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

apply terminate recruit promote exclude

rotate discreet remove extend assign

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

1. She kept calling him up to … some new task to him. (assignment)

2. They made an attempt to … her from the General Council. (removal)

3. We are confident that the case will … with two words “Not guilty!” (termination)

4. The University has funds for … awards in special cases. (discretion)

5. The school receives up to 3,300 … each year. (apply)

6. He has been … to captain. (promotion)

7. A fake call from some local phone box was not … . (exclusion)

8. Crop … will help to minimize diseases and weeds. (rotate)

9. Nationalist leaders demanded the … of democratic rights. (extend)

10. He joined the firm as a young … more than thirty years ago. (recruitment)

Ex. 3. Match the words to their definitions:

assignment application promote, v discretion select, v terminate rotate capricious

the ability to judge a situation and to take suitable decisions or actions; to give somebody a more important job in the organisation he works for; a formal written request to be given a job or a place at a college; a task or piece or work that you are given to do, especially as part of your job or studies; changing unexpectedly; to use something in turn, and, when you have used all of them, you begin with the first one again; to end completely; to choose something from a number of thing of the same kind.

Ex. 4. What's the English for:

1. интеллект, сообразительность

2. происхождение, биографические данные

3. смотреть, наблюдать (за чем-либо)

4. простираться, тянуться

5. окончание, завершение, истечение срока

6. подходящий, квалифицированный

7. персонал, кадры

8. местонахождение, стройплощадка

Ex.5. Translate into English:

1. Рекламные компании должны постоянно изобретать новые способы заинтересовать потребителя в покупке товаров или услуг.

2. Председатель был включен в ваш список членов комитета?

3. За последнее время влияние новой политической партии широко распространилось в этом регионе.

4. Начальник отдела кадров отвечает за процесс принятия служащих на работу.

5. Последнее время ученые оспаривают теорию о том, что интеллект во многом зависит от происхождения человека и его семьи.

6. Только квалифицированные работники предприятия были отобраны для участия во встрече по обмену опытом.

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

A to apply to recruit applicants competent intelligent wages to exclude from public employment background

B to examine to select assignment merit considerable discretion personnel managers dismiss

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:

prior experience, to judge performance, performance examination, competitive wages, on-the-job training, in-house training, racial background.

Ex. 4. Give your own definitions of 'evaluation of employee performance' and 'merit systems'.

Ex. 5. Answer the following questions:

1. What are the functions of personnel administration?

2. What attempts are made by the government to attract competent individuals to jobs?

3. Why is the evaluation of employee performance important?

4. How are new employees examined and selected?

5. Is the further education and training of the employees important? Why?

C. Reading

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

1. The text deals with the problem of ... .

2. There are some steps in the personnel process. They are ... .

3. The text views personnel administration as … .