Gig Economy Workers | Elementary ESL Worksheet PDF

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Many people today work in the gig economy. A gig is a short job, not a full-time job. Workers find gigs using a phone app. They can work for one hour or five hours. This new kind of work is very popular in many big cities.

One common gig job is food delivery. A delivery rider gets an order from a restaurant. Then the rider takes the food to a customer’s house. Riders use bikes, scooters, or cars. The app shows the rider where to go and how much money they will get.

Gig workers like linh hoạt hours. They choose when to work and when to rest. A student can work for two hours after school. A parent can work only in the morning. There is no boss telling them what time to start. This freedom is a big reason people choose gig work.

After each job, the customer gives the worker a rating. A rating is a score from one star to five stars. A high rating helps the worker get more jobs. A low rating can mean fewer jobs in the future. So gig workers try to be fast, friendly, and polite.

Gig work also has problems. The income is not always steady. Some weeks a worker earns a lot of money. Other weeks, there are few orders. Many gig workers do not get sick pay or holiday pay. Still, millions of people around the world now use apps to earn extra money.

1. gig ____
2. app ____
3. delivery ____
4. rider ____
5. customer ____
6. rating ____
7. flexible ____
8. income ____
9. platform ____
10. earn ____

• a. app or website that connects workers and customers
• b. able to change easily, not fixed
• c. short job that is not full-time
• d. bringing food or goods to a customer’s home
• e. person who rides a bike or scooter to deliver things
• f. program on a phone used for work or shopping
• g. get money by working
• h. score that shows how good a worker or service is
• i. person who buys something or orders a service
• j. money that a person earns