Office

Layouts

ESL - Business English

B2

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 cost-saving
adj.

What kind of office layout is the most

cost-saving?

What are some cost-saving

initiatives in your company?

Could you recommend some cost-

saving ideas for home budget?
reducing costs, budget,
low-cost
 cubicle
noun

Have you ever worked in a cubicle?

Why are cubicles not so common

anymore?

Which professions could benefit

from working in cubicles?
small partitioned space,
a booth
 workstation
noun

Describe your workstation.

Do you think your workstation helps

you to work efficiently?

Describe an ideal workstation.

an area in an office where

someone works
 fixed-seating
noun

Is fixed-seating a good idea?

What are some advantages of fixed-

seating?

Do you prefer fixed-seating or hot-

desking?
your sitting arrangement is
permanent
 hot-desking
noun

What is your opinion of hot-desking?

Is hot-desking the future of office

layouts?

What are the best professions to

benefit from hot-desking?
allows you to choose/or be assigned
a new desk every day
 noise level
noun

Do you pay attention to your office's

noise level when you work?

How do you deal with a high noise

level at work?

What office is the most comfortable

when it comes to its noise level?
the amplitude level of the undesired
background noise
 open office
noun

Why are open offices so popular

nowadays?

What are some downsides of an

open office?

Do you/Would you enjoy working in

an open office?
an office with no partitions
 spacious
adj.

Is your office spacious?

What are some downsides of a

spacious office?

How would you arrange a spacious

office?
large, with a lot of space,
roomy
 partition
noun

Does your office have partitions?

Would you work more efficiently if

you had/didn't have partitions?

Why are partitions not commonly

used anymore?
a thin wall that separates one part of
a room from another
home office
noun

What are some advantages of a

home office?

What is the ideal home office?

Do you think the idea of a home

office is the future?
a room or area in someone's
home wich is used for work
 innovative
adj.

Do you think your office is

innovative?

What would you change in your

office to make it more innovative?

What innovative offices have you

heard of?
using new ideas,
cutting-edge
 cosy
adj.

Do you work more efficiently in a

cosy office??

What would you change in your

office to make it more cosy?

What are some downsides of feeling

cosy in an office?
comfortable, pleasant,
warm, homely