IV. Classroom text-based activities

4.1. CHOOSE THE RIGHT TRANSLATION.

1. In 1898, Frederic Taylor was a foreman at the Bethlehem Steel Company.

1. в 1898 году Фредерик Тейлор был мастером в компании "Bethlehem Steel".

2. Фредерик Тейлор работал мастером в компании "Вифлеемская Сталь" в 1898 году.

3. в 1898 году Фредерик Тейлор работал мастером на сталили-тейном заводе компании "Бетлехем Стил".

2. There was no plan for the day's work, either.

a) там не было плана дневной работы тоже.

2. отсутствовал также график работы на каждый день.

3. отсутствовал также график дневной работы.

3. Taylor also found that the average shovel load should be 21.5 pounds.

1. Тейлор также определил, что рабочий должен поднимать на лопате груз со средним весом около 10 кг.

2. Тейлор также определил, что средний вес поднимаемого лопатой груза должен быть 21.5 фунта.

3. Тейлор также нашел, что средний груз на лопате должен быть 21.5 фунта.

4. An efficient worker would receive a bonus.

a) самоокупаемый рабочий получал премию.

2. за эффективный труд рабочий получал прибавку к зарплате.

3. эффективный рабочий получил бы премиальные.

4.2. TRANSLATE LINES 24-37 AT SIGHT.

4.3. MATCH THE HALVES RIGHT.

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4.4. STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION TEST 5B.

Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.

1. Taylor's job was to make sure that the material to the right place.

1. is moved

2. was moved

3. has been moved

4. had been moved

2. The foreman soon discovered that each worker a shovel from home.

1. was brought

2. was bringing

3. bringing

4. brought

3. Much enegry when some workers engaged in their every day work.

1. was wasted

2. was saved

3. was stocked

4. was handled

4. A work schedule makes the assignment for the next day ______ to every worker.

1. is known

2. was known

3. known

4. has known

5. Taylor's recommendations by the Bethlehem Steel Company leading to more

efficient performance.

1. were made use of

2. were made use

3. were made used

4. were made used of

6. Frederic Taylor was a very outstanding personality.

1. who become known as the father of "scientific management"

2. who became known as the father of "scientific management"

3. that became known as the father of "scientific management"

4. which became known as the father of "scientific management”.

V. Conversation practice

5.1. SAY IT DIFFERENTLY.

1. Much material was produced by the Bethlehem Steel Company.

2. Taylor saw that different-size shovels were used by workers.

3. Taylor found out that none of the workers had been taught.

4. The problem of improving employee performance was studied.

5. New shovels were made to deal with average loads effectively.

6. Taylor recommended to use a detailed plan of each day's work.

7. As a result, more money was received by efficient workers.

8. Taylor was later called the founder of scientific management.

5.2. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING.

1. In 1898, Frederic Taylor ________

2. He looked for innovative ways _______

3. Taylor wanted to discover ______

4. He decided _____

5. Two best workers shoveled for him ______

6. He was able to produce ______

7. Taylor recommended the company ______

8. He also insisted that _____

9. Workers began _______

10. Taylor proved ________

5.3. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.

1. Taylor was responsible for production, wasn't he?

2. How many workers was he responsible for?

3. They were assigned the same task each day, weren't they?

4. What did Taylor not like about the performance?

5. Why was much energy wasted by some workers?

6. The problem was researched carefully, wasn't it?

7. What sort of experiment was conducted by Taylor?

8. Why was Bethlehem Steel asked to build an equipment shed?

9. How were the new shovels designed?

10. In what way was performance improved?

11. Which of Taylor's ideas can be used today?

12. Do you think we can use "scientific management" in the CIS?

5.4. AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THE FOLLOWING.

1. F. Taylor is known as the father of scientific management.

2. In 1897, a book on the problem was published by him.

3. The experiment he conducted was simple but very effective.

4. His innovative ideas were used only one hundred years later.

5. Taylor's experiments resulted in more profits for the company.

6. Taylor insisted extra profits should be shared by managers.

7. Those innovations helped handle managerial problems.

8. Any worker can perform better with specialized training.