ELC3203

Reports
Findings Section
This is a possible answer to Activity 20. Put a suitable word in each gap. The first
letter is given to you.

2. Findings
Table 4 clearly i______________ (1) the lower levels of satisfaction of junior staff
c______________ (2) to senior staff in most aspects. The dissatisfaction among
junior staff is s______________ (3) with the equipment they have to use and
their furniture. Neither junior nor senior staff find the pantry s______________
(4).

2.1 Equipment
Only a q______________ (5) of junior staff are satisfied with the equipment, as
o______________ (6) to nearly three quarters of senior staff. One
p______________ (7) reason for this is that senior staff have recently been
p______________ (8) with new computers and telephones, while junior
members have to use computers that are o______________ (9) 5 years old.
This m______________ (10) that their computers often slow down when many
programs are being run at the same time.

2.2 Furniture
A similar r______________ (11) is found with office furniture. Over half of junior
staff a______________ (12) disgruntled with their tables and chairs, compared
to o_____________ (13) a quarter of senior staff. This could be
d_____________ (14) to the junior staff having wooden and plastic furniture
which is now 10-15 years old, while senior staff usually get new furniture every 2-
3 years. One result of this is perhaps that junior staff t______________ (15) to
have more health problems and so take more sick leave then ther senior
colleagues.

2.3 Pantry
Both junior and senior staff are d______________ (16) with the pantry in the
office with just a______________ (17) half of all staff expressing satisfaction with
this a______________ (18). It a______________ (19) that staff want more than
just a water bottle and fridge in the pantry, and it s______________ (20) that
they are also unhappy with its cleanliness. This means that all staff are
i______________ (21) to leave the office at lunch time and queue up at nearby
fast food restaurants which could result in more stress being caused.
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Reports
Findings Section

KEY
2. Findings

Table 4 clearly illustrates (1) the lower levels of satisfaction of junior staff
compared (2) to senior staff in most aspects. The dissatisfaction among junior
staff is strongest (3) with the equipment they have to use and their furniture.
Neither junior nor senior staff find the pantry satisfactory (4).

2.1 Equipment
Only a quarter (5) of junior staff are satisfied with the equipment, opposed (6) to
nearly three quarters of senior staff. One possible (7) reason for this is that
senior staff have recently been provided (8) with new computers and telephones,
while junior members have to use computers that are over (9) 5 years old. This
means (10) that their computers often slow down when many programs are being
run at the same time.

2.2 Furniture
A similar result (11) is found with office furniture. Over half of junior staff are (12)
disgruntled with their tables and chairs, compared to only (13) a quarter of senior
staff. This could be due (14) to the junior staff having wooden and plastic furniture
which is now 10-15 years old, while senior staff usually get new furniture every 2-
3 years. One result of this is perhaps that junior staff tend (15) to have more
health problems and so take more sick leave then ther senior colleagues.

2.3 Pantry
Both junior and senior staff are discontented (16) with the pantry in the office
with just around (17) half of all staff expressing satisfaction with this aspect (18).
It appears (19) that staff want more than just a water bottle and fridge in the
pantry, and it seems (20) that they are also unhappy with its cleanliness. This
means that all staff are inclined (21) to leave the office at lunch time and queue
up at nearby fast food restaurants, which could result in more stress being
caused.