Vocabulary
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 376.
a) match the words with similar meanings:
| 1) appraisal | a) independence |
| 2) homeworking | b) fringe benefits |
| 3) perks | c) assessment |
| 4) burnout | d) breakdown |
| 5) autonomy | e) telecommuting |
| 6) incentive | f) position |
| 7) status | g) motive |
b) explain the meaning of the words:
| morale | moral | morality |
c) use the words in your own sentences.
d) read the expressions, then use them in your own sentences:
| core jobs | job evaluation |
| employment culture | reward policy |
| performance payments | white collar |
5. Discussion
1. Do you think managers should play a great role in his employees' life? How can a manager be involved in his employees' life? Can you give any examples?
a) during the discussion you can use the following expressions: to be sympathetic, to be understanding, to be fair, to be calm, to encourage, to assure, to express worries, to ask about problems, to make smb. feel calm and relaxed…
b) complete the table:
| synonym | antonym | |
| to encourage | ||
| to support | ||
| to sympathize | ||
| to assure | ||
| to be pessimistic | ||
| to be panic | ||
| to be sensitive |
c) form nouns based on the verbs above
6. Grammar and Usage
Adjectives and adverbs
a) some adjectives and adverbs have the same form:
| He's a fasttalker. Mrs. White is a hardworker. There are daily flights. We need to make an early start. | He talksfast. She works hard. Flights leave daily. We need to start early |
b) some adjectives end in –ly but have no corresponding adverbs:
She's a friendly woman.
We had a lovelydiscussion.
This is a costly piece of equipment.
c) some adjectives have two corresponding adverbs:
1. The train was late.
2. We haven't seen him lately.
3. Let me ask you a directquestion.
4. His ideas weredirectlyopposed to my ideas.
5. There will be a shortdelay.
6. I will see him shortly.
7. It is a wrongnumber.
8. I was wronglydressed for the conference.
d) do the exercises:
Correct the sentences that are wrong:
1. He likes driving fast bikes.
2. I work hard as I am highly paid.
3. Everything he does seems to go wrongly.
4. Dealing with your company is a costly business.
5. Time is running shortly.
e) compose sentences (7 ) using adjectives and adverbs which are often confused.
7. Language study
a) read the expressions and try to guess their meanings:
Cash-strapped
Forgo
Long to be
b) match the verbs with their correct definitions:
| 1. to take aback | a) to make a written note of smth |
| 2. to take down | b) to start doing smth which someone began to surprise |
| 3. to take in | c) to shock/to surprise |
| 4. to take off | d) to hire/to employ |
| 5. to take on | e) to behave badly toward someone |
| 6. to take up | f) to stay away from work for a short period |
| 7. to take over | g) to deceive |
| 8. to take out on | h) to pursue |
8. Questionnaire
It is very hard for a manager to manage his team. The most important thing in managing is his relationships with people at work. He has to manage himself in order to manage others.
You will find several questions, which enable a manager to identify certain behavior in him and others. It is possible to change some of these patterns so that he can do his work better, helping his staff to work better.
These are the questions for a manager[6]:
1. Who do you like/ get on/ enjoy working with at work?
2. Who do you dislike at work?
3. Who do you trust at work?
4. Who do you think has been promoted beyond their ability?
5. Who intellectually stimulates you?
6. Who has a good sense of humor?
7. Do you find anyone sexually attractive?
8. Who do you have positive feelings towards?
9. Who do you think negative feelings towards?
Probably these kinds of questions can help a person to avoid serious problems in relationships and build good psychological climate in a team.
Having answered these questions, consider the following reasons for your responses. Some may make sense to you, while others may be unacceptable. It is up you.
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