Ενδεικτικές λύσεις των 20 φιλτραρισμένων ασκήσεων της ενότητας (σελ. 58-62): 15 ερωτήσεις κατανόησης (A. Questions) + 5 κλειστές ασκήσεις λεξιλογίου/γραμματικής (B. Exercises).
Ερώτηση: What is Mr Antoniou visiting?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) The local exhibition for office equipment.
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Ερώτηση: Who accompanies him?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) His ten-year-old son, Peter.
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Ερώτηση: How does a swivel chair work?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) It revolves round its axis, so the person sitting on it can reach everything around him.
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Ερώτηση: What is the use of a notice board?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) It is used for important announcements that must be made known to the staff.
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Ερώτηση: What does the fax machine do?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) It sends copies of printed material, letters and pictures electronically along a telephone line.
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Ερώτηση: Does the photocopier make photographic copies of printed material only?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) No, it makes photographic copies of everything printed, written, or drawn — not only printed material.
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Ερώτηση: Why are the computers very useful machines?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) Because they can store, analyse and produce information, and perform various processes.
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Ερώτηση: Name two parts of a computer.
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) π.χ. the screen and the keyboard (αποδεκτά και άλλα δύο από τη λίστα).
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Ερώτηση: What is the printer?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) A machine connected to the computer that makes a printed record of computer information.
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Ερώτηση: What is the word processor?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) An apparatus using computer software to write, correct and print texts.
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Ερώτηση: What is a filing cabinet?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) A piece of office furniture used for storing files.
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Ερώτηση: What's the difference between the in-tray and the out-tray?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) Incoming mail is put in the in-tray; documents to be posted are taken from the out-tray.
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Ερώτηση: What does a stapler drive into paper?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) It drives staples into paper.
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Ερώτηση: How do we call the metal tool for cutting holes?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) The hole punch.
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Ερώτηση: Did Peter show any interest in the exhibition? How do we know?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) Yes, at first — he asks many questions throughout; but by the end he shows he has had enough and prefers to go home, saying they can come back another time before the exhibition is over.
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Ερώτηση: Replace the underlined parts of the following sentences with words or phrases found in the text so that the meaning of the sentences remains unchanged: a. Peter has joined his father to the local exhibition of office equipment. b. The swivel chair turns round its axis. c. The notice board is used for important formal notices that are to be notified. d. A photocopy machine is a very useful device. e. A typewriter produces types by pressing the keys on the keyboard. f. The typewriter is usually electric and it can be carried. g. It produces further information as needed. h. What's this small apparatus over there?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: a. accompanies (has joined→accompanies). b. revolves (turns round→revolves). c. announcements / must be made known (notices, are to be notified→announcements, must be made known). d. the photocopier (photocopy machine→the photocopier). e. letters (types→letters). f. portable (can be carried→portable). g. required (needed→required). h. gadget (small apparatus→gadget).
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Ερώτηση: Fill in the blanks in the following table: visit ... / ... exhibition / ... equipment / explain ... / move ... / fill ... / ... holder / ... announcement / ... production / ... manager / ... information / ... copy / draw ... / correct ... / store ... .
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: visit/visit · exhibit/exhibition · equip/equipment · explain/explanation · move/movement · fill/filling · hold/holder · announce/announcement · produce/production · manage/manager · inform/information · copy/copy · draw/drawing · correct/correction · store/storage.
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Ερώτηση: Rewrite the sentences using the new prompts: a. “Can this red chair move around?” Peter asked his father ... b. “These are important notices that must be made known to the staff”. He explained that ... c. “Are all these machines to be used?” Peter wondered ... d. “Let's visit the other stands of the exhibition.” He suggested ... e. “When did you use my typewriter?” He wanted to know ... f. “Don't touch the devices you see around.” He warned Peter ... g. “Can we buy a computer?” Peter asked his father ... h. “Is there anything else you would like to know?” He asked Peter ...
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: a. Peter asked his father if that red chair could move around. b. He explained that those were important notices that had to be made known to the staff. c. Peter wondered if all those machines were to be used. d. He suggested visiting the other stands of the exhibition. e. He wanted to know when he had used his typewriter. f. He warned Peter not to touch the devices he saw around. g. Peter asked his father if they could buy a computer. h. He asked Peter if there was anything else he would like to know.
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Ερώτηση: Find the modifying nouns, functioning as adjectives, in the dialogue which are combined with head nouns to form compounds (two separate words or hyphenated or one word).
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) coffee table, coffee machine, hat-stand, notice board, fax machine, word processor, filing cabinet, in-tray, out-tray.
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Ερώτηση: Can you guess what the following descriptions refer to? The first one is done for you as an example: a. It's a machine that makes coffee. (Do you mean the coffee machine?) b. It's a chair that revolves around its axis. c. It consists of shelves to be filled with books. d. It is a piece of furniture on which we hang or place hats. e. It is a board on which we stick or pin notices. f. It is a machine that makes photographic copies of everything that is printed, written or drawn. g. It is a machine that prints letters by means of keys. h. It is an electronic machine that can store and analyse information or produce further information. i. It consists of keys and it is part of the computer. j. It is a machine that sends copies of printed material, letters and pictures, using a system by which the information is sent in electronic form along a telephone line. k. It's an apparatus using computer software to write, correct and print texts. l. It is a device from which the manager's secretary takes the documents he has dealt with, to send them to the post. m. It is a device in which the manager's secretary puts the incoming letters. n. It is used for driving staples into paper. o. It is a metal tool for cutting holes.
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: b. the swivel chair. c. the bookcase. d. the hat-stand. e. the notice board. f. the photocopier. g. the typewriter. h. the computer. i. the keyboard. j. the fax (machine). k. the word processor. l. the out-tray. m. the in-tray. n. the stapler. o. the hole punch.
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