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Innovation in Learning

A A BUSINESS VOCABULARY

Office equipment and supplies

Lesson code: 1877-G5I8-5J22 PRE-INTERMEDIATE

1 Office supplies
Match the words to the pictures.

a calculator a clipboard a highlighter a hole punch

a rubber stamp a stapler drawing pins glue
paperclips rubber bands sellotape Tipp-ex

1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

7. 8. 9.

10. 11. 12.

Which of these things do you use? How often do you use them?
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Office equipment and supplies
Innovation in Learning

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2 Paper
Match the names of the objects to the pictures, then put them into the correct categories below.

a file/a folder an envelope

a notepad labels
paper post-it notes

You put a letter inside it:

You write down ideas in it:

You print documents on it:

You stick them on your desk if you need to

remember something:

You use it to store documents:

You use them to show what is inside a box:

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Office equipment and supplies
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3 Office equipment
Complete the sentences with the correct words.

water cooler filing cabinet shelves

awards coffee machine plant

1. Do you want a cold drink? I'm going to the .

2. I can't close the top drawer of the . There are too many documents in there.
3. You can put your books and files on these here.
4. Our company does a lot of good work. We have won many .
5. It's great that we have a . I can have a hot drink in the office now.
6. If we get a for the office, we have to remember to give it water.

4 Useful equipment
Work with a partner. Put the pieces of equipment in order from the most useful to the least useful.
Compare your answers with other pairs.

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Office equipment and supplies - Key
Innovation in Learning

A A A A BUSINESS VOCABULARY

1- Office supplies

Students can work alone and check in pairs.

1. a clipboard 2. a highlighter 3. a hole punch 4. a rubber stamp

5. a calculator 6. a stapler 7. paperclips 8. rubber bands
9. drawing pins 10. Tipp-ex 11. sellotape 12. glue

2- Paper

Students can work in pairs and check their answers with the teacher.
Pictures: 1. post-it notes, 2. a notepad, 3. an envelope, 4. a file/a folder, 5. labels, 6. paper

You put a letter inside it: an envelope

You write down ideas in it: a notepad
You print documents on it: paper
You stick them on your desk if you need to remember something: post-it notes
You use it to store documents: a file/a folder
You use them to show what is inside a box: labels (and sometimes post-it notes)

3- Office equipment

Students can work alone and check in pairs.

1. water cooler 2. filing cabinet 3. shelves

4. awards 5. coffee machine 6. plant

4- Useful equipment

Give students a time limit, for example 5 minutes. Revise any vocabulary for things in the picture if necessary.
Monitor the activity and make a note of any typical errors and useful vocabulary.

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