Ενδεικτικές λύσεις των 11 φιλτραρισμένων ασκήσεων της ενότητας (σελ. 117-120): 6 ερωτήσεις κατανόησης (A. Questions) + 5 κλειστές ασκήσεις συμπλήρωσης λέξεων/πλάγιου λόγου/επιρρημάτων/λεξιλογικής χρήσης/εντύπου μηνύματος (B. Exercises).
Ερώτηση: Is Jean Mr Gilford's secretary? If no, what does she do?
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Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) Όχι, δεν είναι γραμματέας του· είναι η ρεσεψιονίστ της GMS Ltd και απαντά στις κλήσεις στο τηλεφωνικό κέντρο.
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Ερώτηση: To which department does Mr Knox want Jean to put him through?
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Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) Στο Sales Department (τμήμα πωλήσεων).
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Ερώτηση: What does someone do when the extension line is busy?
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Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) Ο καλών περιμένει (holds on) μέχρι να ελευθερωθεί η γραμμή.
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Ερώτηση: What does Jackie have to do when Mr Gilford is out and someone calls him?
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Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) Ενημερώνει τον καλούντα ότι ο Mr Gilford λείπει και προσφέρεται να κρατήσει μήνυμα για λογαριασμό του.
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Ερώτηση: What will Mr Knox's Company do if GMS don't take immediate action for the delayed order?
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Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) Θα απευθυνθούν σε άλλη εταιρεία (θα δώσουν την παραγγελία αλλού).
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Ερώτηση: How do you read a telephone number?
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Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) Διαβάζουμε κάθε ψηφίο ξεχωριστά στα αγγλικά (π.χ. «six seven nine five nine four six»), όχι ως ενιαίο πολυψήφιο αριθμό.
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Ερώτηση: Fill in the blanks with the suitable words. a. He wants to speak …………....... Mr Gilford. b. She is answering the telephone calls …………....... the switchboard. c. Would you please put me …………....... to the Sales Department? d. The line is busy. Will you hold ……………….? e. I haven't heard …………....... him for a long time. f. They have to order some microcomputers urgently because they are running …………....... …………....... stock.
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Σύνοψη: a. to. b. on. c. through. d. on. e. from. f. out of.
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Ερώτηση: Rewrite the sentences using the new prompts. a. "It's about last month's order." John said ... b. "We haven't received them yet." He added that ... c. "I will go to another firm if you don't take immediate action." Their customer warned them that ... d. "May I have your extension number?" She wanted to know ... e. "Mrs Fog called and wants you to ring her back." Maria informed her manager that ...
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: a. John said that it was about last month's order. b. He added that they hadn't received them yet. c. Their customer warned them that he/she would go to another firm if they didn't take immediate action. d. She wanted to know what his extension number was. e. Maria informed her manager that Mrs Fog had called and wanted him to ring her back.
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Ερώτηση: Which adverbs derive from the following adjectives? a. actual. b. busy. c. probable. d. urgent. e. immediate. f. certain. g. personal. h. complete. i. sure. j. suitable.
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Σύνοψη: a. actually. b. busily. c. probably. d. urgently. e. immediately. f. certainly. g. personally. h. completely. i. surely. j. suitably.
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Ερώτηση: Use the following expressions in sentences of your own, so that their meaning is clear: answer a telephone call on the switchboard, put someone through, take a message, hear from someone, run out of stock, pass the information to (someone).
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Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) answer a telephone call on the switchboard: The receptionist answers every telephone call on the switchboard. put someone through: Could you put me through to the manager, please; take a message: Can I take a message for Mr Gilford; hear from someone: I haven't heard from the supplier since Monday. run out of stock: We are running out of stock of printer paper. pass the information to (someone): Please pass the information to the accounts department.
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Ερώτηση: It was about 11 o'clock on Friday Morning on May, 5th. Mr Harvey of NBA called Mr Austin, the Sales Manager of BSB, but he was out. Ann Petersen, Mr Austin's secretary, answered the telephone. Mr Harvey told her he had seen the BSB's advertisement showing their flannels' quality and would like to ask him some details about it. He said he would be obliged if Mr Austin called him back to fix a visit to the BSB warehouses where he could choose some pieces of flannels. Fill in the message form using the information given.
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Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) Message for: Mr Austin. While you were out: Mr Harvey of NBA. Date: 5th May. Time: 11.00 (Friday morning). Received by: Ann Petersen. Message: Mr Harvey called about the BSB advertisement showing the flannels' quality and would like some details about it. He asked Mr Austin to call him back to fix a visit to the BSB warehouses to choose some pieces of flannels. (Τηλεφώνησε / Please ring — τσεκάρετε τα αντίστοιχα κουτάκια στο έντυπο).
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