Questão de Língua Inglesa

12 READ TEXT 1 AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 31 to 36: ThE DIFFERENCE bETwEEN A SECRETARy AND AN ADmINISTRATIvE ASSISTANT 1 Both secretaries and administrative assistants typically work in an office environment. The office setting differs based on the industry and the standing of the particular company. For example, 5 a secretary or administrative assistant at a manufacturing plant may work in a warehouse and a secretary or administrative assistant for an attorney may work in a high-rise building. Both secretaries and administrative assistants provide 10 clerical work on some level, with administrative assistants typically providing more advanced and specialized services. […] Secretaries typically do nothing more than basic clerical work such as typing, filing and answering 15 phones. They may also do data entry and other lower level duties such as running errands. They seldom make independent decisions. Administrative assistants often also do basic clerical duties similar to secretaries, but are 20 also often tasked with more demanding job responsibilities such as arranging meetings and conferences, researching and writing reports, and in some cases giving presentations. An administrative assistant often works with less supervision and is 25 often expected to make decisions and organize work flow independently. (adapted from http://voices.yahoo.com/the-difference- -between-secretary-administrative-7488742.html)