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Office Automation 14-41

Wiwat: 1 1) , Mr. Johnson. I also suggest that we
Mr. Johnson:
Orawan: get a telex or at the very least a fax machine.

Mm. Good idea. Anything else?
Mr. Wright:
Mr. Johnson: W ell. 12) recently in the typing pool about our

typewriters that they’re old-fashioned and hard to operate — that sort of thing.

Y eah, and not only that, the letters are often uneven. What’s more the

correspondence is often full of mistakes so we have to send them back to be

corrected.

Exactly! 13) get a word processing program.

That way we can cut down on mistakes and save time.

M m…sounds like a good idea. Well then, 14) .

We install four computer terminal — one in each department with full word

processing facilities. At the same time I think we should install a photocopier

in the hallway for everone to use. And finally, 15)

getting a fax machine to speed up communications between the Head Office

and our clients, as well as salesman in the field.

Activity 23 Writing Practice
Make a list of the expressions used in the dialogue as indicated in the following table.

Language used in Samples from the dialogue

1. Starting a meeting 1.
2. Asking for opinions/comments 2.
3. Giving opinions 3.
4. Asking for suggestions 4.
5. Giving suggestions 5.
6. Showing agreement 6.

Focus on Language: Making Suggestions
สำ�นวนภ​ าษา​ที่ใ​ช้ใ​น​การเ​สนอ​แนะ เช่น
- I think we ought to …
- It might be a good idea if we (+ verb – simple past)
- It might be worth (+ v–ing + something)
worthwhile
- Why don’t we [+ v (base form]?