Hi there.
In this lecture, I'm going to be giving you an example of how to answer the questions in part two and
part three.
Now, what I'm really going to be trying to show you is how to use the speech to text software that
they have in Google Docs, because it's a great way to be able to get a record of what you're saying
and you can look back on how you can improve your grammar and your word choice or your lexical ability.
Also, you can check your pronunciation because if Google if Google Docs is able to recognize the words
that you're saying, that means that you're able to really pronounce them very, very well.
So the way this is going to work is I'm going to go through the exact same process that you would go
through.
I'm not going to be using a prepared script.
The question is going to come on the screen.
I'm going to take notes on the question and then I'm going to shift to Google Docs and use Google use
Google Docs to provide my answer.
Right?
So I'm going to to give my speech in a natural way.
So I'm not going to be I'm not going to really I'm not going to use at all a prepared script.
The reason why is sometimes people say, well, you write something down.
That's not the way you speak, that's not the way you speak.
And I want you to hear a natural given answer by a native speaker, because we make mistakes, too,
you know?
But we have to be able to we have to able to self correct the mistake that we make.
And I want you to know that to be able to get a score of nine, it doesn't have to be perfect because
nobody just speaks perfectly.
Right.
So you're going to, of course, in your in your practice, said a the next part after this introduction,
of course, will be they're going to cover I'm going to cover the instructions for you in terms of looking
at the screen and so forth and so on.
I'm not going to get too much into that right now.
When you play your practice, you'll be able to listen for the instructions and it's very, very important
that you follow the instructions.
And then afterwards it's going to move it's going to move directly into part number three.
And then in part number three, you'll see the screen, the question pop up on the screen like this.
And then you're going to be given one minute, you're going to be given one minute to take notes.
And then after that one, I'm using a clock.
And then after that, one minute is up for taking notes.
Then you're going you're going to be given given 2 minutes to give your response.
Now, as I say it, when I give my response, I'm going to give my response actually in Google Docs
so that it can keep a written record of my response.
So I'm going to actually show you I'm actually going to show you how to do that.
And so what I'm going to do right now is I'm going to just pause for a second and shift to Google Docs
and kind of show you what that looks like.
And then afterwards I'll go back and play it and answer in real time and take my notes in real time
and so forth and so on.
All right.
And now we're in Google Docs.
And to be able to do the speech to text software and Google Docs is really, really, really easy.
All you do, you have to have a microphone.
You have to have a microphone attached.
And the better your microphone, the better this program is going to work.
If you're using one of those microphones that you or headsets that you plan to plug into your cell phone,
it may not it may not work as well.
But to be able to activate it, you go into tools and then you go down to where it says voice typing.
You click on that for voice typing and there it is.
And to be able to activate it for speaking, you just click on this and it will speak.
Today, I'm going to give you a really good speech about the type of work that my grandfather used to
do.
You see that?
You see the way that works.
Whatever I'm saying is going to type exactly what I'm saying.
So I think this is a really, really good tool for you because you're going to be able to go back and
check on your grammar, lexical ability and your pronunciation, period.
So I hope that you will really make this tool a part of your.
I'll study and I'll talk to you really soon.
So I'm just giving you an example here, everybody, of the way it works.
It really will type what you're saying.
Now you see it, type it, typed every word that I said, every word that I said.
Now for you, if it's not typing, if it's missing some words, what that means for you is this is a
word that I need to pronounce better.
This is a word maybe I'm not saying clearly enough because the system is not picking up on my English
to be able to to be able to be picking up on my English at the same rate as a native speaker.
All right.
So now we're going to go back and I'm going to I'm going to play the video the same way you would play
the video.
I'm going to start at the point for question number two and then I'm going to start from question number
two and give my answers to question number two and then move in to give you my answer for question number
three.
All righty.
So I'll talk to you really soon after I finished.
Wish me luck.
All right.
So the topic card, describe a job your parents describe a job your grandparents did.
Describe a job your grandparents did.
Please say, what was it?
Was it a difficult job?
Did he or she like it?
You will now have one minute to take notes and you may begin taking notes now.
Okay.
Your time is up.
Please stop taking notes.
You will now have 2 minutes to give your response and you may begin speaking now.
I did not know my grandparents very well in regards to the type of profession that they had when I was
growing up.
By the time I was old enough to understand, my grandfather, as far as I've been told, was an employee
with Ford Motor Company.
And its specific line of work was that of a what you would call a line worker.
This job meant that he and other company employees would literally stand in a line at a factory and
they would take on or take on or take off the doors, mirrors, trunk or any other part of a car.
So this was what he did every day for, I think, 35 or 40 years of his life.
Now, from what I understand, this line of work was very, very arduous, nerve wracking and tedious.
My grandfather would have to do the same repeated motion over and over again.
So as you may know, doing a repeated motion can cause you joint pain or muscle difficulty later in
life.
So my grandfather did not always walk around with walk around in the best comfort.
In addition to that, the managers at the company really put a lot of pressure on the employees to be
perfect every single time.
You have to keep in mind that there were no robots during this time period and he had to be perfect
in what he was doing every single time.
My grandfather hated this job.
I know this because when he got home from work every day, he would just complain over and over and
over how this job was just sucking the life out of him.
His attitude most of the time was being grouchy and angry immediately after he got home from work.
If I remember correct, my grandfather wanted to be an artist, but because he did not, because he
had to support his family, he was forced to have to go work in the factories.
So overall, he did not like it.
Okay.
Time's up.
Please stop.
We are now moving on to part number three.
In part number three, the topic is, of course, jobs.
Now, as I said earlier, you should not be looking at the screen right now.
Turn your face away from the screen.
Listen to the question and answer the question.
I'm going to give you about 40 to 50 seconds to to respond to the question.
Normally, you should be able to give a part three response in about 30 to 35 seconds.
I'm going to give a little bit more time than that.
A little bit more time than that, because I have some people that are at the beginning stage of really
working on this exam.
Some are more experienced.
So I have to give more time.
But if you're finishing up in about 35 to 40 seconds, then you're doing you're doing a good job.
Okay.
So let's go ahead and get started.
Here is question number one.
Can all workers be replaced by robots?
Well, if you're talking about any any type of employment that involves a certain level of routine,
whether it's cognitive or physical, is on the potential chopping block to be substituted with a robot.
So, for example, if a person is working like my grandfather for a motor vehicle company like Ford
or Chevy, they their job could be replaced because they're doing the same task over and over and over
again.
Also, if it's cognitive work such as that of an accountant, it also will most likely be replaced with
robotics.
Okay.
Please stop.
Question number two.
And what jobs can robots replace people easily?
Definitely.
If you are right now working for any type of factory, whether it's textile, coal or or the automobile
industry, you most likely are going to be substituted with a robot.
I'm sorry, but that's what's going to happen.
Because your job is routine.
Any any work that's doing the same motion repeatedly.
A robot can do that.
So if you're working also in a cognitive profession, such as an accountant, as I mentioned before,
you're going to get replaced very, very easily because a robot can add numbers.
They can put numbers into the right sections on a form.
So I think those that type of work is in the most jeopardy for easy replacement.
Please stop.
Final question.
What are the advantages or disadvantages of such a replacement?
Well, the drawbacks are obvious because when you look at that, when you look at how robots are going
to take the place of thousands and thousands of human jobs, there will be significant job loss for
the average Joe.
Most people don't realize that their work is on the verge of really being canceled because of automation
and machine intelligence.
So the major, major, major drawback would definitely be job loss in terms of advantages.
What it might do is free human beings up to do more creative efforts because we won't be able to do
that manual labor that robots can so easily perform.
All right, please stop.
That is the end of the test on the real exam.
At this point, the examiners would shake your hand and wish you a good day, and then they would review
their notes on how well you did on all three parts and assess you.
Thanks for participating and have a great day.
Okay.
So that is what the Google Docs speech to tech software is.
Now, it's not perfect.
Some I can see some of the language and some of the words that I said it didn't quite get.
But I can really be able to go back and look at what I'm saying and kind of try to find areas where
I can improve.
As I said, it's not perfect.
I can see it's not getting everything that I'm saying, but I think it's a really good tool for being
able to just improve, improve on what you're doing.
And what I'll try to do, I want to kind of separate this a little bit.
Yeah.
This was the final the final final question right here.
And that was my response.
And that was that question in my response.
Okay.
All right.
So I want you to take advantage of this.
Now, of course, with the speech to text, we're not putting in punctuation.
If I were just if you really are using this for other purposes, you can speech, you can speak and
put in punctuation to stop.
But the main thing or the main benefit of this is being able to being able to just work on your grammar,
your vocabulary that you're using, and just testing how how well you pronounce the words.
All right.
So thanks a lot and I'll talk to you soon.
Have a great day.
Go ahead and do the next practices for set A, B, C, D, go ahead and practice doing part two and
part three so that you're able to really self evaluate or with your study partner, evaluate your your
outcomes and get ready for the exam.