Dialogue 2.
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Dialogue 1.
Task 36. Choose any of the dialogues offered below. Reproduce them with a partner. Change the roles. Single out the major ideas and be ready to report them to the group.
Task 35. Having acquainted with the material of the unit, how would you answer the questions?
DEVELOPING SPEAKING SKILLS
· Is management a science or an art?
· Is getting management skills enough to become a successful manager?
· Can we define management as getting things done through people?
· How would you define the word “manager” without using the word management?
| A: | Good morning, Mr. White. Would you be so kind as to answer some questions about management? |
| B: | With great pleasure. What particular are you interested in? |
| A: | What is the nature and purpose of management? |
| B: | Management is the process of designing and maintaining an environment in which individuals, working together in groups, efficiently accomplish selected aims. |
| A: | How is productivity defined? |
| B: | Productivity can be defined as the output-input ratio within a time period with due consideration for quality. It can be improved by increasing outputs with the same inputs; by increasing inputs but maintaining the same outputs; or by increasing outputs and decreasing inputs to change the ratio favourably. And do you know what the difference between effectiveness and efficiency is? |
| A: | Yes, Mr. White, I do. Productivity implies effectiveness and efficiency in individual and organisational performance. Effectiveness is the achievement of objectives and efficiency is the achievement of the ends with the least amount of resources. Managers cannot know whether they are productive unless they first know their goals and those of the organisation. |
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