Ενδεικτικές λύσεις των 11 φιλτραρισμένων ασκήσεων της ενότητας (σελ. 224-226): 6 ερωτήσεις κατανόησης (A. Questions) + 5 κλειστές ασκήσεις λεξιλογίου/γραμματικής (B. Exercises).

Ερώτηση 1 (σελ. 225)

Ερώτηση: What kind of crisis are marketing specialists going through?

Απάντηση:

Αυτούσιο (σελ. 224): «Marketing specialists are going through a crisis of indecision.»

Σύνοψη: They are going through a crisis of indecision.

Ερώτηση 2 (σελ. 225)

Ερώτηση: What aren't these specialists sure of?

Απάντηση:

Αυτούσιο (σελ. 224): «they are unsure of what equipment they need and how to use it.»

Σύνοψη: They are not sure what equipment they need and how to use it.

Ερώτηση 3 (σελ. 225)

Ερώτηση: What will happen to many companies that fail to adopt new technology?

Απάντηση:

Αυτούσιο (σελ. 224): «Many companies that fail to adopt new technology will lose considerable ground to competitors that can and will use microcomputers to give themselves an edge.»

Σύνοψη: They will lose considerable ground to competitors that use microcomputers to give themselves an edge.

Ερώτηση 4 (σελ. 225)

Ερώτηση: What can a PC communicate with?

Απάντηση:

Αυτούσιο (σελ. 224): «Once a personal microcomputer has been bought for use in the marketing department, it can communicate with an existing mainframe.»

Σύνοψη: A PC can communicate with an existing mainframe.

Ερώτηση 5 (σελ. 225)

Ερώτηση: What do most first-time users find out as soon as they get a PC?

Απάντηση:

Αυτούσιο (σελ. 224): «they get a PC, only to find that it is not compatible with the company's main computer.»

Σύνοψη: They find out that the PC is not compatible with the company's main computer.

Ερώτηση 6 (σελ. 225)

Ερώτηση: Why is consistency in hardware essential?

Απάντηση:

Αυτούσιο (σελ. 224): «consistency in hardware is essential to permit future networking and the sharing of corporate information.»

Σύνοψη: Because it permits future networking and the sharing of corporate information.

Άσκηση 1 (σελ. 225)

Ερώτηση: Put the verbs in the brackets in their correct form and add the prepositions needed. a. Many companies fail new technology because of indecision. (adopt) b. The company has bought a PC. They it in accountancy. (use) c. Tom hasn't succeeded a job yet. (find) d. I congratulated him the job. (get) e. A PC can ___ an existing mainframe. (communicate)

Απάντηση:

Σταθεροί συνδυασμοί ρήματος+πρόθεσης: fail to, succeed in, congratulate sb on, communicate with.

Σύνοψη: a. fail to adopt. b. use / are using. c. hasn't succeeded in finding. d. congratulated him on getting. e. can communicate with.

Άσκηση 2 (σελ. 225)

Ερώτηση: Use the correct tense of the verbs in brackets (more than one possibilities). a. Marketing specialists through a crisis of indecision nowadays. (go) b. Many companies that have failed to adopt new technology considerable ground to competitors. (lose) c. I'll give you the address when I a house to live in. (find) d. He will not start the new programme until he another PC. (buy) e. As he is a first-time user he ___ his PC well. (not operate)

Απάντηση:

a. «nowadays» → Present Continuous/Simple. c-d: χρονικές προτάσεις (when/until) → Present, όχι Future. e: γενική διαπίστωση → Present Simple, αρνητικά.

Σύνοψη: a. are going / go. b. lose/have lost. c. find. d. buys. e. does not operate.

Κριτήρια αξιολόγησης:

Στο (c) και (d) η κύρια πρόταση είναι στο μέλλον, αλλά η δευτερεύουσα χρονική πρόταση (when/until) μένει σε Present.

Άσκηση 3 (σελ. 225)

Ερώτηση: Match the word in column A with its correct definition in column B. 1. department 2. critical 3. main 4. personal 5. increase 6. communicate 7. adopt 8. compatible — with: a. very serious b. make or become larger in amount or number c. accept d. section e. most important, essential, basic f. contact g. concerning, belonging to, or for the use of a particular person h. that can exist or work together with another.

Απάντηση:

Κάθε αριθμημένη λέξη αντιστοιχεί σε ΕΝΑ γράμμα-ορισμό.

Σύνοψη: 1-d (department = section) · 2-a (critical = very serious) · 3-e (main = most important, essential) · 4-g (personal = for the use of a particular person) · 5-b (increase = make/become larger) · 6-f (communicate = contact) · 7-c (adopt = accept) · 8-h (compatible = can work together with another).

Άσκηση 4 (σελ. 226)

Ερώτηση: Complete the table below. VERB / NOUN — sense/… · …/information · fail/… · conduct/… · …/equipment · adopt/… · …/competitor · communicate/… · …/user · increase/… · …/facility · permit/… .

Απάντηση:

Κάθε σειρά συμπληρώνεται με το ρήμα ή το ουσιαστικό που λείπει από την ίδια οικογένεια λέξεων.

Σύνοψη: sense/sense · inform/information · fail/failure · conduct/conduct · equip/equipment · adopt/adoption · compete/competitor · communicate/communication · use/user · increase/increase · facilitate/facility · permit/permission.

Κριτήρια αξιολόγησης:

Ορισμένα ζεύγη (sense, conduct, increase) έχουν την ίδια λέξη και ως ρήμα και ως ουσιαστικό.
Το «permit» υπάρχει και ως ουσιαστικό (άδεια), αλλά το συνηθέστερο ουσιαστικό είναι «permission».

Άσκηση 5 (σελ. 226)

Ερώτηση: Read the text again and find what or who the words in bold print refer to. e.g. While THEY sense that information technology … (line 2) → answer: Marketing specialists. a. … THEY are unsure of … (line 5) b. … what equipment THEY need and how to use IT. (line 7) c. … to give THEMSELVES an edge. (line 12) d. THE FIRST is: (line 15) e. … IT can communicate with an existing mainframe. (line 20) f. … THEY get a PC, only to find that … (line 22) g. … IT is not compatible with the company's main computer. (line 23)

Απάντηση:

Κάθε αντωνυμία/δεικτική λέξη αναφέρεται πίσω στο πλησιέστερο λογικό ουσιαστικό του κειμένου.
Στο (c): «…will lose considerable ground to competitors that can and will use microcomputers to give themselves an edge» — το «themselves» αναφέρεται στους ανταγωνιστές (competitors), όχι στις εταιρείες που δεν υιοθετούν τη νέα τεχνολογία.

Σύνοψη: a. they = marketing specialists. b. they = marketing specialists / it = equipment. c. themselves = competitors (that can and will use microcomputers). d. the first = the first critical question. e. it = a personal microcomputer (PC). f. they = (most) first-time users. g. it = the PC.

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