- •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
5. Answer the following questions.
1. What is decision making?
2. From what perspectives has human performance in decision terms been the subject of active research?
3. Why might decision making be regarded as a reasoning or emotional process?
4. What science-based professions can logical decision making be an important part of?
5. What analysis does a major part of decision making involve?
6. What area of decision making has attracted the interest of many researchers and practitioners?
7. What leads to the formulation of a decision making paradox?
6. Find in the text the words which have an opposite meaning:
physical process, irrational, explicit, certainty, loss, historically, academicians, vague.
7. Complete the following sentences using the text.
1. Decision making can be regarded as … .
2. Every decision making process produces … .
3. From a cognitive process, the decision making process must be regarded as … .
4. Logical decision making is an important part of … .
5. Decision Analysis recognized and included … .
6. A major part of decision making involves the analysis of … .
7. The goal might be … or … .
8. Translate into English.
1. Принятие решений можно рассматривать как ментальный процесс, результатом которого является выбор курса действий среди нескольких альтернатив.
2. Возможности человека в вопросах принятия решений были предметом активных исследований с нескольких точек зрения.
3. С психологической точки зрения необходимо рассматривать индивидуальные решения в контексте набора потребностей, предпочтений и ценностей человека.
4. С когнитивной точки зрения процесс принятия решений следует рассматривать как непрерывный процесс, интегрированный во взаимодействие с окружающей средой.
5. С нормативной точки зрения анализ отдельных решений связан с рациональностью и логикой принятия решений.
6. На другом уровне решение проблемы можно рассматривать как деятельность, которая прекращается, когда будет найдено удовлетворительное решение.
Vocabulary
9. Read and remember the following words and word-combinations:
1) |
to differentiate – различать(ся), отличать(ся), дифференцировать(ся) |
9) |
to preclude – предотвращать, мешать |
2) |
deviation – отклонение, отступление, девиация |
10) |
to satisfy – удовлетворять, соответствовать, отвечать, выполнять решение, убеждать |
3) |
distinctive feature – отличительная, характерная черта (признак, свойство) |
11) |
acquiesce – молча или неохотно соглашаться на ч/л |
4) |
relevant – уместный, относящийся к делу |
12) |
to flip – щелкать, ударять слегка |
5) |
to evaluate – оценивать, давать оценку, определять важность |
13) |
divination – гадание, ворожба, предсказание, прорицание |
6) |
tentative decision – пробное, опытное, экспериментальное, временное, предполагаемое решение |
14) |
reinforcement – подкрепление, пополнение, закрепление |
7) |
adverse – враждебный, неблагоприятный, вредный, противоположный |
15) |
outcome – результат, исход, выход |
8) |
pros and cons – за и против |
16) |
to accomplish – совершать, выполнять, достигать, завершать, совершенствовать |