Work Environments - Offices Flashcards

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People who helps other person or people with their day-to-day jobs.This usually administration work in an office.

A

An assistant

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A meeting room where many people can meet, usually around a table, to talk.

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A boardroom

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A business bag to carry documents in. It is usually rectangular, hard, and made from leather.

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A briefcase

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4
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A small card with contact and personal details that one business person may give to another.

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A business card

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A small workspace, often the size of a desk, that separated from the staff on either side barriers.

A

A cubicle

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A section of a company that does a specific job. For example, the accounts department and the marketing department.

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A department

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À machine that you feed a document into. It makes an electronic copy and, via a telephone line, sends it to another company who receive it as a print out.

A

A fax machine

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A piece of office furniture, with drawers, that stores documents, often in alphabetical order.

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A filing cabinet

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9
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A document that is sent to request payment for a profuct or service.

A

An invoice

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10
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Business communication in the form of a note to tell a group of people to do something or to inform of upcoming news or changes in policy, etc.

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A memo ( a memorandum)

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The chairs, desks, cabinets, shelves, etc, in the office.

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The office furniture

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A large room with many desks where people sit and work. This may, or may not, be divided into cubicles.

A

An open-plan office

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13
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À machine that copies documents and prints them out.

A

A photocopier

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À machine that is usually connected to a computer and prints out copies of work produced

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A printer

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15
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A document that is sent as a request to buy a product or service

A

A purchase order

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16
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An area of the office near the entrance where receptionist or assistant sits and deals with all visitors.

A

The reception area

17
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À machine that copies a document and sends it to a computer, a usb, or prints it out

A

A scanner

18
Q

The pens, pencils, notebooks, staplers, paper, etc, in an office.

A

The stationery

19
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À machine, which a phone is connected to, that used to direct phone calls drops callers to the person they wish speak to.

A

A switchboard

20
Q

A person who covers another person’s job when that person is away on holiday, maternity leave, etc.

A

A temp

21
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À machine that chills or heats water and dispenses it.

A

A water cooler