3. Translate these words and word combinations from the text.

1. Into Russian:

Important skill; goal; optional; psychological; needs and motives; technical guidance; subordinate; psychology support; implementation; flow of information; ability; to be responsible for; organizational rules; report; percent; production; action plan; to solve complex problems; to communicate; to enable, to choose; to divide; to distribute; to carry out; to hold a meeting; objective; successful activity; ability.

2. into English:

производственный процесс, цель, обязанности, требуемые результаты, соответствующие стратегии, хорошая психологическая атмосфера, достигать, распределять, выполнять, знание технической сферы, видеть общую картину организации, иметь тесную связь с, ограниченный бюджет, около, объяснительная записка, достигать целей, определяющий фактор, распределять ресурсы.

4. Ask five questions to the text.

5. a) Explain the words given in italics. Make up sentences of your own. Use English-English dictionaries to help you.

b) Find synonyms for the words:

Identify, flow, report, group, spend, support, complex, opinion.

6. Complete the following sentences according the text:

1. Effectiveness of a manager's activity depends on …………..

2. A conceptual skill is the ability of a manager to see ………..

3. A decision making skill is the ability of a manager to chose the best course of actions of ……..

4. An analytic skill is the ability to determine the most important problems and identify the causes of each problem before …....

5 An interpersonal skill is very important for ………

6 A technical skill is a specific competence to accomplish …….

7.The first-line managers have the closest connection with …….

7. Translate into English:

1 Психологическое мастерство определяется как способность менеджеров эффективно взаимодействовать с другими людьми.

2. Для хорошей психологической атмосферы такое мастерство имеет определяющее значение.

3. Способность менеджера видеть общую картину организации является одним из важных факторов эффективной работы как сотрудников, так и компании.

4. Концептуальное мастерство имеет очень большое значение для высших менеджеров, т.к. без него нельзя спланировать и разработать стратегии для организации в целом.

5. Административное мастерство - это способность менед­жера исполнять организационные правила для процесса производства.

6. Менеджеры проводят большую часть своего времени, общаясь с людьми.

7. Менеджеры должны постоянно делать доклады и предоставлять отчеты о своей работе.

8. Менеджеры, имеющие отношение к производственному процессу, должны владеть техническими умениями.

9. Менеджеры контролируют работу подчиненных.

8. A) Some phrases were taken out from the text, so insert them into the appropriate gaps. Read and translate the text:

a) not made;

b) different physiological potential;

c) learnable and teachable;

d) good managers;

e) natural endowments;

f) generally incorrect;

g) come close;

h) mature skills.

Development of managerial skills

Many people believe that, 1) ………. like some good ath­letes, are born, 2) …….. Yet research has indicated that this belief is 3) ………….. Even though it cannot be denied that people are born with 4) …………and that they are endowed with unequal amounts of intelligence. An athlete who is not equipped with natural physical advantages is not likely to run a hundred yards in record time. On the other hand, many individuals who are "natural athletes" have not 5) …………. to that goal either.

Most superior athletes are individuals with some natural en­dowment, who by practice, learning, effort, sacrifice, and experience have developed their natural endowment into 6) ……….. The same holds true for a good manager; by practice, learning, and ex­perience one develops 7) ……………. of intelligence and per­sonal characteristics into the mature skills of a good manager. The skills involved in managing are as 8) ………….as are the skills in playing tennis. But it take time, effort and determina­tion for a supervisor to develop managerial skills.

b) Match the terms and their definitions:

1.budget	thorough check
2. proper	moral obligation
3.cause	length of action
4.decision	able or deserving of consideration; allowable
5.duty	financial plan
6. investigation	substitute
7.course	resolution reached
8.alternative	bring into being; bring about