6. A) Complete these sentences with comparative/ superlative forms of these adjectives:

1. strong; 2. important; 3. powerful;

4. irritating; 5. much / many; 6. young;

7. systematic

1. One of the strongest influences on individual performance is an or­ganization’s reward system.

2. That organization was even more irritating than I expected.

3. During the World War II the company lost much more business premises and construction machinery than its competitors.

4. Digital Communications is the youngest company in the group.

5. Nowadays the Group’s position is much more powerful than ten years ago.

6. Most of us spend their lives in the settings provided by organiza­tions.

7. I’d like to examine organizations in a more systematic manner.

8. Understanding the behavior of people is one of the most important aspects of management.

b) Translate these sentences into Russian:

1. The higher you are in an organization, the tidier your office should be.

Чем выше ваш статус в организации, тем опрятнее должен быть ваш офис.

2. “Administrative communications executive” sounds much better than “post clerk”.

"Административный исполнительный сотрудник" звучит гораздо лучше, чем "почтовый клерк".

3. It is best to consider stress as something that involves the in­teraction of an individual with the environment.

Лучше всего рассматривать стресс как нечто такое, что включает в себя взаимодействие человека с окружающей средой.

3. This working definition portrays stress in a more negative light than do most definitions.

Это рабочее определение изображает напряжение в более негативном свете, чем большинство определений.

3. Managing people in organizations in the 1990s is more difficultthan it was in the past.

Управлять людьми в организациях в 1990-е годы гораздо сложнее, чем это было в прошлом.

7. Answer these interview questions. Focus on comparative / superlative forms:

1. What is the best idea you had in the past month?

My best idea was to set up my own business.

2. What is your worst fault and what is your best quality?

My worst fault is impatience and my best quality is kindness.

3. What was the most difficult problem in your present job?

The most difficult problem in my present job was goal settings.

4. What are you most proud of having done in your present job?

I am most proud of conclusion of a new contractin my present job.

5. What do you like most and what do you like least about your boss?

I like most about my boss than he has a lot of experience and like least that he is a bit rude.

6. Which is more important to you: status or money?

Money is more important for me than status.

7. Can you describe the happiest moment in your life?

My wedding was the happiest moment in my life.

• WORD-BUILDING

I. Make these nouns into adjectives using the following suffixes:

1. Ful 2. Ent 3. Ant 4. Ive 5. Al 6. Able 7. Ous 8. Ic

1. profit - profitable

2. power - powerful

3. care - careful

4. economy - economic

5. industry - industrial

6. defense - defensive

7. behavior - behavioral

8. difference - different

9. important - important

10. response - responsive

11. religion - religious

12. practice – practical, practicable

13. education – educational, educative

14. policy - policial

2. Translate these sentences into Russian. State whether the underlined words are adjectives or nouns.

1. Every individual has some fundamental rights and freedoms.

Каждый человек имеет основные права и свободы.

noun

2. Every organization takes into account individual problems and characteristics of its employees.

Каждая организация принимает во внимание проблем частных лиц и характеристики своих сотрудников.

adjective

3. Organization can accomplish things that individuals cannot.

Организация может сделать то, что частные люди не могут.

noun

4. In my opinion we can achieve this objective more effectively.

На мой взгляд, мы можем достичь этой цели более эффективно.

noun

5. We should study objective factors and circumstances which led to the disaster.

Мы должны изучить объективные факторы и обстоятельства, которые привели к катастрофе.

adjective

6. They refused to support those reactionary ideas.

Они отказались поддержать эти реакционные идеи.

adjective

7. They did not want this reactionary to participate in the forum.

Они не хотели, чтобы эти реакционеры принимали участие в форуме.

noun