Λύσεις — Κεφάλαιο 19: Unit 1 Consolidation Exercises – ENGLISH FOR OFFICE CLERKS Β ΕΠΑΛ

Λύσεις — Κεφάλαιο 19: Unit 1 Consolidation Exercises

Ενδεικτικές λύσεις των 17 φιλτραρισμένων ασκήσεων επανάληψης της ενότητας (σελ. 90-97): παραγωγή λέξεων, ρήματα, χρόνοι/υποθετικός λόγος, προθέσεις, matching συνωνύμων/αντωνύμων, Σωστό/Λάθος, πλάγιος λόγος και παθητική φωνή. Η άσκηση 18 («Listen to the cassette...») εξαιρέθηκε γιατί απαιτεί ήχο που δεν διαθέτουμε.

Συμπλήρωση λέξεων από ορισμό

Ερώτηση: Complete the following words: a. p……l : staff. b. a……te : suitable. c. im……ly : at once. d. f……e : money paid for minor offence against law. e. f……nt : expressed readily, without a pause or difficulty. f. s……y : a manager's personal assistant. g. sk……l : experienced and clever. h. q……e : line of people. i. pr……n : advancement in position. j. m……m : a note of something to be remembered.

Απάντηση:

• Κάθε ορισμός αντιστοιχεί σε μία λέξη του λεξιλογίου των κεφαλαίων 13-18. Το τυπωμένο «j.» στο τέταρτο στοιχείο του βιβλίου είναι τυπωτικό/OCR φαινόμενο (αντί «d.») — διορθώθηκε εδώ σε «d.» για σαφήνεια.

Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) a. personnel. b. appropriate. c. immediately. d. fine. e. fluent. f. secretary. g. skilful. h. queue. i. promotion. j. memorandum.

Κριτήρια αξιολόγησης:

• Το βιβλίο τυπώνει το τέταρτο στοιχείο ως «j.» αντί «d.» — τυπωτικό λάθος στοίχισης γραμμάτων, όχι ουσιαστική διαφορά.

arise / rise / raise

Ερώτηση: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the verbs: arise (arose, arisen), rise (rose, risen), raise (raised, raised). a. Some problems …… yesterday, and he couldn't be present at the meeting. b. The students ……, when the teacher came in. c. The Government have …… taxes. d. Prices are always …… . e. He …… his secretary's salary. f. The price of meat has …… to 3,000 drs per kilo. g. Difficulties …… as they were working. h. He …… the amount of money he had offered to buy that painting.

Απάντηση:

• Κανόνας: «raise» είναι πάντα μεταβατικό (παίρνει αντικείμενο)· «arise»/«rise» είναι αμετάβατα.

Σύνοψη: a. arose. b. rose. c. raised. d. rising. e. raised. f. risen. g. arose. h. raised.

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view / mind / belief / idea / opinion

Ερώτηση: Fill in the blanks with the words: view, mind, belief, idea, opinion. a. When the …… of changing the job came into her ……, Susan asked her colleague, Jane, if it was a right decision. b. In the …… that working in a new environment would be a pleasant change, she decided to give up her present job. c. In her ……, finding a new job would be the best thing he had to do. d. From her point of ……, Susan thought it could be a risk. e. His …… is based on facts. f. I have no …… how worried she was, when she learned that she didn't get the job.

Απάντηση:

• Πάγιες συλλογές λέξεων: idea, mind (a), belief (b, e), opinion (c), point of view (d), have no idea (f).

Σύνοψη: a. idea / mind. b. belief. c. opinion. d. view. e. belief. f. idea.

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appearance / view / look / expression / sight

Ερώτηση: Fill in the blanks with the words: appearance, view, look, expression, sight. a. There is no …… from her office window, except for some factory chimneys. b. His …… at the office was not very welcome. c. After changing her hair's colour, her …… was quite different. d. What sort of …… did she have on her face when her manager criticised her? e. Do you think the manager wrote down my name in the list of the candidates, with a …… of interest? f. Is your new office an interesting ……?

Απάντηση:

• Πάγιες συλλογές λέξεων: view (a, τοπίο)· appearance (b: εμφάνιση/παρουσία, c: εμφάνιση προσώπου)· expression (d: έκφραση προσώπου)· look (e: βλέμμα)· sight (f: θέαμα).

Σύνοψη: a. view. b. appearance. c. appearance. d. expression. e. look. f. sight.

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period / season / time / term

Ερώτηση: Fill in the blanks with the words: period, season, time, term. a. The company close for a week, during the holiday …… . b. I haven't met him for a long …… of time. c. She got very good marks in languages during the last …… . d. It's lunch …… . Stop working and let's go out to have something to eat. e. Is summer a peak …… in Greek islands? f. Take more …… and care over your work.

Απάντηση:

• Πάγιες συλλογές λέξεων: holiday period (a)· a long period of time (b)· school term (c)· lunch time (d)· peak season (e)· take more time (f).

Σύνοψη: a. period. b. period. c. term. d. time. e. season. f. time.

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Derivation: verb/noun/agent (a-t)

Ερώτηση: Fill in the blanks as it is done in the example. e.g. assistance → assistant employment → employer, employee a. management → b. typing → c. printing → d. application → e. principle → f. interview → g. work → h. accountancy → i. sales → j. business → k. distribution → l. reception → m. operation → n. visit → o. attention → p. call → q. tourism → r. translation → s. speech → t. telephone →

Απάντηση:

• Κάθε λέξη μετατρέπεται στο ουσιαστικό-πρόσωπο (agent noun) που της αντιστοιχεί, όπως στο παράδειγμα assistance→assistant.

Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) a. manager. b. typist. c. printer. d. applicant. e. principal. f. interviewer. g. worker. h. accountant. i. salesman/saleswoman. j. businessman/businesswoman. k. distributor. l. receptionist. m. operator. n. visitor. o. attendant. p. caller. q. tourist. r. translator. s. speaker. t. telephonist.

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Word formation από κεφαλαία (a-z)

Ερώτηση: Give the suitable word formed from each word in capitals to complete the phrases: a. MANAGER …… duties, b. SECRETARY …… job, c. ACCOUNTANT …… department, d. SOCIAL …… person, e. INTELLIGENCE …… secretary, f. EFFICIENCY …… clerk, g. PERSON …… assistant, h. ACCURACY …… statement, i. RELY …… colleague, j. EXPERIENCE …… staff, k. FLUENCY …… English, l. COMMERCE …… correspondence, m. CONFIDENT …… letter, n. ACTIVITY …… woman, o. CONVENIENCE …… office room, p. SUITABILITY …… machine, q. THEORY …… knowledge, r. CONTINUE …… sheet, s. PLEASURE …… environment, t. DEMAND …… boss, u. PUBLIC …… sector, v. WORK …… conditions, w. EXECUTE …… position, x. AVAIL …… room, y. CURRENCY …… salary, z. USE …… information.

Απάντηση:

• Κάθε λέξη σε κεφαλαία μετατρέπεται στο κατάλληλο επίθετο για να συμφωνεί με το δοσμένο ουσιαστικό.

Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) a. managerial. b. secretarial. c. accounting. d. sociable. e. intelligent. f. efficient. g. personal. h. accurate. i. reliable. j. experienced. k. fluent. l. commercial. m. confidential. n. active. o. convenient. p. suitable. q. theoretical. r. continuous. s. pleasant. t. demanding. u. public. v. working. w. executive. x. available. y. current. z. useful.

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Compound words matching

Ερώτηση: Match the two halves to form compound words. under hand with man short phone sales ground business woman ear in trust phone out worthy tele- writer type going switch tray over ever ash board which way net all rail work.

Απάντηση:

• Οι δύο στήλες δεν είναι τυπωμένες σε σωστή αντιστοιχία γραμμή-προς-γραμμή (π.χ. «short»+«phone» δεν σχηματίζει υπαρκτή λέξη) — η άσκηση απαιτεί να βρεθούν οι 16 πραγματικοί συνθέτου όροι χρησιμοποιώντας ΑΚΡΙΒΩΣ τις ίδιες λέξεις και των δύο στηλών.

Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) underground, within, shorthand, salesman, businesswoman, earphone, trustworthy, outgoing, telephone, typewriter, switchboard, overall, ashtray, whichever, network, railway.

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• Εναλλακτικά αποδεκτό: saleswoman/businessman (η αντιστοίχιση man/woman ανάμεσα σε sales-/business- μπορεί να αντιστραφεί).

announcement / note / notice / message

Ερώτηση: Choose the correct word to complete the following sentences (announcement, note, notice, message): a. The sales manager is not here at this moment. Will you leave a …… for him? b. Haven't you seen the …… on the wall? It is saying “No smoking”. c. I don't know where exactly the manager is, but he has written a …… informing us that he will be back in half an hour. d. The company's …… that there will be an increase in the personnel's salaries was received with loud cheers. e. He put up a …… on the notice board inviting all the staff to dinner. f. A further …… will be made shortly after the board directors meeting will be over. g. While the new manager was giving the personnel his instructions, they were writing …… . h. Why haven't you rung me back? Haven't you taken my ……?

Απάντηση:

• message = προφορικό/γραπτό μήνυμα προς μεταφορά· notice = ανακοίνωση σε πίνακα ανακοινώσεων· note = σύντομο γραπτό σημείωμα· announcement = επίσημη ανακοίνωση.

Σύνοψη: a. message. b. notice. c. note. d. announcement. e. notice. f. announcement. g. notes. h. message.

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Λέξη + πρόθεμα/επίθημα (a-t)

Ερώτηση: Complete each sentence with a word formed from a word given in the list (compliment, product, regard, pleased, fluent, station, polite, willing, logical, sociable, suggest, refer, appear, success, favour, sharpen, arrange, reception, trust, responsible, inform) adding one of the prefixes or suffixes given (-ery, -ary, -less, -ly, -er, -ment, -ist, ir-, mis-, -able, -ence, -ful, -ion, il-, dis-, im-, un-, -ive, -ance, -ation). a. The company fired him, because he was a very …… person. b. There is usually a correlation between the greeting and the ……close in a business letter. c. “Creative” is a synonym for the word “……”. d. Peter is so competent in his job that he always receives ……comments. e. The manager was very …… when he heard that one of the best clerks was leaving the company. f. He is a very …… person; he never talks to anyone. g. He has made all the …… for the meeting. h. Miss Fotinou is the …… of the company; she has to answer the telephone and give visitors any required …… . i. Whenever I ask him a favour, he is very …… to do it; he never helps anyone. j. The small metal tool used for sharpening pencils is called a …… . k. The book-shops sometimes sell …… as well. l. He made a …… to my book, when he spoke about the importance of the export trade nowadays. m. Nobody agreed with him because his arguments were absolutely …… . n. He is a very …… businessman; he needn't be afraid of any kind of competition. o. Why do you …… him so much? He seems honest enough to me. p. His …… are clever but unworkable. q. She speaks Spanish and Italian …… . r. People should not be judged by their …… . s. All our proposals were turned down, …… of their good points. t. She is rude and …… ; she didn't speak to anyone at the party.

Απάντηση:

• Κάθε κενό συμπληρώνεται με μία λέξη της λίστας + το κατάλληλο πρόθεμα/επίθημα, ώστε να ταιριάζει νοηματικά· η λίστα έχει 21 λέξεις για 20 γράμματα γιατί το ερώτημα h έχει δύο κενά.

Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) a. irresponsible. b. complimentary. c. productive. d. favourable. e. displeased. f. unsociable. g. arrangements. h. receptionist / information. i. unwilling. j. sharpener. k. stationery. l. reference. m. illogical. n. successful. o. mistrust. p. suggestions. q. fluently. r. appearance. s. regardless. t. impolite.

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Matching 20 συνωνύμων (a-t)

Ερώτηση: Match the following so as to form twenty pairs of synonyms: a. turn up, b. cable, c. proceed, d. creative, e. fluently, f. intelligent, g. require, h. lively, i. supplement, j. reliable, k. endeavour, l. sector, m. stationery, n. staff, o. put off, p. turn off, q. worry, r. hire, s. bossy, t. stuffy — with: 1. add to, 2. try (hard), 3. appear (suddenly), 4. field, 5. telegram, 6. personnel, 7. postpone, 8. be upset, 9. continue; advance, 10. expressing in a smooth manner, 11. switch off, 12. productive, 13. too fond of giving orders, 14. demand, 15. having air which is not fresh, 16. employ or appoint to a job, 17. clever, 18. materials for writing, 19. trustworthy, 20. energetic.

Απάντηση:

• Κάθε λέξη αντιστοιχίζεται με το συνώνυμο/ορισμό της.

Σύνοψη: a-3 · b-5 · c-9 · d-12 · e-10 · f-17 · g-14 · h-20 · i-1 · j-19 · k-2 · l-4 · m-18 · n-6 · o-7 · p-11 · q-8 · r-16 · s-13 · t-15.

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Matching 20 αντωνύμων (a-t)

Ερώτηση: Match the following so as to form twenty pairs of antonyms: a. essential, b. leaving, c. advantage, d. clearly, e. willing, f. energetic, g. receive, h. thick, i. warm, j. modern, k. pale, l. empty, m. briefly, n. hire (sb), o. general, p. arrogant, q. polite, r. early, s. turn up, t. grateful — with: 1. idle; lazy, 2. obsolete; old fashioned, 3. in detail, 4. full, 5. fire; dismiss; (give the) sack, 6. modest; humble, 7. trivial; unimportant, 8. vivid, 9. rude; impolite, 10. arriving, 11. late, 12. disappear, 13. disadvantage, 14. vaguely, 15. cool, 16. ungrateful, 17. reluctant; unwilling, 18. specific, 19. thin, 20. send.

Απάντηση:

• Κάθε λέξη αντιστοιχίζεται με το αντώνυμό της.

Σύνοψη: a-7 · b-10 · c-13 · d-14 · e-17 · f-1 · g-20 · h-19 · i-15 · j-2 · k-8 · l-4 · m-3 · n-5 · o-18 · p-6 · q-9 · r-11 · s-12 · t-16.

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Σωστό ή Λάθος

Ερώτηση: Say whether the following statements are true or false. a. If you are going to work in the business world, and you are too capable, it is possible that you will have promotion prospects. b. A competent secretary should only be sociable and good-looking. c. A curriculum vitae gives details about your private life. d. If you are “single”, it means that you are divorced. e. An interview for a job is usually preceded by an application of the person who is interested in this job. f. Pleasant surroundings do not affect in the least people's moods while they are working. g. Reference letters refer to the interviewer and not to the interviewee. h. One should be confidential and reliable if he has an executive post. i. You can cover undesirable written material by using correcting fluid. j. The word “schedule” has to do with a clerk's salary.

Απάντηση:

• Οι απαντήσεις βασίζονται στη γενική λογική και στα θέματα που αναπτύχθηκαν σε όλο το Unit 1 (κεφ. 1-18): προσόντα γραμματέως (κεφ. 15), C.V./αγγελίες (κεφ. 17), ασφάλεια/εμπιστευτικότητα (κεφ. 13, 15), ωράριο (κεφ. 16).

Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) a. True. b. False. c. True. d. False. e. True. f. False. g. False. h. True. i. True. j. False.

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Σωστός τύπος ρήματος (a-l)

Ερώτηση: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in the brackets. a. If she had had initiative, she …… (take) the job. b. Maria Petrou …… (age) 19, …… (attend) a commercial course, which lasted for six months, in 1990. c. After he …… (work) in the bank for four years, he became the sales manager in our company. d. By the end of the next month she …… (work) as a secretary for five years. e. “I hope that you …… (justify) my confidence”, he said to her. f. A memorandum …… (be) a note of something …… (be) remembered. g. When the manager …… (enter) the office, his secretary was typing letters. h. Paul …… (work) too hard lately. i. “I'm sure that your colleagues …… (be) more than willing …… (give) you any further details”, he said. j. He wonders why they …… (not forbid) smoking. k. Maria usually …… (talk) with Noreen during the coffee break. l. “I can't stand …… (get) up so early in the morning”, he said.

Απάντηση:

• a. υποθετικός λόγος τύπου 3 (if + Past Perfect, ... would have + μετοχή). b. αφηγηματικός Past Simple. c. Past Perfect (προτεραιότητα). d. Future Perfect (Continuous). e. Present Simple (μελλοντική ελπίδα). f. γενική αλήθεια + to be + μετοχή. g. Past Simple διακόπτει Past Continuous. h. Present Perfect Continuous («lately»). i. Future Simple + to-infinitive. j. Present Simple σε πλάγια ερώτηση. k. Present Simple (συνήθεια). l. can't stand + gerund.

Σύνοψη: a. would have taken. b. aged / attended. c. had worked. d. will have been working. e. will justify. f. is / to be. g. entered. h. has been working. i. will be / to give. j. don't forbid. k. talks. l. getting.

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Σωστές προθέσεις (a-l)

Ερώτηση: Fill in the blanks with the right prepositions. a. The company are looking …… a secretary …… the sales department. b. He advised me on what I should send …… the company if I was interested …… the job mentioned …… the ad. c. She started her letter …… the following way: “…… reference …… your advertisement …… a secretary, I should be grateful if you would consider my application …… this job.” d. She has fluency …… English and a diploma …… the University …… Commerce …… Athens. e. Miss Petrou was a polite and willing student …… respect …… others and she took a keen interest …… all school activities. f. Apart …… being confidential and sociable, Maria is also good …… typing. g. Trying …… adapt yourself …… a new environment can sometimes be extremely difficult. h. The diagram …… the wall explains the colleagues' tasks …… the company. i. “She is responsible …… the welfare …… the people who work …… the company, and she will be …… your disposal …… any problems you might have while working here”, he said. j. Miss Andreou is the Head …… the Accounts Department and is involved …… payments …… customers; she also makes the arrangements …… the wages …… the staff. k. “Do you get …… well …… your colleagues?” He asked the new secretary. l. As he was bossy and arrogant, they were all fed …… …… him …… the department.

Απάντηση:

• Ανακεφαλαίωση πάγιων προθέσεων που μελετήθηκαν στα κεφ. 13-18: responsible for, welfare of, work for, at one's disposal, involved in, fed up with, keen on/interest in, apart from, good at, adapt to κ.λπ.

Σύνοψη: a. for / in. b. to / in / in. c. in / With / to / for / for. d. in / from / of / in. e. with / to / in. f. from / at. g. to / to. h. on / in. i. for / of / for / at / for. j. of / in / from / for / of. k. on / with. l. up / with / in.

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Rewrite σε παθητική/άλλες δομές (a-j)

Ερώτηση: Rewrite the sentences using the new prompts. a. I should be obliged if you sent me a brochure. I should be obliged if I …… . b. Maria assured Mr Yianniotis that she would fulfil his requirements. Mr Yianniotis …… that his requirements …… . c. The secretary was typing a letter. A letter …… . d. We use a punch for cutting holes. A punch …… . e. You should keep your money and valuables in a safe place. Your money …… . f. He gave the stranger confidential information concerning the company. The stranger …… . g. You needn't deal with this material immediately. This material …… . h. He has ordered some office equipment. Some office equipment …… . i. They forbid smoking in the office. Smoking in the office …… . j. Mr Markou will arrange the meeting. The meeting …… .

Απάντηση:

• Μετατροπές σε παθητική φωνή (be + past participle) και ισοδύναμες παθητικές/απρόσωπες δομές.

Σύνοψη: a. I should be obliged if I were sent a brochure. b. Mr Yianniotis was assured that his requirements would be fulfilled. c. A letter was being typed (by the secretary). d. A punch is used for cutting holes. e. Your money and valuables should be kept in a safe place. f. The stranger was given confidential information concerning the company. g. This material needn't be dealt with immediately. h. Some office equipment has been ordered. i. Smoking in the office is forbidden. j. The meeting will be arranged by Mr Markou.

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Rewrite σε πλάγιο λόγο (a-l)

Ερώτηση: Rewrite the sentences using the new prompts. a. “What do you do for a living?” He asked me …… . b. “Did you have a good time in the office?” He wondered …… . c. “What qualifications are needed, if you want to be accepted by the company?” She wanted to know …… . d. “I worked till late last night”. She said …… . e. “Has she got any previous experience of working in an office?” He wondered …… . f. “What will the manager do if the time of the interview is not convenient for the applicant?” I asked him …… . g. “Do you believe that a pleasant and cosy atmosphere affects the clerks' moods?” She asked me …… . h. “Will you accept the job even if the salary is low?” He asked her …… . i. “What may happen to your purse if you leave it on the desk?” He asked me …… . j. “What does a receptionist do?” He asked her …… . k. “Do most of these people hold executive positions?” He wanted to know …… . l. “What can a person write in a C.V.?” She asked him …… .

Απάντηση:

• Πλάγιος λόγος: wh-ερωτήσεις κρατούν τη λέξη με σειρά δήλωσης· ερωτήσεις ναι/όχι → if/whether· χρόνοι/αντωνυμίες/δείκτες χρόνου προσαρμόζονται (last night→the night before).

Σύνοψη: a. He asked me what I did for a living. b. He wondered if/whether I had had a good time in the office. c. She wanted to know what qualifications were needed if I wanted to be accepted by the company. d. She said (that) she had worked till late the night before. e. He wondered if/whether she had had any previous experience of working in an office. f. I asked him what the manager would do if the time of the interview was not convenient for the applicant. g. She asked me if/whether I believed that a pleasant and cosy atmosphere affected the clerks' moods. h. He asked her if/whether she would accept the job even if the salary was low. i. He asked me what might happen to my purse if I left it on the desk. j. He asked her what a receptionist did. k. He wanted to know if/whether most of those people held executive positions. l. She asked him what a person could write in a C.V.

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