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114 People and places 09 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE LOOK AGAIN EXTRAS Look at the photos and talk about the questions. 1 What can you see in the pictures? 2 Would you like to work in a place like this? 3 Do many people work in office blocks where you live? 4 What do you think are the good and bad points about working in an office block? 40 Explore writing: Pros and cons HSBC Building, Hong Kong The Gherkin, London Read what some people say about open-plan offices. Which highlighted expressions show positive, negative or neutral opinions? 41 “Sir Norman Foster is one of the pioneers of open-plan o ces. e trouble is , many people don’t like working in them. Sta blame them for a loss of productivity.” (Daniel Remington, investment banker, London) “ e best thing about this type of o ce is that it makes team-building easier.” (Sandy Chung, account manager in an advertising company, Hong Kong) “ e thing is , in this kind of o ce, sta are packed in like battery hens 22 .” (Leslie Harris, journalist, New York) “ e worst thing about open-plan o ces is the high noise level and the lack of privacy. I felt very stressed when I rst moved to an open-plan o ce, and I sometimes still nd it di cult to concentrate.” (Mark Newman, soware engineer, Toronto) 22 packed in like battery hens: eingepfercht wie die Legehühner 42 Choose one of these topics and complete 1–4 with your opinions. living in a block of flats living in Austria 1 The bad /worst thing about … is, … 2 The good / best thing about … is, … 3 The thing is, … 4 The trouble / problem is, … modern architecture living in a (semi-)detached house Example: The best thing about blocks of flats is, you get to know many people. 43 Write a blog entry on the place where you live. You should: Use the highlighted expressions in 41. Write 100–120 words. describe where you live. explain what type of building it is. discuss the pros and cons of living there. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv