Ενδεικτικές λύσεις των 6 ερωτήσεων κατανόησης/κρίσης (A. Questions) και των 5 κλειστών ασκήσεων λεξιλογίου/γραμματικής (B. Exercises) της ενότητας (σελ. 334-335).
Ερώτηση: Is it certain that if the checklist is adopted, the product will succeed?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: No, it isn't. The checklist is not a complete magic formula for success — it only offers a set of excellent guidelines.
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Ερώτηση: Which five of these guidelines do you think are the most important for the success of the products?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) Ενδεικτική επιλογή: (1) Will the price be lower than elsewhere? (2) Is the product practical and functional? (3) Does it offer a saving in time, labour, space or cost? (4) Does it offer an advantage over an established and successful product? (5) Does it utilise new technology? — with a short reason for each choice.
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Ερώτηση: Can you give an example of a "two-in-one uses" product?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) For example, a pan that can be used both as a frying-pan and as a roast-pan.
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Ερώτηση: What kind of product would have a collectable appeal to you?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) Ενδεικτική απάντηση: e.g. commemorative stamps or coins, because they become more valuable and interesting to collect over time.
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Ερώτηση: Would you buy a new product if it were cheaper than others but not so practical? If yes, why? If no, why not?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) Ενδεικτική απάντηση: No, I wouldn't, because practicality and functionality are more important to me than a lower price — an impractical product wastes time and money in the long run.
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Ερώτηση: Can you think of a product having investment value?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) Ενδεικτική απάντηση: e.g. shares in a growing company, property, or gold, because their value can increase over time.
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Ερώτηση: Which questions in the text respond to the following answers? a. Yes, it's the most practical thing I've ever bought. b. Certainly. In no time at all, your dishes will be shiny clean. c. Of course, you'll find the lowest prices there. d. By mail order. e. Yes, you can use it as a frying-pan and as a roast-pan. f. Yes, because this stamp is commemorative of the establishment of the European Union.
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: a. practical/functional question, b. saving in time/labour/space/cost question, c. price question, d. mail order question, e. two-in-one uses question, f. commemorative value question.
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Ερώτηση: Rewrite the sentences using the new prompts. a. Is the product new and exclusive? He wanted to know... b. Will the price be lower than elsewhere? He asked... c. Does this production method utilise new technology? He wants to find out... d. Is there a novelty in the product? He asked the assistant... e. Have you thought of changing your lifestyle? He wanted to know...
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) a. He wanted to know if/whether the product was new and exclusive. b. He asked if/whether the price would be lower than elsewhere. c. He wants to find out if/whether this production method utilises new technology. d. He asked the assistant if/whether there was a novelty in the product. e. He wanted to know if/whether I had thought of changing my lifestyle.
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Ερώτηση: Write the opposites of these words and form sentences with them, so that their meaning is clear. a. lower b. advantage c. organise d. suitable e. practical f. successful g. complete h. new
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) a. higher, b. disadvantage, c. disorganise, d. unsuitable, e. impractical, f. unsuccessful, g. incomplete, h. old.
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Ερώτηση: Complete the table below. Adjective → Noun, Adverb: complete, excellent, rare, available, exclusive, practical, functional, multiple, successful, good, fashionable, current, commemorative, suitable.
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) completion/completely, excellence/excellently, rarity/rarely, availability/—, exclusiveness/exclusively, practicality/practically, function/functionally, multiplicity/—, success/successfully, goodness/well, fashion/fashionably, currency/currently, commemoration/—, suitability/suitably.
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Ερώτηση: Complete the sentences using the following words: novelty, collectable, checklist, investment, purchase, advantage. a. You can find the new government measures in this ... . b. An old product has the ... of being known to the customer over a new one. c. High quality is not a ... to this company. Their products are always excellent. d. He has made an ... of £10,000 in a growing company. e. There is always a ... appeal in stamps. f. A lot of customers ... their clothes by mail order.
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: a. checklist, b. advantage, c. novelty, d. investment, e. collectable, f. purchase.
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