- •Unit l Definition of Management
- •I. Translate into Russian.
- •II. Find the English equivalents.
- •III. Fill in the blanks.
- •IV. Translate into English.
- •V. Answer the questions.
- •VI. Speak on the following.
- •VII. Read and translate this newspaper article.
- •VIII. Questions and assignments (задания).
- •Unit 2 Levels and Areas of Management
- •I. Translate into Russian.
- •II. Find the English equivalents.
- •III. Fill in each blank with a suitable word or word combination,
- •IV. Translate into English,
- •V. Answer the questions.
- •VI. Speak on the following.
- •Unit 3 Management Skills
- •I. Translate these words and word combinations.
- •II. Find the English equivalents for the following.
- •IV. Translate into English.
- •Unit 4 The Basis of Financial Management
- •I. Translate into Russian.
- •II. Find the English equivalents.
- •III. Fill in the blanks.
- •IV. Translate into English in a written form.
- •V. Questions and assignments.
- •VI. Make up a written abstract (краткое изложение) of the text.
- •VII. Retell the prepared abstract. Unit 5. Outside Sources of Financing
- •I. Translate into Russian.
- •II. Find the English equivalents.
- •III. Fill in the blanks.
- •IV. Translate into English.
- •V. Answer the questions.
- •VI. Make up a written abstract of the above text.
- •VII. Retell the prepared abstract. Unit 6 Sources of Unsecured Financing
- •I. Translate into Russian.
- •II. Find the English equivalents.
- •III. Fill in each blank with a suitable word or word combination.
- •IV. Translate into English.
- •VI. Make up a written abstract of the above text.
- •VII. Retell the prepared abstract. Unit 7 Accounting
- •1. General definition of accounting
- •2. The basis for the accounting process
- •3. A balance sheet
- •4. An income statement
- •5. The importance of the above two statements
- •I. Translate into Russian,
- •II. Find the English equivalents.
- •III. Fill in the blanks.
- •IV. Translate into English.
- •V. Questions and assignments.
- •VI. Read and translate this newspaper advertisement.
- •Investment Banking
- •VII. Answer the questions.
- •Unit 8 Operations Management
- •I. Translate into Russian.
- •II. Find the English equivalents.
- •III. Fill in each blank with a suitable word or word combination.
- •V. Questions and assignments.
- •Unit 9 Marketing
- •1. Generalities
- •2. A marketing mix
- •3. A marketing strategy
- •I. Translate into Russian.
- •II. Find the English equivalents.
- •III. Fill in the blanks.
- •IV. Translate into English.
- •V. Questions and assignments.
- •VII. Read and translate this newspaper article.
- •Risk Management
- •I. Translate into Russian.
- •II. Find the English equivalents.
- •III. Fill in the blanks.
- •IV. Answer the questions.
- •VI. Read and translate.
- •VII. Retell the above text.
- •VIII. Read and translate this newspaper advertisement.
- •IX. Speak in short on the advertisment according to the following scheme (план).
- •I. Translate into Russian.
- •II. Find the English equivalents.
- •IV. Translate into English.
- •V. Questions and assignments.
- •VI. Make up a written abstract of the above text.
- •VII. Retell the text according to your abstract.
- •VIII. Read and translate this article.
- •IX. Answer the questions.
- •I. Translate into Russian.
- •II. Find the English equivalents.
- •III. Fill the blanks.
- •IV. Translate into English.
- •V. Imagine (представьте себе) you are applying for a job. Translate the questions and try to find proper answers to the questions of an "interviewer".
- •VI. Read and translate this newspaper article.
- •Illegible writing and long letters won't get you an interview
- •VII. Questions and assignments.
- •VIII. Describe the best application letter and its contents (содержание) using the words and sentences from the text.
- •IX. Read and translate.
- •X. Answer the questions.
- •XI. Read and translate this application and curriculum vitae.
- •XII. Answer the questions.
- •XIII. Memorize these phrases.
- •XIV. Write an application by using the above phrases. Unit 13
- •1. Definition of motivation
- •2. Scientific theories of motivation
- •3. Hierarchy of needs
- •I. Translate into Russian.
- •II. Find the English equivalents.
- •III. Fill in the blanks.
- •IV. Translate into English.
- •V. Agree or disagree with these statements. Use the following phrases.
- •VI. Questions and assignments.
- •VIII. Read and translate this newspaper article.
- •IX. Questions and assignments.
- •I. Translate into Russian.
- •II. Find the English equivalents.
- •III. Fill in the blanks.
- •IV. Translate into English.
- •V. Questions and assignments.
- •VI. Find in the text and write out.
- •VII. Speak on ethical behaviour of an ideal manager, and the rules of etiquette he/she should stick to (придерживаться).
- •Read and translate.
V. Agree or disagree with these statements. Use the following phrases.
That's wrong. Это неверно.
That's (quite) right. (Совершенно) верно.
That's not quite true Это не совсем соответствует to the fact. факту.
According to the text... Согласно тексту...
1. Employees work only to achieve the general goals of an organization.
2. When it seems that employees work only to achieve organizational goals, they behave in this way to satisfy their needs.
3. Frederick Taylor believed that employees can be motivated to behave as responsible members of an organization when it is clear to them that accomplishing the organizational goals will bring them personal rewards.
4. Taylor's theory (Theory X) gave rise to the piece-rate system and it didn't take into account social processes in the workplace.
5. Douglas McGregor advanced a theory of a hierarchy of needs.
6. Douglas McGregor maintained that organizational goals which bring personal rewards and benefits (выгоды) to employees lead to their dedication and loyalty to the firm and common desire to do the job well.
7. Abraham Maslow assumed that people seek to satisfy a variety of needs and human motivation is a complex and dynamic process.
8. The level of safety needs of Maslow's "pyramid" includes food and water, clothing, shelter and sleep.
9. At the uppermost level are self-realization needs, the needs of people to increase and develop all their potentials and physiological needs.
10. Maslow suggested that people work to satisfy their physiological needs first, then their safety needs, and so on (и так далее) up the "needs ladder".
VI. Questions and assignments.
1. What is motivation? Give a short definition.
2. What is practical management based on?
3. State the main difference between Taylor's and McGregor's theories (Theory X and Theory Y).
4. Which theory of these two takes into account social processes in the workplace?
5. State two main factors that help increase productivity at the Japanese firms.
6. Why do people at the Japanese firms work towards organiza-
7. Find in the text the words and word combinations which define safety needs, social needs, and esteem needs.
8. How may the above mentioned (вышеупомянутые) needs be satisfied? Find the answers in the text and read them out (зачитайте вслух).
9. Which level in Maslow's pyramid is the most important one in your opinion (по вашему мнению)? Why?
VII. Speak on the following.
1. F. Taylor's and D.McGregor's motivation theories and the main difference between them.
2. A. Maslow's hierarchy of needs.