In the office

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Match the items in the picture with these words:

briefcase computer email fax machine keyboard mobile phone

filing cabinet mouse mouse mat photocopier printer telephone
chair desk laptop

1. 2.
3. 4.
5. 6.
7. 8.
9. 10.
11. 12.
13. 14.
15.
 Complete the sentences with words from the opposite page:

1) I need to print these documents but the ______________ isn’t working.

2) Don’t forget your ________ ________. I’ll need to contact you while you’re out of
the office.
3) I have to spend a lot of time on my computer so I’m glad my _________ is
comfortable.
4) I can’t find my ________________. I think I left it on the train and it’s got a lot of
documents in it and my glasses!
5) I really need a bigger ______________! There’s not much room on this one.
6) Could I use your _____________________? I need a copy of this document.
7) I’ll send it by ________________, it’s quicker than by normal post.
8) “Can I make a call, please?” “Yes, the _______________ is on the shelf behind the
desk.
9) The company has just invested in new _________________. The others were much
too slow and there wasn’t enough space on the hard disk.
10) I don’t need a very large _____________ _____________ because most of my
documents are on the computer.
ANSWERS

1. PRINTER 2. TELEPHONE
3. FAX MACHINE 4. FILING CABINET
5. PHOTOCOPIER 6. LAPTOP
7. MOBILE TELEPHONE 8. MOUSE
9. MOUSE PAD 10. KEYBOARD
11. EMAIL 12. CHAIR
13. BRIEFCASE 14. DESK
15. COMPUTER

1) I need to print these documents but the printer isn’t working.

2) Don’t forget your mobile phone, I’ll need to contact you while you’re out of
the office.
3) I have to spend a lot of time on my computer so I’m glad my chair is
comfortable.
4) I can’t find my briefcase. I think I left it on the train and it’s got a lot of
documents in it and my glasses!
5) I really need a bigger desk! There’s not much room on this one.
6) Could I use your photocopier? I need a copy of this document.
7) I’ll send it by email, it’s quicker than by normal post.
8) “Can I make a call, please?” “Yes, the telephone is on the shelf behind the
desk.
9) The company has just invested in new computers. The others were much
too slow and there wasn’t enough space on the hard disk.
10) I don’t need a very large filing cabinet because most of my documents are
on the computer.