Exercises for the German classes of migrants: tasks in the office

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Task 1:

New words What fits together?

middle-class
tile
the correspondence
the statistics
The meeting
6. the overview

B: a table of numbers that show how often certain things occur somewhere.
C: Congress or Conference; a meeting of professionals who discuss and provide information on a specific topic
D: Correspondence
A: the ability, especially to see the connections between things
E: not very poor and not very rich
Q: There is this in the bathroom on the floor and on the wall

Task 2:

The books on the subject (advertising)

Read the text

Vera Fröhlich is an office communications clerk at Job. She works for a medium-sized company Company, the WESA GmbH. WESA manufactures tiles for indoor use. Vera Fröhlich mostly works in the Office , because she has to do all the correspondence. She has to process incoming and outgoing mail every day. She checks which letters and packages have arrived and what needs to be sent. She also takes phone calls. She often has to provide callers with information about the company and its products. Is the new collection already here? Are the tiles also available in blue?

Vera Fröhlich works a lot on the computer. It creates statistics and files. She has bills check and make transfers.

She also keeps the boss's diary and reminds him of appointments. If the Executive Vera Fröhlich has to prepare for the trip when going on a business trip. She must reserve a hotel room and have the hotel reservation confirmed. Sometimes Vera Fröhlich also has to go to conferences and seminars with her boss. Here she has to assist her boss.

Vera Fröhlich also manages the office material. It is responsible for the distribution of printer paper, pens, etc.

In all of this, Vera Fröhlich must keep an overview.

Task 3:

Which verb from the text fits the nouns?

correspondence * (object)
Incoming and outgoing mail *
phone calls
Information*
Statistics and files *
6. Transfers
7. Appointments calendar *
8. To dates *
9. Business trips *
10. At conferences and seminars *
1The office supplies *
1The overview

Task:

Discounts for your success (advertising)!

For some verbs * from problem 3, there are also nouns. What's your name?

Verb
No men

Task 5:

Write to task 3 sentences. Use the passive with the modal verb “must”

1. The correspondence has to be done.

2. ___________________________________________________
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3. ___________________________________________________
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4. ___________________________________________________
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5. ___________________________________________________
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6. ___________________________________________________
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7. ___________________________________________________
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8. ___________________________________________________
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9. ___________________________________________________
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10. ___________________________________________________
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11. ___________________________________________________
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12. ___________________________________________________
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Task 6:

Vera Cheerful is sick. Your tasks have not been done. Write in Perfect Passive.

The correspondence has not been completed.

2. ___________________________________________________
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3. ___________________________________________________
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4. ___________________________________________________
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5. ___________________________________________________
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6. ___________________________________________________
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7. ___________________________________________________
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8. ___________________________________________________
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9. ___________________________________________________
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10. ___________________________________________________
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11. ___________________________________________________
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12. ___________________________________________________
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Solutions:

Task:

1E, 2F, 3D, 4B, 5C, 6A

Task:

deal with the correspondence
Process incoming and outgoing mail
To answer calls
Provide information
Statistics and Files draw up
6. Make transfers
7. Keep an appointment calendar
8. Remind appointments
9. Prepare for business trips
10. Assist in meetings and seminars
1Manage the office supplies
1Keep an overview

Task

do - get it done
edit - edit
grant - grant
create - creation
to lead - Guide
6. remember - reminder
7. prepare – Preparation
8. assist - assistance
9. manage - administration

Task

The correspondence has to be done.
The incoming and outgoing mail must be processed.
The phone calls must be accepted.
Information must be given.
Statistics and data need to be compiled.
6. Transfers must be made.
7. The appointment calendar must be kept.
8. Appointments must be reminded
9. Business trips need to be prepared.
10. Assistance must be provided at conferences and seminars.
1The office supplies must be managed
1The overview must be kept

6. Task:

The correspondence has not been completed.
The incoming and outgoing mail has not been processed.
The phone calls were not taken.
No information was given.
Statistics and files have not been created.
6. No transfers have been made.
7. The appointment calendar has not been kept.
8. Appointments have not been reminded
9. Business trips have not been prepared
10. There was no assistance at conferences and seminars.
1The office supplies have not been managed.
1The overview has not been kept

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