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Práctica independiente al estilo del Reading de TOEIC, no es un examen oficial: completa un anuncio de empresa y un correo electrónico de seguimiento, y luego responde preguntas sobre ambos textos.

Notice: third-floor renovation

To: All staff

From: Facilities Department

Work on the renovation of the third floor is (1) ___ to begin on Monday, 6 May, and should take approximately three weeks. During this period, the third-floor meeting rooms will be closed, and employees who normally work on that floor will (2) ___ to temporary desks on the first floor.

(3) ___ These rooms can be reserved through the usual online booking system. Because space will be limited, we ask that meetings be kept short and that rooms be released promptly if a meeting is cancelled.

The contractors will carry out the noisiest work early in the morning or after 6 p.m. wherever possible. We apologise for any disruption and thank you for your (4) ___ while the work is carried out. Questions about the renovation should be (5) ___ to Daniel Osei in the Facilities Department.

Email: moving day

To: Customer Support team

From: Mariam Haddad, Office Manager

Hello everyone,

As you will have read in the notice from Facilities, our team will be working on the first floor for three weeks from 6 May. To make the move as smooth as possible, please pack the items on your desk into the boxes provided (6) ___ the end of the day on Friday, 3 May. Label each box clearly with your name and desk number.

Laptops and other (7) ___ equipment should not be packed; please take them home with you on Friday. (8) ___ The IT team will check that the phones and printers are working before you arrive on Monday morning.

Thank you,

Mariam

Completar textos

Elige la mejor opción para completar cada hueco numerado de los dos textos.

Gap 1
- a) schedule
- b) scheduled
- c) scheduling
- d) schedules
Gap 2
- a) relocation
- b) relocated
- c) relocate
- d) relocates
Gap 3
- a) The renovation was completed ahead of schedule last week.
- b) Please send your annual leave requests to your manager by Friday.
- c) The cafeteria will offer a new menu from next month.
- d) Two additional meeting rooms will be available on the ground floor during this time.
Gap 4
- a) patience
- b) patient
- c) patiently
- d) patients
Gap 5
- a) direct
- b) directing
- c) direction
- d) directed
Gap 6
- a) until
- b) by
- c) since
- d) within
Gap 7
- a) valuable
- b) value
- c) valued
- d) valuation
Gap 8
- a) The third-floor meeting rooms are open again from today.
- b) Your temporary desks will be ready for you from 8 a.m. on 6 May.
- c) Please send your holiday requests to Human Resources.
- d) The renovation of the first floor finished last year.

Comprensión lectora

Elige la respuesta correcta según el aviso y el correo electrónico.

What is the main purpose of the notice?
- a) to invite staff to a meeting about office design
- b) to ask staff to choose new furniture
- c) to inform staff about arrangements during building work
- d) to announce that the company is moving to a new building
How long is the renovation expected to take?
- a) about three weeks
- b) about one week
- c) about two months
- d) until 3 May
What are staff asked to do if a meeting is cancelled?
- a) inform Daniel Osei
- b) release the room promptly
- c) book a room on the third floor
- d) send an email to all staff
When will the contractors try to do the noisiest work?
- a) at lunchtime
- b) only at weekends
- c) on Friday afternoons
- d) early in the morning or in the evening
What is suggested about the Customer Support team?
- a) It usually works on the third floor.
- b) It is moving to the ground floor.
- c) It will work from home for three weeks.
- d) It is responsible for the renovation.
What should staff do with their laptops?
- a) pack them in the boxes provided
- b) leave them on their desks
- c) take them home on Friday
- d) give them to the IT team

Respuestas

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b) scheduledBe scheduled to do something es una forma pasiva que significa que está previsto para un momento determinado.
c) relocateDespués de will necesitamos la forma base del verbo: will relocate.
d) Two additional meeting rooms will be available on the ground floor during this time.La frase siguiente empieza con These rooms can be reserved, así que la frase que falta debe presentar unas salas. Además, sustituye a las salas cerradas del tercer piso.
a) patienceDespués de your necesitamos un sustantivo. Thank you for your patience es una frase de cortesía habitual; patients son las personas que van al médico.
d) directedEs una forma pasiva (should be + participio pasado): questions should be directed to alguien.
b) byBy significa no más tarde de una hora determinada. El embalaje debe estar terminado antes del final del viernes.
a) valuableNecesitamos un adjetivo antes del sustantivo equipment: valuable equipment.
b) Your temporary desks will be ready for you from 8 a.m. on 6 May.El correo trata de la mudanza, y la frase siguiente habla de que los teléfonos y las impresoras estarán listos cuando el personal llegue el lunes 6 de mayo.

Comprensión lectora

c) to inform staff about arrangements during building workEl aviso explica qué cambiará mientras se renueva el tercer piso.
a) about three weeksEl aviso dice que las obras deberían durar aproximadamente tres semanas.
b) release the room promptlyEl aviso pide que las salas se liberen rápidamente si se cancela una reunión.
d) early in the morning or in the eveningLos trabajos más ruidosos se harán a primera hora de la mañana o después de las 6 p. m. siempre que sea posible.
a) It usually works on the third floor.El equipo se traslada al primer piso durante la renovación, así que normalmente trabaja en el tercer piso.
c) take them home on FridayMariam dice que las laptops no deben embalarse y que el personal debe llevárselas a casa el viernes.