Ενδεικτικές λύσεις των 10 φιλτραρισμένων ασκήσεων της ενότητας (σελ. 236-238): 5 ερωτήσεις κατανόησης (A. Questions) + 5 κλειστές ασκήσεις λεξιλογίου/γραμματικής (B. Exercises).
Ερώτηση: What did an undertaken survey a few years ago express?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: It expressed concern about the underutilisation of computers in the sales function.
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Ερώτηση: Do all the surveyed companies know the opportunities for improving the sales force?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: No, they do not — at least half of the companies surveyed are ignoring the opportunities for improving the performance of the sales force.
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Ερώτηση: How has the situation improved now?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: The situation has improved because numerous companies are now making extensive use of the new technologies in the sales function.
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Ερώτηση: What is the major aim of all new technological applications?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: To reduce administrative costs and save time, increase the productivity of the sales force, provide more accurate and up-to-date marketing information and improve customer services.
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Ερώτηση: How are changes loaded into the pocket computer?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: Changes are loaded via cassette and tape recorder.
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Ερώτηση: Complete the following by putting the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. In 1985, an English company (undertake1) a survey about the use of computers. Some years after that, another company (undertake2) the same kind of survey. The report of the old survey (notice3) that computers (be4) only used to reduce difficulties. Now the situation (improve5). A lot of companies use the new technologies extensively. The computers (be programmed6) to provide facilities and promote sales.
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: 1. undertook. 2. undertook. 3. noticed. 4. were. 5. has improved. 6. have been programmed.
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Ερώτηση: Write the boldfaced words in the appropriate column (Verb / Noun / Adj. / Adv.) from the sentences: a. A survey undertaken a few years ago expressed concern about the underutilisation of computers in the sales function. b. The survey report observed that computers are mainly used to reduce clerical effort. c. The major aim of all applications is to reduce administrative costs. d. It's also to increase and improve customer services. e. It's a key factor on their direct selling activities. f. In the rapidly changing environment of new technology, there are frequent product and price changes.
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: Verb: expressed, observed, reduce, increase, improve, changing. Noun: survey, concern, underutilisation, function, report, effort, aim, applications, cost, factor, activities, environment, technology, changes. Adjective: administrative, direct, frequent, new. Adverb: mainly, also, rapidly.
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Ερώτηση: In each group of four words decide which one is the odd-man-out. Put it in a circle. a. at, in, on, near b. function, reduce, company, performance c. comes, was, sells, has d. function, computer, flower, technology e. productivity, mainly, fortunately, rapidly.
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: a. near (οι άλλες τρεις είναι καθαρές προθέσεις· near μπορεί να λειτουργεί και ως επίρρημα/επίθετο). b. reduce (ρήμα· οι άλλες τρεις είναι ουσιαστικά). c. was (μοναδικός χρόνος Past Simple· οι άλλες τρεις είναι Present Simple). d. flower (άσχετη με τεχνολογία/υπολογιστές· οι άλλες τρεις ανήκουν στο θεματικό πεδίο του κειμένου). e. productivity (μοναδικό ουσιαστικό· οι άλλες τρεις είναι επιρρήματα).
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Ερώτηση: Correct the wrongly spelled words in the following paragraph: "Fortiunatly, the situasion has now improoved, and numerus companies are making extesive use of the new tecknologies in the sails function. The mayor aim of all aplications is to reduce administreitive costs and shave time."
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: Fortunately, the situation has now improved, and numerous companies are making extensive use of the new technologies in the sales function. The major aim of all applications is to reduce administrative costs and save time.
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Ερώτηση: Complete the following table (positive / comparative / superlative): few/…/… · …/…/least · extensive/…/… · …/more/… · accurate/…/… · high/…/… · frequent/…/… · rapid/…/… .
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: few/fewer/fewest · little/less/least · extensive/more extensive/most extensive · accurate/more accurate/most accurate (positive αντίστοιχο της σειράς «…/more/…» → accurate) · high/higher/highest · frequent/more frequent/most frequent · rapid/more rapid/most rapid.
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