Insure (V)

to ~ one's home against loss from fire

Insurance (n)

private (adj)

~ life; a ~ school; a ~ investigator, a ~ detective, a ~ apartment

case (n)

to argue, plead a ~ ; to decide a ~, to settle a ~; to hear, try a ~; to lose a ~

academy (n)

the Royal Academy of Sciences and Arts; Academy of Public Administration under the Aegis of the President of the Republic of Belarus; a military academy

academic (adj)

~ books; the ~ discipline; an ~ garden

academician (n)

compare (v)

comparison (n)

there is no ~ between them

comparative (adj)

~ law; in ~ comfort

society (n)

to polarize a ~ ; to unite a ~

social (adj)

~ amenities; ~ appropriation; ~ consumption; ~ conditions; ~ reporter

develop (v)

development (n)

arrested ~ ; economic ~

developing (adj)

~ countries

Industry (n)

to build up, develop (an) ~ ; defense ~; film ~

analyze (v)

to ~ samples

analysis (n)

to make an ~ ; careful, thorough ~

decide (v)

to ~ unanimously

decision (n)

Value (n)

to cherish ~s, to foster ~s; cultural ~s; moral ~; at a certain ~ ; surplus ~ ; exchange ~ ; to acquire ~ ; a discovery of great ~ ; to attach ~ to

Value (V)

to ~ a painting at five thousand pounds; to ~ highly; to ~ smb. as a friend

Vocabulary Exercises

Ex. 1. Which words can you derive from the following?

compare decide develop manage society

academy industry insure investigate supervise

Ex. 2. Complete each sentence using a word derivationally related to the word given in brackets:

1. I suppose cost shouldn’t be a … factor. (decision)

2. They are under the … of qualified social workers. (supervise)

3. By and by public administration developed a theory and a method of … of its own. (investigate)

4. … administration was focused on the developing nations and the analysis of “transitional societies”. (compare)

5. Several industrialized nations are supplying … countries with new technology. (develop)

6. … your baggage before you leave home. (insurance)

7. They must behave in a way which will be … acceptable. (social)

8. These societies became … during the last century. (industry)

9. They are part of my … team. (manage)

10. These people are well qualified … . (academy)

Ex. 3. Match the words to their definitions:

routine, n manager public, adj compare development society industry analyse

to consider or examine something in order to understand it or to find out what it consists of; the people in a country, who have a particular way of life; the gradual growth or formation of something; the work and processes involved in manufacturing things in factories; to consider things and discover the differences or similarities between them; the person who is responsible for running an organization; relating to all the people in a country or community; the usual way or order in which you do something.

Ex. 4. What is the English for:

1. государственный, общественный

2. анализировать, исследовать

3. развитие

4. решать(ся), принимать решение

5. индустрия, промышленность

6. общество, общественность

7. стоимость, цена

8. сравнительный, сопоставительный

Ex. 5. Translate into English:

1. Специалисты компании проанализировали ситуацию и предложили способы ее решения.

2. На протяжении многих лет компании удавалось экономно расходовать свои ресурсы.

3. Для начала давайте сравним труд политика и труд историка.

4. К сожалению, связь руководства предприятия с рабочими была утрачена.

5. Политики обязаны реагировать на общественное мнение.

6. Правление следит как за выполнением текущих задач, так и за решением экстренных проблем.

7. Какие учебные дисциплины включены в академический план?

8. Чтобы преуспеть в профессии следует развивать свои профессиональные навыки и расширять кругозор.

Ex. 6. Make up situations using the following words and word combinations:

A public organizations private organizations insurance companies business and public administration scholars difference between

В academic participation comparative administration developing nations analysis industrialized world to explain development situations

B. Pre-reading Exercises

Ex.1. Look at the heading of the text and predict the contents of it.

Ex.2. Name some words and phrases you know related to the problem under discussion.

Ex. 3. Guess the meaning of the following words and word combinations:

to be dependent on government allocations, to gain productivity, staffing and training, fiscal planning, social justice, routine operations, welfare, to borrow from (sociology, psychology, etc.), renaissance of interest.

Ex. 4. Give your own definitions of 'organization theory' and 'value-free positivism'.

Ex. 5. Answer the following questions:

1. What does business management mean?

2. What is the difference between public and private organizations?

3. What do business management and public administration have in common? What do they differ in?

4. Could principles of business management be used as a model for the management of government?

5. The discipline of public administration like any other discipline has its own theory and method of investigation. What are they?

C. Reading

Ex.1. Read the text for general information to complete the following statements:

1. The text deals with the problem of … .

2. The text views business administration and public administration … .

3. The text tells us about a theory and a method of investigation … (such as … which appeared …).