Ενδεικτικές λύσεις των 3 φιλτραρισμένων ερωτήσεων κατανόησης (A. Questions, εξαιρείται η A.3 «Have you ever seen a telex?» ως γνήσια προσωπικής-εμπειρίας ερώτηση) και των 5 κλειστών ασκήσεων λεξιλογίου (B. Exercises) της ενότητας (σελ. 129-130).
Ερώτηση: Mention three reasons why a telex is necessary in business.
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: A telex is necessary in business because it is cheap, it is fast and it is accurate. (Δεκτές επίσης: effective / it sends messages everywhere in no time.)
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Ερώτηση: Is it true that a telex takes much time to send a message?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: No, it isn't. According to the text, a telex sends messages everywhere in no time, so it doesn't take much time at all.
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Ερώτηση: Do you know any similar devices? What common features do they have with the telex?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) Yes, the Fax is a similar device. Like the telex, it sends written messages from one place to another quickly and accurately, and the message appears immediately on the receiver's machine.
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Ερώτηση: Complete the sentences with the appropriate word. a. The telex is an essential ………….... to business world. b. It sends ………….... in no time. c. It works as a telephone and a ………….... . d. When you type your message on your machine, it ………….... on your correspondent's machine.
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: a. aid. b. messages. c. typewriter. d. appears.
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Ερώτηση: Find the word in the text which means the same as the following: a. help. e. a person who has regular business relations with you. b. not expensive. or with whom you exchange letters, telephone calls etc. c. efficient. f. world. d. at once.
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: a. aid. b. cheap. c. effective. d. immediately / in no time. e. correspondent. f. globe.
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Ερώτηση: Match the following words so as to make six pairs of antonyms. a. cheap. b. fast. c. accurate. d. effective. e. everywhere. f. appear — 1. inaccurate; not precise. 2. expensive. 3. slow. 4. ineffective; useless. 5. disappear; vanish. 6. nowhere.
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: a-2 (cheap≠expensive). b-3 (fast≠slow). c-1 (accurate≠inaccurate). d-4 (effective≠ineffective). e-6 (everywhere≠nowhere). f-5 (appear≠disappear).
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Ερώτηση: Write at least one noun deriving from the following words: a. cheap. b. fast. c. accurate. d. effective. e. send.
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: a. cheapness. b. speed. c. accuracy. d. effectiveness. e. message / sending.
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Ερώτηση: Apart from the telex, which other piece of office equipment do you find extremely useful? Describe its features and explain its function.
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) Apart from the telex, I find the Fax extremely useful, because, like the telex, it is fast, accurate and sends written messages (including documents and images) to any part of the world in a very short time, and the message appears immediately on the receiver's machine.
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