why the workplace 1

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(of things) to resemble or imitate (another style, earlier model, etc);
Pol. zgadzać się z czymś, przypominać coś
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echo
Why the Workplace of 2016 Could Echo Orwell’s 1984
to try very hard or to do whatever is necessary to achieve something that is important to you is to _____ to do sth;
Pol. zrobić wszystko (dla osiągnięcia celu)
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go to any lengths
Amazon goes to any lenghts to monitor staff
Pol. wśród, pośród
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amid
Last week’s revelations of the lengths Amazon goes to monitor staff come amid growing evidence that thousands of other companies are using technology to check on workers.
if sth is _____ it is designed to be worn as an item of clothing
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wearable
Wearable health trackers
to spend time somewhere and not do very much [= hang around/round];
Pol. obijać się, wałkonić się
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loaf
your sofa-loafing nature at weekends
a _______ works on its own without being part of a network
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standalone device
Personal sleep monitoring – sometimes using standalone devices or sometimes built in to fitness-trackers
sleep;
Pol. drzemka
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shut-eye
how much shut-eye you’re getting?
a time when there is suddenly a lot of activity and people are very busy;
Pol. lawina, ożywienie
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flurry
a flurry of reports called attention to the prospect of daily testing of employees’ alcohol levels
the possibility that something will happen;
Pol. perspektywa, szansa
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prospect
the prospect of daily testing of employees’ alcohol levels
extremely large [= enormous]
Pol. ogromn
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immense
The benefits of testing all staff every day are immense
. a system of connecting computers to the Internet and moving information, such as messages or pictures, at a very high speed;
Pol. szerokopasmowe połączenie internetowe
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broadband
faster, more reliable broadband; powerful smartphones and tablets;
to increase the value, amount, effectiveness etc of sth;
Pol. powiększyć, zwiększyć
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augment
The Google Glass augmented-reality specs
spectacles, glasses that help you see;
Pol. okulary
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specs
augmented-reality specs
if you ______, you start again with a completely new plan or idea, after the one you tried before has failed
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go back to the drawing board
Google has gone back to the drawing board with that product
to become popular
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catch on
glasses are likely to catch on is in the workplace
a short quick sudden movement;
Pol. szybki ruch
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flick
people will be able to access data with a flick of their eyes
official information about something;
Pol. powiadomienie, zawiadomienie
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notification
emails and notifications in your face throughout the day
... of a particular event is a film of it or the part of a film which shows this event;
Pol. materiał filmowy
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footage
what will happen to the footage.
if people _____, they join together to attack, criticize, or oppose them, especially in a way that seems unfair;
Pol. zmówić się przeciwko komuś
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gang up on sb
it could also be used to gang up on colleagues
to complain in an annoying way, especially in an unhappy voice and without good reason;
Pol. narzekać, jęczeć, marudzić
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moan
moaning about colleagues in the pub

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