Контрольные задания вариант № 9

Task I. Read and translate the following text in writing:

Text

Motivation

Why do people work? That’s the single most important question in the field of management. How you answer it can tell volumes about your management style.

The most common answer is: “Because they have to.” If you believe that, you are likely to favor tactics like punch clocks, close supervision and constant nagging, minimizing any opportunity for your workers to shun their work.

Another common answer is: “For the money.” That one leads you to intricate financial arrangements, attempting to tie each worker’s pay to his or her output, and providing an array of monetary incentives for extra effort.

But the truth is, we all know people who pour themselves into work that they don’t have to do. And we’re all familiar with the volunteer who works harder than the paid staff, or the “dollar-a-year” executive who seldom goes home to sleep. For most of us, even a modest amount of self-examination will reveal that “because we have to” or “for the money” are, at best, only partial answers to the very complex question of why we work.

Gaining a better understanding of what motivates people will make you a better manager. It will help you get the most out of those who work for you.

Task II. Scan the text above and write down all the sentences containing the Gerund and the Participle I.

Task III. Transform the highlighted parts of a sentence with the Infinitive construction.

e.g. He is so awkward that he can not play this game.

He is too awkward to play this game.

1. This problem is so difficult that it is impossible to solve it.

2. The box is so heavy that nobody can carry it.

3. The baby is so little that it can not walk.

4. He is so weak that he can not lift this weight.

5. She is so busy that she can not talk with you.

Task IV. Find the synonyms for the words and combinations given below.

familiar –
executive –
supervision –
incentive –
to tie –
to favor –
truth –
array –

Task V. Open the brackets using Participle I or Participle II.

1. The patient lay (to sleep) when the doctor came.

2. The (to break) arm was examined by a doctor.

3. While (to examine), the patient could not help crying.

4. (to prescribe) the medicine the doctor went away.

5. The medicine (to prescribe) by the doctor was bitter.

Task VI. Translate the sentences into English using the Gerund.

1. Мы получаем удовольствие от визита наших друзей.

2. Мы оставили мысль о покупке нового оборудования.

3. Перестаньте разговаривать.

4. Я не отрицаю, что был там вчера.

5. Я одобряю ваше желание учить французский язык.

Task VII. Translate into English.

1. Некоторые служащие вливаются в работу, которую им не следует выполнять.

2. Работающих из-за денег следует награждать денежными премиями за их усилия.

3. Существуют служащие, работающие лучше, чем высокооплачиваемые сотрудники.

4. Известно, что некоторые низкооплачиваемые служащие редко уходят ночевать домой.

5. Ваш ответ на вопрос о мотивации многое расскажет о вас как об управляющем.