Λύσεις — Κεφάλαιο 14: The Staff Responsibilities (σελ. 68) – ENGLISH FOR OFFICE CLERKS Β ΕΠΑΛ

Λύσεις — Κεφάλαιο 14: The Staff Responsibilities

Ενδεικτικές λύσεις των 12 φιλτραρισμένων ασκήσεων της ενότητας (σελ. 67-70): 7 ερωτήσεις κατανόησης (A. Questions) + 5 κλειστές ασκήσεις προθέσεων/λεξιλογίου/παθητικής φωνής/παραγωγής λέξεων (B. Exercises).

Ερώτηση 1 (σελ. 68)

Ερώτηση: How will Mr Yianniotis' explanations help Miss Petrou with her new job in the company?

Απάντηση:

• Αυτούσιο (σελ. 67): «Although the diagram on the wall is very explicit... I'd still like to explain some things to you briefly. These details will enable you to understand our colleagues' tasks in the company».

Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) They will help her understand her colleagues' tasks in the company.

Ερώτηση 2 (σελ. 68)

Ερώτηση: Explain what Mr Georgiou does in the company.

Απάντηση:

• Αυτούσιο (σελ. 67): «Mr Georgiou, the Managing Director. He is the one who deals with the overall running of our company».

Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) He is the Managing Director; he deals with the overall running of the company.

Ερώτηση 3 (σελ. 68)

Ερώτηση: Is Mr Antoniou's duty to supply goods to customers?

Απάντηση:

• Αυτούσιο (σελ. 67): «Mr Antoniou is the post room clerk, whose duty is to send or forward the out-going post and distribute the incoming one».

Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) No. He is the post room clerk; his duty is to send or forward the outgoing post and distribute the incoming post. Supplying goods to customers is the job of Mr Makris, the Sales Manager.

Ερώτηση 4 (σελ. 68)

Ερώτηση: What does a receptionist do?

Απάντηση:

• Αυτούσιο (σελ. 67): «Miss Fotinou, our receptionist, answers the telephone, welcomes visitors and gives them any required information».

Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) A receptionist answers the telephone, welcomes visitors and gives them any required information.

Ερώτηση 5 (σελ. 68)

Ερώτηση: How do we call the person who hires the new staff and is responsible for the welfare of the people who work for the company?

Απάντηση:

• Αυτούσιο (σελ. 67): «Mrs Philippou hires the new staff and is responsible for the welfare of the people who work in the company. In other words, she's the Personnel Officer».

Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) We call this person the Personnel Officer.

Ερώτηση 6 (σελ. 68)

Ερώτηση: What is Miss Andreou involved in?

Απάντηση:

• Αυτούσιο (σελ. 67): «Miss Andreou is the Head of the Accounts Department. She is involved in payments from customers and she is also the one who makes the arrangements for the wages of the staff».

Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) She is the Head of the Accounts Department; she is involved in payments from customers and makes the arrangements for the wages of the staff.

Ερώτηση 7 (σελ. 68)

Ερώτηση: What is Miss Petrou going to do in the company?

Απάντηση:

• Αυτούσιο (σελ. 67): «You will be typing the urgent letters, as all the private secretaries of the company do, unlike Miss Valvi, who types the material that needn't be dealt with immediately».

Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) She is going to type the urgent letters, as all the private secretaries of the company do.

Άσκηση 1 (σελ. 68)

Ερώτηση: Choose the right preposition. a. I am responsible to the director …… making sure that the company is profitable. 1. to, 2. for, 3. with, 4. on. b. Jenny works …… the Olympic Airways. 1. for, 2. against, 3. about, 4. on. c. He dealt …… this store for 20 years. 1. about, 2. off, 3. with, 4. of. d. Tom is involved …… supplying goods to customers. 1. in, 2. of, 3. for, 4. on. e. I will be …… your disposal, any time you need me. 1. on, 2. at, 3. in, 4. of.

Απάντηση:

• Πάγιες προθέσεις: responsible for, work for, deal with, involved in, at someone's disposal.

Σύνοψη: a. 2. for. b. 1. for. c. 3. with. d. 1. in. e. 2. at.

Άσκηση 2 (σελ. 69)

Ερώτηση: Can you guess who the following descriptions refer to? a. It's the person who deals with the overall running of a company. (example: Do you mean the Managing Director?) b. It's the person who gives information, answers the telephone and welcomes visitors. c. It's the person who types letters, reports and documents while hearing their content on a dictating machine. d. It's the person who supplies goods to customers. e. It's the person who works for a manager and types his urgent letters. f. It's the person who orders office supplies, arranges for equipment to be repaired and is responsible for the smooth running of an office.

Απάντηση:

• Κάθε περιγραφή αντιστοιχεί σε μία από τις θέσεις εργασίας που παρουσιάστηκαν στον διάλογο (σελ. 67).

Σύνοψη: a. (παράδειγμα) The Managing Director. b. The receptionist. c. The audio-typist. d. The Sales Manager. e. The private secretary. f. The Office Manager.

Άσκηση 3 (σελ. 69)

Ερώτηση: In each group of four words decide which one is the odd-man-out and put it in a circle. a. company, staff, tradition, manager. b. buy, sell, invest, price. c. sales manager, school boy, post room clerk, typist. d. and, because, or, but. e. them, she, her, us.

Απάντηση:

• a. οι υπόλοιπες λέξεις αφορούν οργάνωση/πρόσωπα εταιρείας. b. οι υπόλοιπες είναι ρήματα εμπορικής δραστηριότητας, το «price» είναι ουσιαστικό. c. οι υπόλοιπες είναι επαγγέλματα γραφείου, το «school boy» δεν είναι επάγγελμα. d. οι υπόλοιπες είναι συμπλεκτικοί/διαχωριστικοί σύνδεσμοι ίδιας λογικής, το «because» είναι αιτιολογικός. e. οι υπόλοιπες είναι αντωνυμίες αντικειμένου, το «she» είναι αντωνυμία υποκειμένου.

Σύνοψη: a. tradition. b. price. c. school boy. d. because. e. she.

Άσκηση 4 (σελ. 69)

Ερώτηση: Rewrite the sentences using the new prompts without changing their meaning. a. The sales manager supplies the customers of the company with goods. The customers of the company... b. The post room clerk forwards the outgoing post. The outgoing post... c. The receptionist will give the visitors any required information. Any required information... d. The personnel officer hired some new staff last month. Some new staff... e. The head of the accounts department has made the necessary arrangements for the wages of the staff. The necessary arrangements for the wages of the staff... f. The audio-typist is typing some important documents for the office manager. Some important documents... g. Private secretaries type all the urgent letters. All the urgent letters... h. Mary's colleagues were welcoming her when the general manager came into the office. Mary...

Απάντηση:

• Ενεργητική→Παθητική φωνή: το αντικείμενο της ενεργητικής γίνεται υποκείμενο, be + past participle, «by» + πράκτορας.

Σύνοψη: a. The customers of the company are supplied with goods by the sales manager. b. The outgoing post is forwarded by the post room clerk. c. Any required information will be given to the visitors by the receptionist. d. Some new staff was/were hired (by the personnel officer) last month. e. The necessary arrangements for the wages of the staff have been made by the head of the accounts department. f. Some important documents are being typed by the audio-typist for the office manager. g. All the urgent letters are typed by private secretaries. h. Mary was being welcomed by her colleagues when the general manager came into the office.

Άσκηση 5 (σελ. 70)

Ερώτηση: Fill in the following table: Adjectives → Nouns: explanatory, explicit, efficient, happy, delicate, responsible, smooth, urgent, private, general, documentary, executive.

Απάντηση:

• Κάθε επίθετο μετατρέπεται στο αντίστοιχο ουσιαστικό με το κατάλληλο επίθημα (-ation, -cy, -ness, -ility, -ance/-ence κ.λπ.).

Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) explanatory → explanation · explicit → explicitness · efficient → efficiency · happy → happiness · delicate → delicacy · responsible → responsibility · smooth → smoothness · urgent → urgency · private → privacy · general → generality · documentary → documentation · executive → execution.