes est encore répandue.

6. les femmes font encore la plupart des tâches domestiques

7. certains emplois sont encore dominés par les hommes .

Il est extrêmement difficile pour une femme de briser le plafond de verre .

STEP 3 THE TRANSLATIONS

THE PROBLEMS

1. Women are still paid less than men for the same job and responsibilities

2. Women are still facing prejudices in the working world

3. Women find it difficult to have a top job

4. Most women are still the ones who look after the children and raise them making hard to combine a career and motherhood.

5. Violence against women is still rampant

Grammar point : l’emploi de STILL CF SENTENCE 5

1. Regardez où il est placé ? pourquoi ?IL EST PLACE AVANT L ADJECTIF

2. Le sens : choisissez la bonne réponse

a) Il exprime la fin d’une action

b) Il exprime une continuité ENCORE

c) Il exprime le début d’une action

Grammar point : comment traduire MOST ?CF SENTENCE 4

MOST = LA PLUPART

Grammar point : comment traduire WHO ? Pourquoi WHO et non pas WHICH ?

CF SENTENCE 4

SE TRADUIT PAR QUI

WHO APRES UNE PERSONNE

WHICH APRES UN OBJET

STEP 6 WHAT SOLUTIONS SHOULD WE ADOPT ?

1. READ THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES

• government should legislate and impose quotas

• Companies should make work easier for mothers

• Companies should have day care center inside the companies

• Governments should give more financial incentives to childminders to increase the children care facilities

• To bridge the salary gap everybody’s pay should be made public

• Women could be taught how to negotiate to be more demanding and ambitious

• Governments should encourage a change of attitude with more stay-at-home dad schemes promoted .

2. FIND THE TRANSLATION OF

a) Des crèches DAY CARE CENTERS

b) Des péres à la maison STAY AT HOME DAD

c) Réduire les inégalités TO BRIDGE THE GAP

d) Devrait SHOULD

e) Des nourricesCHILDMINDERS

f) Legiférer LEGISLATE

g) Des avantages financiers FINANCIAL INCENTIVES

STEP 8 A KAHOOT

KAHOOT GENDER EQUALITY

https://create.kahoot.it/details/643554c5-9b1e-477d-9af4-ed68b976fd40

homework

revision pour mock exam

LES FICHES DE REVISION SONT ICI

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ou dans les cours

TELEWORKING

2. WHAT KIND OF JOB WOULD YOU LIKE ?

3. WHY DID YOU BECOME AN ACCOUNTANT ?

4. THE GIG ECONOMY

5. GENDER EQUALITY

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NOTES APPARAISSANT SUR PRONOTE

vendredi 16 octobre 2026

LESSON BTS CG 2 FRIDAY THE 16 TH OF OCTOBER