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Nowadays, a lot of offices employ open-space designs instead of separate rooms for work. Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?

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At present, open
office
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designs
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 are being used more than closed-door
office
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 spaces. The two types of
office
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 spaces are great depending on the
staff
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 using
it
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.
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,
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 essay agrees with the notion that the advantages of non-restrictive
office
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 space
designs
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 outweigh the disadvantages.
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,
open
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an open
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office
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 enhances collaboration between
staff
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. In an open
office
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, colleagues can easily walk up to each other to talk or ask questions;
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, in a closed-door
office
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,
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 is rarely the case.
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, in an open-space design
office
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, you don't need to knock, wait, or receive a response before approaching the
staff
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 you want to talk to.
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 ultimately fosters a close working relationship among the
staff
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.
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, with an open space
office
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, you have more space to accommodate other
staff
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. In a closed-door
office
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, the maximum number of
people
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 in the room could be 3.
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, the same room, when opened could take up to double the size.
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, my
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 used to be a closed
office
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,
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, a redesign was done and now we have an open
office
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. We realised that before we could accommodate 10 workers, but after the redesign, we were able to accommodate 5 additional
people
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 into the
office
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.
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 has helped to create more room and reduce the cost of renting
an
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apply
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additional
workplaces
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workplace
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. In conclusion, closed
office
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designs
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 are being turned
to
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into
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 open-style
designs
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 nowadays.
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 essay agrees that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages as pointed out, because it promotes collaboration between the
people
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, while
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 helping the company to reduce
cost
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 of
office
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, by accomodating more
people
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 in the present open workplace.

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Answer the 'Advantages and Disadvantages' topic

IELTS advantages and disadvantages questions normally give you a statement and ask you to comment on the advantages and disadvantages of that statement.

Answer structure for the type of essay

  • Introduction
  • Body paragraph 1 – advantages
  • Body paragraph 2 – disadvantages
  • Conclusion

Examples to start your body paragraph:

  • The main advantage is...
  • The disadvantage of this...
  • The main benefit...
  • Despite these advantages...
  • One possible drawback...

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • collaboration
  • flexibility
  • cost-effective
  • creativity
  • transparency
  • environment
  • productivity
  • communication
  • team dynamics
  • diversity
  • innovation
  • open-plan
  • distractions
  • privacy
  • noise levels
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