UAE will train a million people in coding

   

The United Arab Emirates is starting a new programme to teach people computer coding. One million people will receive free training to learn how to code apps and computer software. The new initiative was launched by the UAE's Prime Minister and ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum. It is called the One Million Arab Coders initiative. Sheikh Mohammad wants young Arabs in the Middle East to have the skills to develop the digital economy in their countries. Sheikh Mohammad said: "Coding will create many job opportunities for young people to compete. It will pave the way for them to participate in the global economy online, from home."

The new initiative will encourage the large number of young people living in the Middle East to get into coding. Studies show that 50 per cent of the Arab population is under 25 years old, and that 40 per cent of these hope to own their own business within the next five years. Sheikh Mohammad said: "This project is part of [our] mission to spread hope in the region, create employment opportunities and give our youth the skills needed for them to successfully lead our region into the future." He added that: "From the world's leading companies to the global economy itself, programming is the future." The top ten students will receive $50,000, while the top student will win a $1 million prize.

1. EVERYONE: Students A strongly believe everyone should learn coding; Students B strongly believe coding isn't so important.  Explain.

2. DIGITAL STUFF: How good are these things? How could they be improved? Complete this table

 

How good?

How could they be improved?

Mobile phone apps

 

 

Search engines

 

 

Social networks

 

 

Internet shopping

 

 

Online games

 

 

Learning English sites

 

 


3. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

  1. receive
  2. initiative
  3. launched
  4. develop
  5. participate
  6. encourage
  7. within
  8. opportunities
  9. lead
  10. prize
  1. started
  2. chances
  3. persuade
  4. inside
  5. plan
  6. guide
  7. take part
  8. get
  9. award
  10. grow

4.Comprehension questions

  1. How much will people have to pay for the computer coding?
  2. Which part of the UAE is the sheikh who launched the initiative from?
  3. What does the sheikh want people in the Middle East to develop?
  4. What will the initiative create?
  5. Where could future coders participate in the global economy from?
  6. How much of the Arab population in the Middle East is under 25?
  7. What do young people hope to own in the next five years?
  8. What might coders lead in the future?
  9. What did the sheikh say was the future?
  10. How much will the top student win?

5.Role play

Role  A – App Developer

What is important about this coding job?

Role  B – Games Developer

What is important about this coding job?

Role  C – Website Designer

What is important about this coding job?

Role  D – Security Analyst

What is important about this coding job?

   o   Rolw E--operating systems

·         Role F-social network design

·         Role G-photo software

·         Role H-games developer

·         Role I-blog designer

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·      

6.Discussion - UAE will train a million people in coding

  1. What do you think coding is?
  2. Would you like to learn coding?
  3. How lucky are the people to get free coding training?
  4. What is your country doing to train people in coding?
  5. What kind of job opportunities are there for coders?
  6. How important is the digital economy?
  7. What would it be like to work from home?
  8. How good are your computer skills?
  1. How useful do you think coding is?
  2. What are the bad things about coding?
  3. Should coding be taught at all schools?
  4. Would you like to own your own business?
  5. Hope much hope do you see in the next five years?
  6. Would you like to take this coding course?
  7. What questions would you like to ask the project leaders?

 

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