English for crisis management. Учебное пособие

УДК 65.016(07) ББК 65.291.931я7 И 20

Рецензент – профессор, доктор педагогических наук Н.В. Янкина

Иванова, С.Г.

И20 English for crisis management: учебное пособие / С.Г. Иванова, Н.Ю.

Шпекторова; Оренбургский гос. ун-т. – Оренбург : ОГУ, 2010 – 169 с.

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Учебное пособие состоит из 10 разделов и 2 приложений, в которых представлены разнообразные тексты, упражнения, тесты, направленные на развитие умений и навыков перевода оригинальных текстов по специальности «Антикризисное управление».

Учебное пособие предназначено для студентов 2 курса, специальности «Антикризисное управление».

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Содержание

Введение…………………………………………………………………......... 4 1 Unit1 Crisis management speciality ………………………………................ 5 2 Unit 2 What is Crisis? Crisis definition …...................................................... 13 3 Unit 3 Types of Major Crises ……………….………………..…………..…. 21 4 Unit 4 Crisis Management…………………................................................... 33 5 Unit 5 Crisis Management Team ………………………………………….... 44 6 Unit 6 Crisis Preparedness..……………………………………………….. 54 7 Unit 7 Government and Crisis Management……………………………….... 63 8 Unit 8 Crisis Management in Business World………..................................... 70 9 Supplementary Texts…………………………….………………………… 80 10 Keys……………………………………………………………………….. 109

Список использованных источников……………………………………….. 109

Приложение А Грамматический справочник …………………….……….. 111

Приложение Б British and American Financial Terms ……..………………. 168

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Введение

Данное учебное пособие предназначено для обучения чтению, пониманию и прямому и обратному переводу оригинальных текстов по антикризисному управлению. Целью пособия является расширение знаний по специальности в сфере типов кризисов, кризисных ситуаций и способов управления ими.

Учебное пособие предназначено для студентов 2 курса, специальности

«Антикризисное управление». Пособие состоит из восьми разделов. Каждый из которых включает три основные части, состоящие из дотекстовых и послетекстовых заданий. Пособие также содержит тексты для самостоятельной внеаудиторной работы студентов с последующим контролем в аудитории. Практическая ценность пособия заключается в наличии аутентичного материала, системы разнообразных упражнений на развитие коммуникативных умений и навыков по активному усвоению и использованию терминов профориентированных текстов для работы как

ваудитории под контролем преподавателя, так и самостоятельно.

Впособии содержатся упражнения, тексты, тесты и в конце каждого раздела приводится словарик с текущей лексикой.

Задания к текстам направлены на расширение терминологического аппарата,

корректировку навыков распознавания грамматических и лексических единиц по их формальным признакам, использование новых терминов, фразовых глаголов и аббревиатур в процессе выполнения коммуникативно-направленных заданий.

Большое количество разнообразных упражнений на словообразование позволяет преподавателю дифференцировать выполнение заданий в зависимости от уровня подготовленности группы.

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1 Unit 1. Crisis management speciality

1.1 Pre-text exercises

1.1.1 Practise the reading of the following words and say what Russian words help guess their meaning:

crisis;

crises;

discipline;

sphere;

technique;

diagnosis;

career;

procedure;

analysis;

process;

license;

bankruptcy;

potential.

1.1.2 Memorize the following words and word-groups from the text:

a non-profit – некоммерческая организация; devastating – опустошающий, разоряющий; to perfect – совершенствовать, улучшать; arbitrary – арбитражный;

to initiate a speciality – вводить специальность; to achieve an objective – достигать цели;

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assets – имущество, фонды;

financial recovery – финансовое оздоровление; performance (зд.) – деятельность;

failure (зд.) – несостоятельность; insolvency – неплатежеспособность;

prevention – предупреждение, предотвращение; to enable – давать возможность, право;

to assess – оценивать, определять (размер ущерба);

to take on advanced courses – поступить на курсы повышенного типа; an acute need – острая необходимость;

to deal with – иметь дело с…

1.1.3 Review the meaning of the following verbs that are in the text:

to manage;

to include;

to require;

to offer;

to avoid;

to complete;

to ensure;

to determine;

to provide;

to obtain.

1.1.4 Translate the following words and word – groups into Russian:

a)to manage, manager, crisis – manager, management;

b)to assess, to assess damages, assessor, assessment;

c)to consult, consultant, consulting, to work for a consulting company;

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d)to develop, developer, development, the latest developments in crisis

management.

1.1.5 Explain the difference in-“ed”-forms and translate the sentences into Russian

To achieve this objective, the Crisis Management specialty was initiated at the Faculty of Economics and Management in 1998.

Lectures are based on a subject-centered approach and active learning determined both by professors’ view-points and theories.

1.1.6 Put questions to the parts underlined

Crisis Management deals with skills and techniques required to avoid or manage

crises.

Crises are a reality of everyday life.

The University offers state grants and scholarships to those who are wellprepared to take on advanced practical courses.

The Crisis Management department provides profound knowledge in different

spheres.

The Crisis Management speciality was initiated at the Faculty of Economics and Management in 1998.

1.2 Crisis Management Speciality

1.2.1 Read and translate the text using the dictionary. Be ready to do the assignments that follow

Crises are a reality of everyday life in all countries. They can affect all parts of society - businesses, churches, educational institutions, families and non-profits. Their

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influence on the economy and life in general is devastating.

It is vitally important, therefore, to develop and perfect crisis management, a discipline which deals with skills and techniques required to avoid or manage crises. In our time, there is an acute need for training highly-qualified specialists in crisis management. To achieve this objective, the Crisis Management speciality was initiated at the Faculty of Economics and Management in 1998.

The Crisis Management department offers training in more than 40 disciplines. These include Crisis Management Basics, Theory of Enterprise Crisis Management, Crisis Management of Credit Organizations, Information Technologies in Crisis Management, Business Basics, State and Municipal Assets Management, Advertising and On-line Advertising. The Crisis Management department provides profound knowledge in different spheres: legal basis for bankruptcy procedures and arbitrary processes, enterprise and credit organizations financial recovery, crisis management and financial analysis and enterprise performance monitoring, diagnosis, failure and insolvency prevention. The Crisis Management department attaches great importance to managerial skills development as well as to theoretical basics.

The program includes lectures, practical classes, seminars, students' independent study and their research activity. Lectures are based on a subject-centered approach and active learning determined both by professors' viewpoints and theories and listeners' individual educational goals.

After a five-year period of study students complete their graduation thesis, pass their finals and obtain a qualification of economists-managers. Upon getting their diploma, economists-managers receive a licence of Russian Federation Service for Financial Recovery and Bankruptcy, enabling them to work as crisis managers in organizational, analytical and consulting spheres. Crisis management graduates can also start their careers and realize their potential working for bank or assessment companies. Those inclined for research may work as lecturers or instructors in higher educational establishments, for auditing, consulting companies or in crisis assessment. The University offers state grants and scholarships to those who are well-prepared to take on advanced practical courses, and ensures students’ success in International Exchange Programs and in their career

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prospects.

Notes:

Russian Federation Service For Financial Recovery and Bankruptcy – российская служба по делам о несостоятельности и финансовому оздоровлению

1.3 Assignments

1.3.1 Give the Russian equivalents from the text for the following word-groups:

vitally important;

skills and techniques;

legal basis;

a subject-centered approach;

to attach importance;

independent study;

to complete graduation thesis;

to ensure success.

1.3.2 Say whether the following statements are true or false

Crises are a reality of everyday life.

CM speciality was initiated at the Faculty of Economics and Finance in 1998.

CM department attaches great importance only to managerial skills development.

After a six-year period of study students … obtain a qualification of engineers - economists.

The University does not offer grants or scholarships to any graduates.

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1.3.3 Answer the following questions basing your answers on the text

Crises can affect all parts of society, can’t they?

Why is it very important to develop and perfect crisis management?

What does CM deal with?

Why and when was the CM speciality initiated?

What spheres does the CM department offer training in?

What does the CM department program include?

What qualifications do CM graduates obtain?

1.3.4 Find in the text the English equivalents for the following word-groups:

быть хорошо подготовленным к чему-либо;

избежать кризис;

арбитражный процесс;

деятельность предприятий;

глубокие знания;

развивать антикризисное управление;

финансовое оздоровление;

определять цели.

1.3.5 Match each word on the left with the correct definition on the right:

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