1. Fill the gaps in the paragraph.

1.provide; 2 improve; 3. accomplish:

illustrate; 5 realize; 6 make; 7. Influence; 8.exist

1. I think organizations influence our behavior in everyday life.

2. I hope, they`ll improve health care in the nearest future.

3. At his last lecture he illustrated the importance of organizations.

4. Many people don’t realize the influence organizations make on their behavior.

5. Organizations provide goods and services and accomplish things that individuals cannot.

2. A) Supply the questions for these answers:

1. What do they think about organizations? - They think organizations are often frustrating.

2. How often do you come into contact with organizations? - We come into contact with organizations daily.

3. When did IBM announce that it was opening a plant? — IBM announced that it was opening a plant last week.

4. How long will it take you to study this problem? — I think it will take me two months to study this problem.

5. Who wrote this book? Professor Gibson wrote this book.

6. Who knows the results of this research? Nobody knows the results of this research.

3. Complete these sentences choosing between the Present Simple Tense and the Future Simple Tense:

Example:

1. I’ll look for your book and if I find it I’ll give you a ring.

2. When you arrive the report will be ready.

3. As soon as we find out the details we’ll let you know.

4. Before I go on holiday I’ll finish my report.

5. I won’t leave until I check all the figures.

6. If the manager is right we’ll have serious problems in the nearest future.

7. Unless the program fails we’ll benefit from its results.

4. Complete these sentences with as ... As, not so ... As, both ... And, either... Or, neither ... Nor, not only... But also

1. Organizations not only provide goods and services but also influence our behavior.

2. Some organizations are both frustrating and irritating.

3. This organization is as influential as IBM/This organization is not so influential as IBM.

4. Both individuals and groups can achieve some goals.

5. One can either make profit or foster religion.

6. He is neither at home nor at his office/He is either at home or at his office.

7. He is not only a well-known scholar but also an outstanding lecturer.

8. If you wish to avoid making a decision either send a memo or set up a committee to conduct an ’in-depth study’.

9. Management work focuses both on the behavior of individuals and groups and on the process and structure of organizations.

5. You are to compare three organizations: ibm, General Motors, Neste. Produce as many sentences as you can using the model and the words given below:

influential, well-known, efficient, large, customer-oriented, flexible, responsive to the customers’ needs, reputable, old, young

Model:

In my opinion IBM is much larger than Nestle.

I think General Motors is much more well-known than Neste.

I believe IBM is much more influential than General Motors.

To my mind General Motors is a bit more efficient than Nestle.

As far as I know General Motors is a little larger than IBM.

As far as I remember Neste is much more customer-oriented than IBM.

I think General Motors is much more flexible than Neste.

As far as I remember Neste is much more responsive to the customers’ needs than IBM.

To my mind General Motors is a bit more reputable than Nestle.

In my opinion IBM is much older than Nestle.

I believe IBM is a little younger than General Motors.