Ενδεικτικές λύσεις των 13 φιλτραρισμένων ασκήσεων της ενότητας (σελ. 299-301): 8 ερωτήσεις κατανόησης/κρίσεως (A. Questions) + 5 κλειστές ασκήσεις λεξιλογίου/γραμματικής (B. Exercises). ΕΚΤΟΣ το μπλοκ «Listen to the passage and say if the following statements are true or false» (10 ερωτήσεις, απαιτεί ήχο).
Ερώτηση: How are marketers trying to win customers?
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Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) Marketers are trying to win customers through advertising, public relations, design and other traditional promotional activities.
Ερώτηση: Which is one of the most important marketing tools?
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Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) Customer relations and the art of retaining customers.
Ερώτηση: Is it true that if a company gets no complaints from customers, they have succeeded in their product line or service?
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Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) No, it isn't. This is far from the truth: these companies don't know how many dissatisfied customers they have, because most dissatisfied customers do not complain.
Ερώτηση: Which are the three main reasons for not complaining?
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Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) First, it is not worth the time and effort to complain. Second, the consumer doesn't know where or how to complain. Third, there is a general belief that the company will not do anything about the problem even if a complaint is made.
Ερώτηση: Which of these three reasons, do you think, is the most important one?
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Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) In my opinion, the most important reason is the general belief that the company will not do anything about the problem, because it discourages consumers from complaining even when they know how to complain and have the time to do it.
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Ερώτηση: If you were dissatisfied with a product you bought, would you complain or not? Why?
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Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) Yes, I would complain, because, as the text says, complaints are a key to sales: they give the company the chance to deal with the problem and give me the chance to get satisfaction instead of simply remaining dissatisfied.
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Ερώτηση: What happens when consumers complain and receive satisfaction?
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Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) When consumers complain and receive satisfaction and the complaint is dealt with very quickly, the retention of business level goes up to almost 100%.
Ερώτηση: Would you remain loyal to a company if you complained to them and received satisfaction?
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Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) Yes, I would remain loyal to the company, because a quick and satisfactory answer to my complaint would show that the company cares about its customers; this is why, according to the text, the retention of business level then goes up to almost 100%.
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Ερώτηση: Fill in the blanks with the proper tense of the verbs in brackets. a. He ………..…........... for two hours. When is he going to finish? (work) b. Look! Somebody ………..…........... that window. (break) c. Your eyes are wet. ………..…........... you ………..…...........? (cry) d. My father ………..…........... me how to drive when I was 17. (teach) e. Where ………..…........... you ………..…........... last night? I ………..…........... you several times but there was no answer. (go, call) f. Ann will ring you up, when she ………..…........... . (come) g. Please, let me know, when you ………..…........... him. (meet) h. The children ………..…........... never ………..…........... to an art gallery before. (be)
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Σύνοψη: a. has been working. b. has broken. c. Have ... been crying. d. taught. e. did ... go / called. f. comes. g. meet. h. have ... been.
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Ερώτηση: Give the opposites of the adjectives given below: a. important, b. simple, c. dissatisfied, d. unhappy, e. efficient, f. lazy, g. capable, h. different, i. interesting, j. friendly. Now use one or more of the adjectives in the above list — or their opposites — to describe the following nouns: worker, book, face, customer, girl, person, machine.
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Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) a. unimportant. b. complicated/complex. c. satisfied. d. happy. e. inefficient. f. hard-working/diligent. g. incapable. h. similar/same. i. boring. j. unfriendly. — Εφαρμογή (ενδεικτικά): a hard-working worker, an interesting book, a happy face, a satisfied customer, a friendly girl, an efficient person, an efficient machine.
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Ερώτηση: Complete the following sentences so that they make sense. a. If ………..…..........., you will not get any new orders. b. If ………..…..........., you should tell them. c. If ………..…..........., it would have sold well. d. What would you do, if ………..…...........? e. You must complain, if ………..…........... . f. Very few consumers will remain loyal to the company, if ………..…........... .
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Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) a. If you don't deal with customer complaints properly, you will not get any new orders. b. If you know of any defective products, you should tell them. c. If the advertisement had been better, it would have sold well. d. What would you do, if you were dissatisfied with a product? e. You must complain, if a product is defective. f. Very few consumers will remain loyal to the company, if their complaints are not dealt with.
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Ερώτηση: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate preposition. a. Marketers try to win customers ………..…........... advertising and public relations. b. The art ………..…........... retaining customers is one ………..…........... the most important marketing tools. c. Customers' complaints are a key ………..…........... sales. d. There are many reasons ………..…........... which customers don't complain. e. There is a general belief that the company will not do anything ………..…........... the problem. f. When a consumer is dissatisfied ………..…........... a major purchase, he is not likely ………..…........... buy the same company again. g. The unhappy consumers will not remain loyal ………..…........... the company. h. If the complaint is dealt ………..…........... quickly, the retention ………..…........... business level goes ………..….... ………..….... almost a 100%.
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Σύνοψη: a. through. b. of / of. c. to. d. for. e. about. f. with / to. g. to. h. with / of / up to.
Ερώτηση: Complete the following table (Noun — Adjective): satisfaction — ……. · ……. — traditional · ……. — promotional · argument — ……. · product — ……. · apathy — ……. · ……. — real · loyalty — ……. · activity — ……. · ……. — domestic.
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Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) satisfaction — satisfactory/satisfied. tradition — traditional. promotion — promotional. argument — argumentative. product — productive. apathy — apathetic. reality — real. loyalty — loyal. activity — active. domesticity (home) — domestic.
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