English for Public Administration (Central, Regional and Municipal Administration) (Английский язык для студентов, обучающихся по направлению «Государ

A gerund phrase is a group of words consisting of a gerund and the modifier(s) and/or (pro) noun(s) or noun phrase(s) that function as the direct object(s), indirect object(s), or complement(s) of the action or state expressed in the gerund, such as:

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The gerund phrase functions as the subject of the sentence.

Finding a needle in a haystack would be easier than what we're trying to do.

Finding (gerund)

a needle (direct object of action expressed in gerund) in a haystack (prepositional phrase as adverb)

The gerund phrase functions as the direct object of the verb appreciate.

I hope that you appreciate my offering you this opportunity. my (possessive pronoun adjective form, modifying the gerund) offering (gerund)

you (indirect object of action expressed in gerund)

this opportunity (direct object of action expressed in gerund)

The gerund phrase functions as the subject complement.

Tom's favorite tactic has been jabbering away to his constituents. jabbering away to (gerund)

his constituents (direct object of action expressed in gerund)

The gerund phrase functions as the object of the preposition for. You might get in trouble for faking an illness to avoid work. faking (gerund)

an illness (direct object of action expressed in gerund) to avoid work (infinitive phrase as adverb)

The gerund phrase functions as the subject of the sentence.

Being the boss made Jeff feel uneasy. Being (gerund)

the boss (subject complement for Jeff, via state of being expressed in gerund)

Punctuation

A gerund virtually never requires any punctuation with it.

Points to remember!

•A gerund is a verbal ending in -ing that is used as a noun.

•A gerund phrase consists of a gerund plus modifier(s), object(s), and/or complement(s).

•Gerunds and gerund phrases virtually never require punctuation.

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UNIT 2. REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION

(THEORY AND PRACTICE)

PRE-TEXT EXERCISES

1. Give the initial forms of the following words:

regional, person, manages, region, organization, agency, location, service, conduct, operations, area, manager, business, government, geographical, customers.

2. State to what parts of speech the following words belong:

carry, meet, individual, service, selling, ensure, the board, secure, keep, facilitate, locate, use, the establishment, the logic, devise.

3. Check up if you can translate the following words correctly:

principal, descriptions, board, relationship, identifies, annual, ongoing, brochures, facilities, legislative, issues, background, prepares, position, maintenance.

4. Match the word combinations with their Russian equivalents:

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TEXT A

REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION

Public administration is a feature of all nations, whatever their system of government. Within nations public administration is practiced at the central, intermediate, and local levels. Indeed, the relationships between different levels of government within a single nation constitute a growing problem of public administration.

Regional administration implies authorities functioning within the administrative sectors of ministries, which enable ministries to carry out their responsibilities at a regional and local level.

The functions of regional administration are the following:

•assesses the educational needs of the region, and plans programs to meet those needs;

•develops long-range plans based on the goals and values of the regional membership;

•oversees and evaluates the implementation of long-range

plans;

•accepts fiduciary responsibility for the region;

•monitors subdivision compliance with corporate and regional bylaws, international policies and administrative procedures;

•provides counseling to individual subdivisions;

•ensures open communication at all levels of the region. Russia consists of 83 federal subjects (members of the Federation).

These federal subjects are of equal federal rights in the sense that they have equal representation – two delegates each – in the Federation Council (upper house of the Federal Assembly). They do, however, differ in the degree of autonomy they enjoy. Six types of federal subjects are distinguished – 21 republics, 9 krais, 46 oblasts, 2 federal cities, 1 autonomous oblast, and 4 autonomous okrugs. Autonomous okrugs are the only ones that have a peculiar status of being federal subjects in their own right, yet at the same time they are considered to be administrative divisions of other federal subjects (with Chukotka Autonomous Okrug being the only exception).

VOCABULARLY

1.administrative divisions – *

2.to enable –

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3.to assess the educational needs of the region –

4.to develop long-range plans –

5.to oversee –

6.to evaluate –

7.fiduciary –

ADD TO YOUR ACTIVE VOCABULARY

1.to carry out responsibilities –

2.by-law – *

ASSIGNMENTS

1. Answer the questions:

A.What is a growing problem of public administration?

B.What are the functions of regional administrator?

C.What does a regional administrator assess?

D.What does a regional administrator develop?

E.What does a regional administrator oversee and evaluate?

F.What does a regional administrator supervise?

2. Mark the sentences True or False. Correct the false ones:

A.Public administration is a characteristic feature of some nations.

B.Regional administration should maintain open communication at some regions.

C.Supervising and estimating the proper execution of long-term procedures is one of the functions of regional administration.

D.There are 82 federal subjects in Russia.

4. Translate into English:

* ; ;

*; *

; *; ;

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; ) ;

.

5. Translate into Russian:

to develop long-range plans; by-law; to oversee; to evaluate; fiduciaryadministrative divisions; to carry out responsibilities; enable; to assess the educational needs of the region.

6. Translate into English:

TEXT B

THE DUTIES OF

A REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION

The principal duties of a regional administrator can be summed up as following.

A.Oversees all district programs and directs the work of district personnel to ensure annual and long-range goals are being met.

B.Reviews and updates the District’s policy book and position descriptions for Board of Supervisors as needed.

C.Assesses the need for conservation work within the district in cooperation with various federal, state and local agencies. Recommends actions and programs to the board to meet these needs.

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D.Maintains a cooperative working relationship with all natural resource agencies operating within the district.

E.Identifies sources and recommends actions to the board to secure operating funds for the district. Administers district grants, donations and agreements and coordinates with staff to keep them informed of status of grants.

F.Develops and manages district’s annual budget.

G.Ensures a public information and education program continues to be an ongoing process.

H.Responsible for developing quarterly newsletter, annual district newspaper insert, brochures, advertisements and flyers as needed.

I.Ensures the proper maintenance and use of all district equipment and facilities.

J.Monitors and informs the Board of Supervisors of state and national legislative issues that affect conservation districts. Contacts legislators on the Board of Supervisor’s position of these issues.

K.Keeps District Board of Supervisors informed of issues which the District may have an interest in. Compiles background information to facilitate the decision-making and policy-setting function of the District Board of Supervisors.

L.Prepares and compiles materials for the monthly Board of Supervisors meetings, including agendas, correspondence and other information.

M.Develops the district’s annual plan of work, long-range plan and annual report.

VOCABULARY

1.to update – *, ,

* * *

2.to maintain – , ) ), ( , *)

3.to identify – , , ,

; ,

4.to monitor – , ; , ,

, * ( *- .)

5.annual plan – ,

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ASSIGNMENTS

1. Answer the questions:

A.What do we mean by regional administration?

B.Why does a regional administrator oversees all district programs and directs the work of district personnel?

C.What materials does a regional administrator review and update?

D.What materials does a regional administrator prepare and compile for the monthly Board of Supervisors meetings?

E.Does a regional administrator develop or manage district’s annual budget?

2. Mark the sentences True or False. Correct the false ones:

A.A regional administrator cooperates with some natural resource agencies operating within the country.

B.A regional administrator develops and manages district’s financial arrangements.

3. Fill in the blanks:

Board, conservation

A.Compiling agendas, correspondence and other information for the monthly ________ of supervisors meetings is in control of a regional administrator.

B.A regional administrator evaluates the need for _________ work within the district.

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4. Translate into English:

5. Translate into Russian:

to identify the relations; the following annual plan; to update; the board; to assess; to maintain the relationships; identifies the priorities; monitors all the programs.

6. Discuss in pairs:

A.What kind of personality should a regional administrator have in order to successfully execute his duties?

B.Can any manager become a good regional administrator?

C.Do you think it is hard to be a regional administrator? Why?

TEXT C

CASE STUDY: THE PROBLEMS OF REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION

IN THE US AND CANADA

Both the US national government and the provincial government of Ontario have dealt with the issue of regional administration. Their regional administration comprises decentralized field offices.

Within the US, the president has directed major departments to locate field offices in the same cities and to use uniform regional boundaries. He also has charged ten assistant directors of his Office of

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Management and Budget (OMB) with responsibility for “coordinating” the work of the offices in the ten regions. Because it would imply that OMB officials are “in command” of the regions, they have been prohibited from living in those regions; they commute infrequently from Washington. Because each agency guards its prerogatives, interaction between departmental field offices is erratic, and virtually no joint planning processes have been initiated with state and local governments.

In Ontario, the Committee on Government Productivity (COGP), after examining the problem of provincial field offices, restricted its recommendations to the establishment of “tiered ministries” in Toronto. The Committee assumed that regional offices could be located together only if a “regional minister” were “in command” of the collectivity. This posed so many theoretical and practical difficulties that the idea of regionalism was abandoned for the time being.

Exploring the behavior of organizations committed to the logic of traditional administrative theory, it is better to favour non-hierarchical interactive policy processes in which no single individual or level of government is clearly responsible for decision outcomes. All must be responsible. This is especially significant for federal systems, because it is not possible to devise clear chains of command for planners or policymakers. There must be set up interaction between departmental field offices and joint planning processes have to be initiated with state and local governments.

VOCABULARY

1.to uniform –

2.behavior –

3.to prohibit – )

4.to initiate – , ,

5.to restrict –

6.to assume – ,

7.to abandon – ( - .), ) ( - .,

- .)

8.field offices -

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