II. Make nouns by adding the suffix “-ity” and translate them:

Specific, conductive, simple, able, relative, responsible, selective.

III. Make adjectives by adding the suffix “-able” and translate them.

Apply, to consider, to depend, value, to vary, size, profit, to afford, transport, to change, pay, to accept.

IV. Translate the groups of words of the same root.

To implement – implementation;

to investigate – investigation – investigator;

to apply – application – applicant;

to approve – approval;

to consider – consideration – considerable;

to perform – performance – performer;

to correct – correctly – correctness;

to assume – assumption;

to employ – employment – employee – employer;

to use – useful – usefulness,- usage;

to add – addition, additionally – additive.

V. Read international words and guess their meanings:

method, practice, professional, typically, selection, to monitor, candidate, interview, to assist, discipline, orientation.

VI.Translate the following sentences paying attention to the Objective Infinitive Construction.

1. We know HRM practices to be developed by personnel department.

2. We are friends and I naturally should like him to be perfectly frank with me.

3. The Director wants us to studythe results of the interview more carefully to choose the most suitable applicant.

4. Why do you expect the forthcoming fair to attract many people?

5. We believe the time and date of meeting to be convenient for everybody.

6. I consider the changes in appraisal system to have provided a more objective employee performance evaluation.

7. HR professionals consider performance appraisals not to have been properly completed.

VII. Translate the following sentences paying attention to the Subjective Infinitive Construction.

1. The interplay between managers and HR professionals is supposed to have contributed to effective HRM practices.

2. A newly structured interview guide appeared not to be effective.

3. The constant rise in unemployment is reported to have led to instability in the country

4. Your advice is unlikely to be effective for dealing with problem employees.

5. The government is sure to have done a lot to combat unemployment.

6. Such an enormous sum was not expected to be offered for the picture at the auction.

7. The job analysis is known to have been conducted on the basis of information from line managers.

VIII. Transform the sentences according to the pattern.

Pattern:We know personnel department to develop HRM practices.

Personnel department is known to develop HRM practices.

1. We suppose managers not to have provided the proper performance evaluation of some employees.

2. The nature of these roles assumes only large companies to have sizable HRM departments.

3. We know HR professionals to bear responsibility for four areas.

4. We expect this candidate to be employed only on the basis of an application form.

5. They think performance appraisals to have been properly completed.

6. We report the training programs on selection and law to have been developed by HR professionals.

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