English vocabulary for parts of an office exercise part 2

In this second of two online exercises on parts of an office, you'll learn and remember the names in English of more parts of offices and objects which are commonly found in them.

If you haven't done the first part of this exercise, I recommend that you do this first.

Exercise: Showing a visitor around an office continued

In the following conversation Jane continues to show a visitor, Simon, around the the office where she works.

From the context, try to guess what the object or place is in an office of the words in bold below. Then do the quiz at the end to check if you are right.

Jane:'Through these door is our department. As you can see on this floor of the office the design/layout is open plan. It is just one big room with no walls/barriers between all the desks.'

Simon:'Is it like this on every floor in the office?'

Jane:'On most it is. But in the customer services department on the floor above us, each member of the department works in a cubicle, where staff are separated/surrounded by a thin wall from each other to reduce noise and have some privacy.'

Simon:'Are there no offices?'

Jane:'Yes, there are a few offices on each floor. These separate and private rooms are only for the managers of each department.

On this floor there are 3 different departments. So the floor is divided into three different sections. The section for the marketing department where I work is to the right of us. Can you see the sign with marketing on it?'

Simon:'Yes.'

Jane:'Well, that's the section for the marketing department.

So, let's go up to the fourth floor where we are having the meeting. It's quicker to take the stairs and walk up from here.'

1 minute later

Jane:'So this section of the floor is for meetings and training. As you can see there are separate rooms. This one is a training room, where we do training and teach people courses.'

Simon:'It's like a classroom in a school. What's that room?'

Jane:'That's the server room, where the computers which run the computer network in the office are.

And this one is the meeting room where we will be having today's meeting in.'

Simon:'Where are the toilets? I think I need to go before the meeting starts.'

Jane:'There are on the corridor in front of the lift.'

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Quiz:

Below is a photo/picture of each of the words in bold from the above text. Now choose the word from the question's selection box which you believe matches the photo/picture. Only use one word once. Click on the "Check" button at the bottom of the quiz to check your answers.

When the answer is correct, two icons will appear below the answer. The "" icon contains extra information on the word/phrase. In the "" icon, you can listen to the pronunciation of the word/phrase.

1. This room is called a

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Training room: (noun) These are rooms in offices where training and classes are done for staff/employees. In Spanish: "sala de formación". Close

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2. Rooms like these are called

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Offices: (noun) An 'office' in an office or house is a room where one person works (in private and quiet). Normally, 'offices' are only for managers. In Spanish: "despachos". Close

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3. Offices with this layout are called

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Open plan: (adjective) An 'open plan office' is a design/layout of an office where there is no separation (no walls) between all the desks. It's basically a room with desks. In Spanish: "oficina de planta abierta". Close

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4. This room is called a

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Meeting room: (noun) These are rooms in offices where meetings are performed/held. In some companies, they call a luxurious 'meeting room' a 'conference room'. In Spanish: "sala de reunión". Close

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5. Office floors can be separated into

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Sections: (noun) In large offices, different departments or teams often work on the same floor. To help people find a department or team, floors are often divided into different 'sections' (e.g. the marketing section, the IT section etc...). Often the different 'sections' of a floor have a sign hanging from the ceiling to tell people which 'section' it is. In Spanish: "secciones de la planta". Close

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6. These places are called

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Toilets: (noun) In America these are sometimes called 'restrooms'. In Spanish: "aseos". Close

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7. This room is called a

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Server room: (noun) This is a room in an office where the servers and other IT equipment which run the office's computer system are kept. In Spanish: "sala de servidores". Close

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8. Each of these is called a

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Cubicle: (noun) This is a type of workspace in an office where a desk is surrounded by a type of wall. 'cubicles' are used to reduce the amount of noise and give people privacy. In Spanish: "cubículo". Close

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