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The eternal coffee break.

Mr Becker, an "organisational ecologist", predicts that the central office will become mainly a place where workers from satellite and home-based offices meet to discuss ideas and to reaffirm their loyalty to fellow employees and the company.

Questions:
What will people have to think about?
What are the most important spaces in the office now?

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will become








reaffirm





repeat a promise

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fellow





Employee in the same company; student in the same class.

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resemble





look like

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rigours





strains

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refuge

place of safety


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long-cherished





liked or loved for a long time

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have to





"must"

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notion





idea

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catching on





A phrasal verb meaning "becoming popular"

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