I. Vocabulary section

While doing exercises you can refer to the vocabulary list (p. 64-66) which contains English words and word-combinations and their Russian equivalents.

Exercise 1*

The table shows four main roles of managers: planning, organizing, leading and controlling. Below the table is a list of management functions.

Write each function under the correct heading.

Summarise information about mangers’ functions using the following models: The planning role includes such functions as … . The leading role deals with … . The organising role consists of … .

Planning	Organizing
Leading	Controlling

Management functions

communicating with staff comparing results with targets deciding strategy taking on new staff empowering staff to take decisions identifying change identifying needs managing resources monitoring quality standards motivation putting systems in place setting objectives time management team-building supervision

Exercise 2*

The words below are often used to speak about managers’ work. Look at the ways these nouns are formed. Put the verbs below into the correct columns in the table. Make up sentences with this vocabulary about managers’ work, e.g., Managers often have to take decisions about the company development.

Noun Verb Suffix

assessment assess + ment

administration administer + ation

decide develop inform manage

evaluate communicate involve motivate

satisfy organize compare improve

-ment	-ion/-tion/-ation/-action	-sion/-ison

Exercise 3*

Match the nouns from the box with the verbs given below. Remember that a lot of nouns can be matched with more than one verb.

Make up sentences about managers’ responsibilities, e.g., Managers set targets and allocate resources.

proposals resources responsibilities sales staff subordinates targets tasks profit contracts decisions jobs objectives people performance results competitors markets

1. allocate 8. measure

2. analyse 9. motivate

3. communicate 10. negotiate

4. delegate 11. perform

5. develop 12. set

6. forecast 13. supervise

7. make 14. train