Vocabulary
filing cabinet
founder
desk
everyone
typewriter
different
someone
work day
ballpoint pen
letter
desk pad, blotter
bookend
no one
drawer
paper
telephone
office
to type
firm
wastepaper basket
during
fountain pen
per
probably
wheel
to throw
safe
important
Inc. (incorporated)
adding machine
week
to see
on what
1. What is the name of this firm?
2. Who is probably the founder of this firm?
3. Is anybody in the office?
4. How many desks are to be seen in the picture?
5. How many drawers does each desk have?
6. Which desk doesn’t have a desk pad?
7. What does the secretary use to type letters?
8. Is there a ballpoint pen or a fountain pen near the typewriter?
9. Is the adding machine on a desk or on a cart?
10. Is the telephone on the first, second, or third desk?
11. Does everyone have a telephone?
12. Do you throw important papers in the wastepaper basket?
13. What is hanging on the wall to the left of the door?
14. Where is the filing cabinet?
15. What is in the safe?
16. Where do you see bookends?
17. Where is the clock? What time is it?
18. How many days per week do people work in this office?
19. Does this office look different during a work day?
20. Why is nobody in the office?
Paragraph: My Office
Write a paragraph describing your office, the people working there, and your job.