Dialogue:

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dialogue 1

Jingjing: Mark, I know we talked _______.　I wonder what you think about _______?

Mark: You'll have to tell me _______.

Jingjing: Gladly.　It's when someone can _______ and go in to the office.　They have different tasks they can do in different places, and_______.

Mark: How is that ________?

Jingjing: It may have ______ the same thing, where people took some paperwork home_______, or ________ and worked on their PC.　Nowadays, hybrid workers are so connected that it _______ where they are.

Mark: Or _______.

Jingjing: Come again?

Mark: Well, I mean, work messages _______, even if staff are all ________.

Jingjing: Do you ever feel pressured to ________?

Mark: A lot of people give me projects on Friday, when they've _______, and ________ by Monday the next week, which doesn't usually happen because _________.

Jingjing: As long as you _______, nobody's _______.

Mark: So, tell me your opinion, Jingjing.　Do you think hybrid work _________?

Jingjing: It'd be nice if people didn't have to ________.

Mark: I'm _______.

Jingjing: Also, I think hybrid workers________ of what they do for_______.

Mark: You mean they don't have to_________?

Jingjing: That, _______.

Mark: You'll _______.

Jingjing: Most workers have _______ at the office, ________.　When someone tries to do the same thing at home, they might________.

Mark: Oh, _______as a surprise, and teaches workers ________.

Jingjing: Then, what follows is that each worker _______.　It's _______ for each person to_____.

Mark: It makes sense________.　But what about _______?

Jingjing: I saw an article about that.　Let me_______ and chat with you about it ________.

dialogue 2

Jingjing: Mark, what do you think ________would rather have, ________?

Mark: Where'd you come up with a number like 8%?　Why not ______5 or 10%?　So, I think office workers feel the same about________ or the chance to_______.

Jingjing: You guessed it!

Mark: Besides, I bet _________, ________, commutes, and meals out.

Jingjing: Oddly, it'd be_______ that are _______ the average there.

Mark: Anyway, that's _______.　I'd put it more like 10%.

Jingjing: Which suggests you're_______ the average ______.

Mark: That might_______.　Anyway, I hate commuting.　What do you think about________?

Jingjing: I think it's important.　Do you mean, when people________, they lose too much of________ of their organization?

Mark: I really doubt if the brand would________.　More likely, they could lose some of their sense of _______.　Their approaches to collaborative projects could become ________.

Jingjing: So many companies nowadays are _______.　I read some _____ news recently, which suggests their ought to ________ between people and the companies they do work for.

Mark: The________—now there's a thought.

Jingjing: It wouldn't _______, for someone like________, a _______ or an editor.

Mark: That'd be a new kind of insurance, something a ________ could________, and _________ made against, in case they ever ________ to one of their companies.

Jingjing: Well, this is_______, Mark.　Thanks for_______ about it.

Mark: No problem.　I'm always glad to________.

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