The exercise below serves as both IELTS reading practice and topic research for this week's writing lesson (about 'telework').
Fill the gaps in the passage with the following words:
commute, mobility, instant, efficient, remote, smartphones, locations
Telecommuting, ______ work, or telework is a work arrangement in which employees do not ______ to a central place of work. A person who telecommutes is known as a "telecommuter", "teleworker", and sometimes as a "home-sourced," or "work-at-home" employee. Many telecommuters work from home, while others, sometimes called "nomad workers", use mobile telecommunications technology to work from coffee shops or other ______.
Telework is facilitated by tools such as groupware, virtual private networks, conference calling and videoconferencing. It can be ______ and useful for companies since it allows workers to communicate over long distances, saving travel time and cost. Furthermore, with their improving technology and increasing popularity, ______ are becoming widely used in telework. They substantially increase the ______ of the worker and the degree of coordination with their organization. The technology of mobile phones allows ______ communication through text messages, camera photos, and video clips from anywhere and at any time.
remote, commute, locations, instant, smartphones, mobility, efficient.
Posted by: Hibba | April 07, 2014 at 12:04
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Posted by: naina | April 07, 2014 at 12:16
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Posted by: Ryan | April 07, 2014 at 12:32
Telecommuting, remote work, or telework is a work arrangement in which employees do not commute to a central place of work. A person who telecommutes is known as a "telecommuter", "teleworker", and sometimes as a "home-sourced," or "work-at-home" employee. Many telecommuters work from home, while others, sometimes called "nomad workers", use mobile telecommunications technology to work from coffee shops or other locations.
Telework is facilitated by tools such as groupware, virtual private networks, conference calling and videoconferencing. It can be efficient and useful for companies since it allows workers to communicate over long distances, saving travel time and cost. Furthermore, with their improving technology and increasing popularity, smartphones are becoming widely used in telework. They substantially increase the mobility of the worker and the degree of coordination with their organization. The technology of mobile phones allows instant communication through text messages, camera photos, and video clips from anywhere and at any time.
Posted by: Tito | April 07, 2014 at 12:34
remote, commute, locations, efficient, smartphones, mobility, instant
Posted by: Rick | April 07, 2014 at 12:45
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Commute
Locations
Efficient
Smartphones
Mobility
Instant
Posted by: Christina | April 07, 2014 at 13:20
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locations
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Posted by: Khuder | April 07, 2014 at 13:26
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Posted by: Jon | April 07, 2014 at 14:08
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Instant
Posted by: Rajababu | April 07, 2014 at 14:37
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Posted by: Sam | April 07, 2014 at 14:55
1. remote
2. commute
3. locations
4. effective
5. smartphones
6. mobility
7. instant
Posted by: Shahnoza | April 07, 2014 at 15:03
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Commute
Locations
Efficient
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Instant
Posted by: Mahsa/Leeds | April 07, 2014 at 15:04
1. remote
2. commute
3. locations
4. efficient
5. smartphones
6. mobility
7. instant
Posted by: Shahnoza | April 07, 2014 at 15:15
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4.efficient
5.mobility
6.smartphones
7.instant
Posted by: Melbourne | April 07, 2014 at 15:39
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Posted by: Razaq | April 07, 2014 at 16:09
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Posted by: Jasur | April 07, 2014 at 16:32
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mobility
Posted by: Phuc Lap | April 07, 2014 at 16:36
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Posted by: Phuc Lap | April 07, 2014 at 16:38
1. remote
2. commute
3. locations
4. efficient
5. smartphones
6. mobility
7. instant
Posted by: vanessa | April 07, 2014 at 16:56
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Commute
Locations
Efficient
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Mobility
Instant
Posted by: lucy | April 07, 2014 at 17:11
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Instant
Posted by: Raman | April 07, 2014 at 17:31
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instant
Posted by: syedee | April 07, 2014 at 17:46
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Mobility
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Efficient
Smartphones
Commute
instant
Posted by: ashik | April 07, 2014 at 18:13
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mobility
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Posted by: Hoa Doan | April 07, 2014 at 18:16
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Eficient
Smartphone
Mobility
Instant
Posted by: Hoa | April 07, 2014 at 18:36
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Posted by: Vi | April 07, 2014 at 18:37
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commute
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efficient
smartphones
mobility
instant
Posted by: tazbirul | April 07, 2014 at 18:55
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Posted by: yasaman | April 07, 2014 at 19:05
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Posted by: vian | April 07, 2014 at 19:35
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Smartphonesinstant
Posted by: Franc | April 07, 2014 at 19:40
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instant
Posted by: farzane | April 07, 2014 at 19:45
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Posted by: Hai Le | April 07, 2014 at 19:52
1.Remote
2.Commute
3.Locations
4.Efficient
5.Smartphones
6.Mobility
7.Instant
Posted by: Saima | April 07, 2014 at 20:00
Commute
instant
location
smartphones
remote
efficient
mobility
Posted by: fatima ahmed | April 07, 2014 at 21:10
Remote
Commute
Location
Efficient
Smartphone
Mobility
Instant
Posted by: Pramila | April 08, 2014 at 00:28
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mobility
instant
Posted by: Ky Huynh | April 08, 2014 at 01:12
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commute
locations
efficient
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mobility
instant
Posted by: Daisy | April 08, 2014 at 01:22
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2.commute
3.locations
4.efficient
5.smartphones
6.mobility
7.instant
Posted by: Kelly | April 08, 2014 at 02:08
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Posted by: muskan | April 08, 2014 at 03:07
1.Remote
2.Commute
3.Locations
4.Efficient
5.Smartphones
6.Mobility
7.Instant
Posted by: Andre | April 08, 2014 at 03:50
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commute,
locations,
instant,
smartphones,
mobility,
efficient.
Posted by: Qui Nguyen | April 08, 2014 at 04:46
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commute
locations
efficient
smartphones
mobility
instant
Posted by: Samir Nirgude | April 08, 2014 at 05:53
1.remote
2.commute
3.locations
4.efficient
5.smartphones
6.mobility
7.instant
Posted by: Eda | April 08, 2014 at 06:47
1. Remote
2. Commute
3. Locations
4. efficient
5. smartphones
6. mobility
7. instant
Posted by: Srini | April 08, 2014 at 06:58
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commute
locations
efficient
smartphones
mobility
instant
Posted by: ktr | April 08, 2014 at 09:39
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Posted by: Rudy | April 08, 2014 at 10:41
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Posted by: Quoc | April 08, 2014 at 12:01
CORRECT ANSWERS FROM SIMON:
1. remote
2. commute
3. locations
4. efficient
5. smartphones
6. mobility
7. instant
Easy reading practice, but good vocabulary for the 'teleworking' topic!
Posted by: Simon | April 08, 2014 at 12:09
Remote
Commute
Locations
Efficient
Smartphones
Mobility
Instant
Posted by: Mohammed | April 08, 2014 at 17:41
sir
i wanted to ask you about listening section..
if i write 'whole family' instead of 'the whole family' then is that considered correct? or i will loose marks for that?
plz ans
thanks
Posted by: charmee | April 08, 2014 at 18:34
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Posted by: Typhanie | April 09, 2014 at 00:49
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Efficient
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Mobility
Instant
Posted by: Sophia | April 09, 2014 at 05:27
1.remote
2.commute
3.locations
4.efficient
5.smart phones
6.mobility
7.instant
Posted by: Srini | April 11, 2014 at 07:16
Remote
Commute
Location
Efficient
Smartphone
Mobility
Instant
Posted by: Azoz | April 13, 2014 at 01:05
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Posted by: sherzodaka | April 16, 2014 at 06:59
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Posted by: Derek | April 25, 2014 at 15:58
Hi Simon,
I couldn't understand this part:
They substantially increase the ______ of the worker and the degree of coordination with their organization.
How MOBILITY is correct in this gap?Plz let me know.....
Posted by: Runge | April 26, 2014 at 18:42
Remote work
Commute
Locations
Efficient
Smartphones
Mobility
Instant
Posted by: Hamed | May 06, 2014 at 08:47
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locations
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Posted by: Olivia Tan | May 07, 2014 at 11:09
Hi simon
how should we answer this type of reading questions ( complete the summary using the list of wrds A-I below ), i mean , shall we look at the passage or just words given in the table ?
PLEASE GIVE US YOUR ADVICE
Posted by: Nee | May 10, 2014 at 13:33
1. remote
2. commute
3. locations
4. efficient
5. smartphones
6. mobility
7. instant
Posted by: simba | May 13, 2014 at 13:01
1. remote
2. commute
3. locations
4. efficient
5. smartphones
6. mobility
7. instant
Posted by: Ann | August 13, 2014 at 14:37
1. remote
2. commute
3. locations
4. effective
5. smartphones
6. mobility
7. instant
Thank you
Posted by: H.Kazemi | August 31, 2014 at 12:16
1-remote
2-commute
3-locations
4-efficient
5-smartphones
6-mobility
7-instant
Posted by: ali | September 23, 2014 at 17:51
1) remote
2) commute
3) locations
4) efficient
5) smartphones
6) mobility
7) instant
Posted by: Gbee | November 21, 2014 at 03:06
1.remote
2.commute
3.locations
4.efficient
5.smartphone
6.mobility
6.instant
Posted by: Quynh Bui | February 12, 2015 at 07:59
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commute
locations
efficient
smartphones
mobility
instant
Posted by: farhana | July 30, 2015 at 17:49
1. remote
2. commute
3. locations
4. efficient
5. smartphones
6. mobility
7. instant
Posted by: Mohsin | September 22, 2015 at 07:04
1.remote
2.commute
3.locations
4.efficient
5.smartphones
6.mobility
7.instant
Posted by: Tra Mi | January 16, 2016 at 16:09