- •English on municipal administration
- •Module 1 City managers and their responsibilities
- •Vocabulary
- •Read and remember the following words and word-combinations:
- •Match Russian definitions with English terms:
- •3. Remember the pronunciation of the following geographical names:
- •4. Match the columns:
- •5. Translate the sentences paying attention to the forms and the functions of Participle I, II.
- •6. Read the text and be ready to answer the questions.
- •7. Review the terminology of the text:
- •8. Answer the following questions.
- •9. Complete the following sentences using the text.
- •Vocabulary
- •10. Read and remember the following words and word-combinations:
- •11. Remember the pronunciation of the following geographical names: Hampshire ['hæmpʃɪə] – Хэмпшир; Missouri [mɪ'zuərɪ] – Миссури.
- •12. Form derivatives according to the models.
- •Grammar
- •13. Find out Participle I, II in the sentences below, define the form and the function.
- •14. Translate the sentences paying attention to the Absolute Participle Construction.
- •Reading and Analysis
- •15. Read the text and be ready to answer the questions. Text b Responsibilities
- •16. Translate from Russian into English:
- •17. Answer the following questions.
- •19. Write a summary of the text above.
- •20. Make a brief report on the topic. Module 2 Leadership
- •Vocabulary
- •Read and remember the following words and word-combinations:
- •2. Match the columns:
- •Plutarch ['pluːˌta:rk] – Плутарх;
- •Grammar
- •Reading and Analysis
- •Text a Leadership and its Early History
- •7. Review the terminology of the text:
- •8. Complete the following sentences using the text.
- •9. Answer the following questions.
- •10. Write a summary of the text above.
- •Vocabulary
- •11. Read and remember the following words and word-combinations:
- •12. Match the columns:
- •Reading and Analysis
- •13. Read the text and be ready to answer the questions. Text b Leadership Theories
- •Module 3 Finance management
- •Vocabulary
- •Read and remember the following words and word-combinations:
- •Match Russian definitions with English terms:
- •3. Match the columns:
- •Grammar
- •4. Find out Infinitives in the sentences below, define the form and the function.
- •Reading and Analysis
- •5. Read the text and be ready to answer the questions. Text a
- •6. Review the terminology of the text:
- •7. Complete the following sentences using the text.
- •8. Answer the following questions.
- •9. Write a summary of the text above.
- •Vocabulary
- •10. Read and remember the following words and word-combinations:
- •11. Match the columns:
- •Reading and Analysis
- •12. Read the text and be ready to answer the questions. Text b Working capital management
- •Module 4 Community Development
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Read and remember the following words and word-combinations:
- •Reading and Analysis
- •7. Read the text and be ready to answer the questions. Text a Community Development
- •8. Translate the sentences into Russian and then back into English.
- •9. Answer the following questions.
- •10. Work in pairs. Correct wrong statements.
- •11. Translate into English.
- •Vocabulary
- •12. Read and remember the following words and word-combinations:
- •13. Explain the meaning of the following word combinations:
- •Reading and Analysis
- •14. Read the text and be ready to answer the questions. Text b Community Development
- •15. Give the answer to the question below.
- •16. Complete the sentences.
- •17. Write a summary of the text above.
- •18. Make a brief report on the topic. Module 5 Decision making
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Read and remember the following words and word-combinations:
- •2. Match the words in a with those in b.
- •3. Find the synonyms:
- •Reading and Analysis
- •4. Read the text and be ready to answer the questions. Text a Decision making
- •5. Answer the following questions.
- •6. Find in the text the words which have an opposite meaning:
- •7. Complete the following sentences using the text.
- •8. Translate into English.
- •Vocabulary
- •9. Read and remember the following words and word-combinations:
- •10. Group the words according to their morphological structure:
- •Reading and Analysis
- •13. Read the text and be ready to answer the questions. Text b Problem Analysis vs Decision Making
- •Module 6 Performance Measurement
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Read and remember the following words and word-combinations:
- •2. Choose the right word.
- •3. Work as a class and match the following verbs with nouns:
- •Reading and Analysis
- •4. Read the text and be ready to answer the questions. Text a Performance measurement
- •5. Answer the following questions.
- •6. Complete the following sentences using the text.
- •Vocabulary
- •7. Read and remember the following words and word-combinations:
- •Reading and Analysis
- •12. Read the text and be ready to answer the questions. Text b Principles of performance measurement
- •If we don’t measure ……
- •13. Answer the following questions.
- •14. Complete the following sentences using the text.
- •15. Write a summary of the text above.
- •16. Make a brief report on the topic. Contents
15. Give the answer to the question below.
1. Who sought to create a more perfect community in the 19th century?
2. What movements in the USA and Australia came together to create utopian communities with mixed success?
3. What idea did the term “community development” begin to replace in the 1960s in the USA?
4. What national organizations have built extensive networks of local nonprofit organizations in urban and rural communities?
5. Where does community development have roots in?
6. What work was honoured by the Nobel Peace Prize?
16. Complete the sentences.
1. In the USA in the 1960s, the term “community development” began to complement the idea of … .
2. Federal laws beginning with … provided a way for … to channel funds to … .
3. The CDCs and similar organizations have been credited with … .
4. CD in Canada has roots in the development of … .
17. Write a summary of the text above.
18. Make a brief report on the topic. Module 5 Decision making
Vocabulary
1. Read and remember the following words and word-combinations:
1) |
psychological perspective – психологическая точка зрения |
8) |
informed decision – обоснованные решения |
2) |
cognitive – когнитивный |
9) |
naturalistic – натуралистический |
3) |
normative – нормативный |
10) |
intuitive – интуитивный |
4) |
rational – рациональный |
11) |
ambiguity – двусмысленность, неопределенность, неясность |
5) |
environment – среда, окружение |
12) |
simultaneously – одновременно, синхронно |
6) |
invariable – неизменный, неизменяемый, постоянный |
13) |
to yield – производить, приносить, уступать, соглашаться |
7) |
tacit assumptions – молчаливое допущение, предположение |
14) |
paradox – парадокс |
2. Match the words in a with those in b.
A |
B |
1) cognitive process 2) decision analysis 3) interaction 4) evaluative criteria 5) final choice 6) researchers 7) best alternative 8) to make a diagnosis 9) satisfactory solution 10) explicit assumption |
a) взаимодействие b) критерий оценки c) исследователи d) лучшая альтернатива e) удовлетворительное решение f) детальное, ясное предложение g) установить диагноз h) анализ решения i) окончательный выбор j) когнитивный процесс |
3. Find the synonyms:
mental, several, normative, legal, reasoning, goal, values, cognitive, some, rational, needs, expert, solution, professional, approach, method, purpose, decision.