Text Comprehension Exercises

I. Listen to the text ‘’Management’’ and answer the following questions

1. What is management?

2. What are main managerial functions?

3. What skills do managers need to perform their functions?

II. Listen to the text again and say which of the following replies is correct

1. a) Most managers perform 4 basic functions. b) Most managers perform 6 basic functions. c) Most managers perform 8 basic functions.

2. a) Organizing is listed as the first management function. b) Planning is listed as the first management function. c) Controlling is listed as the first management function.

3. a) In organizing, managers evaluate how well company objectives are met. b) In organizing, managers guide, teach and motivate workers. c) In organizing, managers decide on the positions to be created.

4. a) Effective managers meet the objectives of the company through a successful combination of planning and controlling. b) Effective managers meet the objectives of the company through a successful combination of organizing and directing. c) Effective managers meet the objectives of the company through a successful combination of planning, organizing, directing and controlling.

Text Exercises

1. Read the text and find in it English equivalents of the following words and word combinations:

выполнять функции, цели могут быть достигнуты, невзирая на, управлять, осуществлять план, служащий персонал, создавать, ежедневное руководство, определять обязанность, адекватно, команда менеджеров, состоять из, на всех уровнях, организационные навыки

2. Read the text and answer the following question

1. What is management composed of? 2. What do the duties of managers include? 3. What does planning involve? 4. Who is planning the first management function? 5. What is the second management function? 6. What does the second function include? 7. Can staffing be considered as part of the organizing function? Why? 8. What do managers do in the directing phase? 9. Why is daily communication necessary for effective direction? 10. What do managers evaluate in the controlling function? 11. What should managers do to complete the evaluation in the controlling phase? 12. Which skills do managers need to perform effectively? 13. What does the importance of each function depend on? 14. How do effective managers meet the objectives of the company?

III. Agree or disagree with the following statements, in your answers use the expressions of agreement and disagreement

1. Only some people are involved in management. 2. Managers don’t need interpersonal skills to perform their functions. 3. Staffing can be considered a part of the planning function. 4. Managers are to see that the business operates efficiently. 5. The importance of each function doesn’t vary depending on the situation. 6. In the controlling function, managers evaluate how well company objectives are being met, don’t they? 7. Managers are not responsible for allocating resources.

IV. Develop the following ideas, use the words and word combinations provided in brackets

1. Management plays a vital role in any business or organized activity (to one degree or another, to be involved, to make decisions, to use resources, to be composed of, to be in charge of, duties, to operate efficiently).

2. Planning is the first management function (to determine objectives, to achieve goals, to evaluate, alternative, to choose, to depend on, further, to establish).

3. Organizing is the process of putting the plan into action (to allocate, human resources, overall, to create positions, responsibilities, staffing, to include).

4. The third function is the day-to-day direction of employees (to guide, to motivate, to reach abilities, to achieve goals, effective supervision, to require, employees).

5. Controlling is supposed to be the last management function (to evaluate, in order to, to look at, how well, planning phase, directing, to complete, major problems, to make changes, managerial structure, to replan).

6. Managers should have different skills (adequately, interpersonal, organizational, managerial duties, to vary, effective, to meet the objective, through, successful).

V. Speak on:

1. the basic managerial functions;

2. the duties to be performed by managers in each phase;

3. the qualities of an effective manager.