Company allows pets into the office

 Watch:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2M6ITrvBC5M

The coronavirus pandemic has changed working conditions worldwide. Millions of people have switched from working in their offices to working remotely at home. A Japanese company has initiated a novel measure to entice workers back into the office. The technology giant Fujitsu is allowing some of its workers to bring their pet dogs to work with them. Executives set up an experimental "dog office" at a building in Kawasaki, near Tokyo. Members of staff are being encouraged to return to the office by bringing their dogs to work. It is part of a trial aimed at making workers more comfortable in the workplace. More people may be willing to give up working remotely from home.

Japan's workforce is renowned for spending long hours in the office. The pandemic greatly changed this. Many workers started working from home. They preferred this new culture of teleworking. They also decided that working remotely was better than enduring two-hour commutes from the suburbs. They got attached to the idea of spending more quality time with their pets. Fujitsu's experiment is an incentive for workers to return to the office and be with their pooches. One worker said he could "communicate with other people with the help of our dogs". Reuters says the Fujitsu "dog office" has space for up to six dogs "and features stain-proof carpets and a range of pet supplies".


1. OFFICE PETS: Students A strongly believe all offices should have pets; Students B strongly believe they shouldn't. Change partners again and talk about your conversations.
2. OFFICE WORKING: How can bosses change these things to make offices better? Why? Complete this table 

 

Improvements

Why?

Desks

 

 

Internet

 

 

Lighting

 

 

Music

 

 

Refreshments

 

 

Breaks

 

 

 

3.Vocabulary

    Paragraph 1

      1.

remotely

a.

A plan or course of action taken to achieve a particular purpose.

      2.

initiated

b.

From a distance.

      3.

novel

c.

Interestingly new or unusual.

      4.

measure

d.

Gave support, confidence, or hope to someone.

      5.

entice

e.

Ready, eager, or prepared to do something.

      6.

encouraged

f.

Caused a process or action to begin.

      7.

willing

g.

Attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage.

    Paragraph 2

      8.

renowned

h.

The residential areas at the edges of a city.

      9.

enduring

i.

A coloured patch or dirty mark on something that is difficult to remove.

      10.

commute

j.

A thing that motivates or encourages someone to do something.

      11.

suburbs

k.

A regular journey to and from one's place of work.

      12.

attached

l.

Made to feel affection or fondness.

      13.

incentive

m.

Known about or talked about by many people.

      14.

stain

n.

Lasting over a period of time.

4.SYNONYM MATCH:

2. SYN4ONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

  1. switched
  2. initiated
  3. measure
  4. experimental
  5. willing
  6. renowned
  7. enduring
  8. commutes
  9. incentive
  10. stain
  1. action
  2. prepared
  3. inducement
  4. started
  5. coping with
  6. pilot
  7. blemish
  8. shifted
  9. journeys to work
  10. well known

 

5.Role play

Role  A – More Sleep
You think more sleep is the best thing about remote working. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their things. Also, tell the others which is the least attractive of these (and why): greater productivity, no commuting or Zoom meetings.

Role  B – No Commuting
You think no commuting is the best thing about remote working. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their things. Also, tell the others which is the least attractive of these (and why): more sleep, greater productivity or Zoom meetings.

Role  C – Greater Productivity
You think greater productivity is the best thing about remote working. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their things. Also, tell the others which is the least attractive of these (and why): no commuting, more sleep or Zoom meetings.

Role  D – Zoom Meetings
You think Zoom meetings are the best thing about remote working. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their things. Also, tell the others which is the least attractive of these (and why): greater productivity, no commuting or more sleep.

OR 

Boost to Local Economy 

Home cooking

·         Time with pets

·         Time with family

·    

6.Discussion - Dogs in Offices

  1. Did the pandemic change how you work or study?
  2. What are the advantages of working remotely?
  3. Should pets be allowed in offices?
  4. What are the benefits of people taking their pets to work?
  5. Would you rather work at home or remotely?
  6. What do you think of the idea of a dog office?
  7. How else could companies make workers feel more comfortable?
  8. What advice do you have for people who work remotely?
  1. How long should people spend in an office?
  2. What are the disadvantages of working remotely?
  3. What are the downsides of people taking their pets to work?
  4. How do dogs help people communicate?
  5. How would you feel about dogs being in your workplace?
  6. What can companies do to keep pets happy?
  7. What questions would you like to ask the company execs?

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