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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

Completamento del testo

Scegli l'opzione migliore per completare ogni spazio numerato nei due testi.

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.

Comprensione del testo

Scegli la risposta corretta in base all'avviso e all'e-mail.

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

Soluzioni

Completamento del testo

b) scheduledBe scheduled to do something è una forma passiva che significa che è pianificato per un certo momento.
c) relocateDopo will serve la forma base del verbo: will relocate.
d) Two additional meeting rooms will be available on the ground floor during this time.La frase successiva inizia con These rooms can be reserved, quindi la frase mancante deve introdurre delle stanze. Sostituisce anche le stanze chiuse del terzo piano.
a) patienceDopo your serve un nome. Thank you for your patience è un'espressione cortese comune; patients sono le persone che vanno dal medico.
d) directedQuesta è una forma passiva (should be + participio passato): questions should be directed to someone.
b) byBy significa non più tardi di un certo momento. L'imballaggio deve essere finito prima della fine di venerdì.
a) valuableServe un aggettivo prima del nome equipment: valuable equipment.
b) Your temporary desks will be ready for you from 8 a.m. on 6 May.L'e-mail riguarda il trasloco, e la frase successiva parla di telefoni e stampanti pronti quando il personale arriverà lunedì 6 maggio.

Comprensione del testo

c) to inform staff about arrangements during building workL'avviso spiega che cosa cambierà mentre il terzo piano è in ristrutturazione.
a) about three weeksL'avviso dice che i lavori dovrebbero durare circa tre settimane.
b) release the room promptlyL'avviso chiede di liberare subito le stanze se una riunione viene annullata.
d) early in the morning or in the eveningI lavori più rumorosi saranno svolti al mattino presto o dopo le 6 p.m. ogni volta che è possibile.
a) It usually works on the third floor.Il team si sposta al primo piano durante la ristrutturazione, quindi di solito lavora al terzo piano.
c) take them home on FridayMariam dice che i portatili non vanno imballati e che il personale deve portarli a casa venerdì.