Question

ТЕКСТ Я СДЕЛАЛ, ОТВЕТЬТЕ ПОЖАЛУЙСТА НА ВОПРОСЫ 60 БАЛЛОВ! Exercise 20. Complete the text with expressions from the box and answer the questions after it. Translate the text. I'll never forget my first day at that office. I was told to arrive at 8.30, but when I got there the whole place seemed to be empty. I didn't know what to do, because I was offered no information about the building or where I was going to work, so I just waited around until some of the secretaries began to turn up. Finally I was shown a dirty office on the fifth floor, where I was given a desk in a corner. Nothing happened for an hour, then I was given some letters to type on a computer by one of the senior secretaries. This wasn't very successful, because I had never been taught how to use a computer. By lunchtime things hadn't got any better, and I decided that. I wasn't being paid enough to put up with this nonsense, so I walked out and didn't go back. 1) When was the man told to be at work? 2) What did he do when he arrived and why? 3) What was his workplace like? 4) Why wasn’t he satisfied with his workplace? 5) What task was he given? 6) Why wasn’t it a success? 7) Why did he think he wasn’t being paid enough? 8) What did he decide to do? 9) Was he right?

Answer 1

Ответ:

1) Man was told to be at work at 8.30.

2) Man didn't know what to do, because he was offered no information about the building or where he was going to work, so he just waited around until some of the secretaries began to turn up.

3) His workplace was like a dirty office on the fifth floor.

4) Man wasn't satisfied with his workplace because , firstly, it was messy(or dirty) , secondly, he was given a desk in a corner.

5) He was given some letters to type on a computer by one of the senior secretaries.

6) It wasn't a success, because he had never been taught how to use a computer.

7) Man think he wasn’t being paid enough , because things hadn't got any better and he couldn't put up with this nonsense.

8) He decided to walk out and didn't go back.

9) To my mind, he was totally right.

Объяснение:

So, something like this:)

Answer 2

Sure, I'd be happy to help you answer the questions based on the given text.

1. When was the man told to be at work?

• The man was told to arrive at 8.30 for work.

2. What did he do when he arrived and why?

• When he arrived at 8.30, he found the office seemingly empty and waited around until some secretaries began to turn up because he wasn't provided any information about the building or his workplace.

3. What was his workplace like?

• His workplace was a dirty office on the fifth floor where he was given a desk in a corner.

4. Why wasn’t he satisfied with his workplace?

• He wasn't satisfied with his workplace because he received no information about the building or his job, the office was dirty, and he was not trained on how to use a computer, which was required for the task he was given.

5. What task was he given?

• He was given some letters to type on a computer by one of the senior secretaries.

6. Why wasn’t it a success?

• Typing the letters on the computer wasn't successful because he had never been taught how to use a computer.

7. Why did he think he wasn’t being paid enough?

• He thought he wasn't being paid enough because he felt the work conditions and lack of support weren't commensurate with the compensation.

8. What did he decide to do?

• He decided to walk out and not go back to work.

9. Was he right?

• Given the lack of information, inadequate training, and dissatisfaction with the workplace, his decision to leave may have been reasonable from his perspective. However, whether he was entirely right would depend on various factors and perspectives.