- •The Four Management Functions of Business
- •Performance Standards
- •Input: Resources Output: Results
- •Vocabulary Focus
- •3. Match words from each column to make word partnership.
- •4. Complete the statements with suitable words from the box.
- •5. Fill in the preposition.
- •6. Match one half of the sentence with the other.
- •7. A) Complete the following sentences with these words:
- •B) Which of the managerial functions can be applied to the sentences above.
- •8. The exercise contains a number of common verb-noun partnership. Match up these verbs and nouns to make common collocations.
- •9. Complete column 2 of the table with opposite meanings. Use the prefixes – in-, ir-, un-, il- or dis-. Complete column 3 with the noun forms.
- •10. Define to what of the four management functions the following activities may belong to.
- •Microsoft
- •2. Answer the following questions:
- •3. Choose the right variant.
- •Vocabulary focus
- •4. Choose the best variant.
- •B) Translate the following sentences into English using your active vocabulary:
3. Choose the right variant.
1) B. Gates enlarges his capital by:
a) designing a new type of PC
b) foreseeing of a PC perspectives
c) buying new PC. perspectives
c) buying new PC technology
2) B. Gates remains the single most important influence in Microsoft because
a) he himself supervises every department
b) he knows the technical side of the process better than others
c) his perfect directing and coordinating skills
3) People prefer to work for Microsoft company for:
a) high salaries
b) convenient working schedules
c) perks and spares
4) Microsoft still remains the most successful company thanks to:
a) windows NT software
b) outstanding management
c) combination of intuition and management skills of the owner
Vocabulary focus
4. Choose the best variant.
1. strives |
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a) tries |
b) achieves |
c) struggles |
2. pitfalls |
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a) obstacles |
b) breaks |
c) failures |
3. pernickety |
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a) envious |
b) indifferent |
c) moderate |
4. incisive |
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a) nagging |
b) angry |
c) bored |
5. emulate |
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a) imitate |
b) perform |
c) borrow |
6. envisioned |
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a) predict |
b) foresaw |
c) forbade |
7. burnout |
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a) destruction |
b) fire |
c) competition |
5. Match the verb and noun to make common collocations.
1) divide into |
a) problem |
2) set up |
b) employees |
3) review |
c) authority |
4) delegate |
d) goals |
5) iron out |
e) progress |
6) challenge |
f) task |
7) ensure |
g) subgroups |
6. From the text find as many words as possible that are attributed to B. Gate’s successful implementation of the four management functions.
Translation
a) Translate the following sentences into Russian paying attention to business vocabulary:
Many factors may cause variances between performance and standards.
After identifying the problems and contributing causes, management must take action to correct them.
Directing requires the ability to motivate others to do their work better.
Managerial plans overlap and affect one another. While one plan is being carried out, other plans are being made.
Every kind of organization indicates what each person’s responsibilities are and how they should be implemented in the job.
As a function controlling contains analysis of the actual performance needing in organizing further management tasks.
All term goals in themselves and in turn contribute to the general goals of profit making.
On investigation, the executive learns that the extra costs can be limited by careful organizing and controlling.
Particularly in the modern world, all business operations are becoming increasingly complex and requiring more effective management skills.