divendres, 21 de gener del 2011

DESCRIBING FUNCTIONS

  •  To set up a videoconference - (Organitzar una videoconferència)
  • To create spreadsheets - ( Preparar fulls de càlcul)
  • To distribute company memos - ( Distribuir els memos de 'empresa)
  • To update mailing lists - (Posar al dia llistes d'adreçes)
  • To answer the telephone - (Contestar el telèfon)
  • To make travel arrangements - ( Organitzar viatges)
  • To deliver messages - ( Entregar missatges)
  • To sort checks - (Organitzar els xecs)
  • To prepare materials for presentations - (Preparar materials per les presentacions)
  • To handle customer complaints - ( Gestionar les queixes dels clients)
  • To issue invoices - ( Emetre factures)
  • Incoming mail - ( Correspondència que es rep)
  • To  greet - ( Rebre /Saludar)
  • To type agendas for meetings- ( Escriure o passar a l'ordinador els assumptes de les reunions)
  •  Outgoing mail - ( Correspondència que s'envia)
  • The office staff - ( El personal)
  • Debtors - (Morosos)
  • Requests - (Peticions, sol.licituds)




EXAMPLES :

Boss 1 :  Sam, you're going to be in charge of creating spreadsheets, distributing company memos and seting up videoconferences.......

Boss 2:   Lisa, you 're going to be in charge of updating the mailing lists, answering the telephone, making the travel arrangements for the office staff.........

Boss 3:  Monique, you' re going to be in charge of making arrangements for meetings and conferences, delivering messages, sorting checks .........

Boss 4: Pam, you're going to be in  charge of calling debtors, handling customer complaints, distributing all incoming mail, processing outgoing mail ......

Boss 5:  Justin,  you're going to be in charge of issuing invoices, preparing materials for presentations, greeting and assisting visitors. .......

Boss 6:  Simon, you're going to be in charge of handling requests for information from the public, typing agendas for meetings............

EXERCISE
. Try to understand the meening of these examples.