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I. Find answers in the text:

1. What is the division of labour? 2. Is the division of labour a new idea? 3. Did the division of labour increase productivity in industrialized societies? 4. Did the division of labour improve the quality of work? 5. Will the division of labour speed up production processes? 6. What role do robots and machines play in production processes? 7. Will computers help to free people from boring and mindless work? 8. Why is it important to consider a human factor?

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II. Complete the sentences as in the text.

1. Bored workers can`t concentrate easily, and their mistakes… 2. Each worker gets more and more experience at doing… 3. The division of labour isn`t a new idea, even very early societies… 4. To make best use of labour, you need… 5. With smaller tasks to do, workers can do…

III. Complete each sentence with a word or phrase from the box:

automatically, child rearing, dye, emotional, fundamental, means, mindless, sew, sloppy, specialization, take pride in.

1. . of transport are the methods we use to get from one

place to another.

  1. . work is work that is not of very good quality.

  2. To make clothes you have to know how to the

material together.

4. Having a means that you deal with one particular

area of any field.

5. You may visit a doctor if you have problems with your

health.

  1. Competition is to the idea of the free market.

  2. People who their work do it very carefully and enjoy

the results.

8. Mothers and fathers both have important roles to play in

9. Some people regard factory work as a job but it isn’t

necessarily boring.

10. When you do something , you do it without

thinking.

11. When manufacturers clothes, they add colour.

IV. Now read the text again and match each paragraph with the correct heading.

Paragraph 1 ………………………………. Paragraph 2 ………………………………. Paragraph 3 ………………………………. Paragraph 4 ………………………………. Paragraph 5 ………………………………. Paragraph 6 ……………………………….

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A. Thе advantages of the division of labour

B. Technology has replaced a lot of human labour

C. Two ways to organize labour

D. The disadvantages of the division of labour

E. Division of labour in history

F. Making best use of what’s available

V. Say what you have learned about:

  • Division of labour

  • Labour specialization

  • The main means of production – factories

  • Human factor in production processes

  • Satisfaction from doing a good job Think and give extensive answers.

Grammar exercises

VI. Translate the sentences. Practise the use of Gerund (§ 17).

1. We believe the firm will find a way of revising their price. 2. What`s the reason for his not dispatching the documents in time. 3. Instead of sending a cable we decided to phone the firm. 4. After considering the offer we decided to accept it. 5. I cannot give you a final reply without consulting with our president. 6. We know they could improve their offer by reducing the price of changing the terms of payment. 7. A bank loan enabled the company to protect its real estate from being sold for the debts. 8. Investors insisted on being informed about the financial position of the project they supported. 9. The difference in the results appears insufficient on having been calculated by different methods. 10. Developing countries are satisfied with having increased their export of manufactured goods to industrialized countries.