12. Put the sentences into active or passive.

1. A top politician __________ (remove) from his office.

2. The boss of HAW Steel _______ (give) $ 1, 000, 000 bonus by company directors.

3. Workers in a car factory in Scotland __________(stop) work for forty-eight hours.

4. Injured football star _________ (tell) to rest for three weeks.

5. The body of a famous climber _________ (find) in Australian mountains.

6. Philip Roth _______ (win) the big prize – again.

7. Tesways Supermarkets ___________ (open) their doors to Sunday night shoppers.

8. A new health report finds that fewer games _______ (play) at school than ever before.

13. Complete the report by putting the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect Active (has done) or Present Perfect Passive (has been done). Brazil

Brazil (1) ... (transform) from an economy based on sugar and coffee into a leading industrial power, and this (2) ... (happen) over a relatively short time period. Over recent years inflation (3) ... (bring) under control, and foreign direct investment (4) ... (encourage).

The Government (5) ... (privatise) many state-owned companies, and they (6) ... (also/invest) a lot of money in advanced infrastructure. In an attempt to decentralise the economy, Campinas was chosen to be Brazil’s IT capital, and car production (7) ... (move) away from traditional centres to states such as Rio Grande do Sul in the south. No one pretends that all the old problems (8) ... (solve), but Brazil is finally taking its place on the world stage..

Listening

14. Nigel Nicholson is Professor of Organizational Behaviour at the London Business School. Listen to the first part of the interview and complete the notes, using up to three words each time1.

a) managers of people

1. To be a good manager, you need to understand that there are themes which ………….., such as families, or that fact that everyone wants to make a difference and needs to be respected.

2. In addition, you also need to understand how everyone is ………… to the way you, as a manager, are.

3. The secret is to try to know what the world looks like ………. of another person.

4. In order to do that, you need to be very good at asking questions and ………………..

b) listen to the second part of the interview. Decide which statement best summarizes Nigel’s view of the changes in the way people behave at work.

1. The time people spend reflecting unfortunately reduces the amount of work they do.

2. People have to spend more time at work and are therefore under a lot of pressure.

3. People live very fast but should not forget to take time to stand back and reflect.

4. If people live too slowly, they cannot see where what they are doing fits into a bigger picture.

c) listen to the third part of the interview. Decide whether these statements are true (T) or false (F).

1. Cultural differences are entirely superficial.

2. Individual differences between people are more important than cultural differences.

3. When you work in another culture, you realize that all people are the same.

4. You have to remember that people are unique and different individuals.

Speaking

15. Work in pairs. Discuss these questions.

1. What would you find difficult if you had to go and work in a very different culture from your own?

2. What advice would you give to a foreign manager who is going to manage staff in your country?

16. Work in small groups. Discuss these questions:

a) what do you think?

1. What personal qualities are important for a manager to be successful?

2. What professional skills/abilities are essential in a good manager?

3. What approach to people should a good manager have?