- •English on municipal administration
- •Module 1 City managers and their responsibilities
- •Vocabulary
- •Read and remember the following words and word-combinations:
- •Match Russian definitions with English terms:
- •3. Remember the pronunciation of the following geographical names:
- •4. Match the columns:
- •5. Translate the sentences paying attention to the forms and the functions of Participle I, II.
- •6. Read the text and be ready to answer the questions.
- •7. Review the terminology of the text:
- •8. Answer the following questions.
- •9. Complete the following sentences using the text.
- •Vocabulary
- •10. Read and remember the following words and word-combinations:
- •11. Remember the pronunciation of the following geographical names: Hampshire ['hæmpʃɪə] – Хэмпшир; Missouri [mɪ'zuərɪ] – Миссури.
- •12. Form derivatives according to the models.
- •Grammar
- •13. Find out Participle I, II in the sentences below, define the form and the function.
- •14. Translate the sentences paying attention to the Absolute Participle Construction.
- •Reading and Analysis
- •15. Read the text and be ready to answer the questions. Text b Responsibilities
- •16. Translate from Russian into English:
- •17. Answer the following questions.
- •19. Write a summary of the text above.
- •20. Make a brief report on the topic. Module 2 Leadership
- •Vocabulary
- •Read and remember the following words and word-combinations:
- •2. Match the columns:
- •Plutarch ['pluːˌta:rk] – Плутарх;
- •Grammar
- •Reading and Analysis
- •Text a Leadership and its Early History
- •7. Review the terminology of the text:
- •8. Complete the following sentences using the text.
- •9. Answer the following questions.
- •10. Write a summary of the text above.
- •Vocabulary
- •11. Read and remember the following words and word-combinations:
- •12. Match the columns:
- •Reading and Analysis
- •13. Read the text and be ready to answer the questions. Text b Leadership Theories
- •Module 3 Finance management
- •Vocabulary
- •Read and remember the following words and word-combinations:
- •Match Russian definitions with English terms:
- •3. Match the columns:
- •Grammar
- •4. Find out Infinitives in the sentences below, define the form and the function.
- •Reading and Analysis
- •5. Read the text and be ready to answer the questions. Text a
- •6. Review the terminology of the text:
- •7. Complete the following sentences using the text.
- •8. Answer the following questions.
- •9. Write a summary of the text above.
- •Vocabulary
- •10. Read and remember the following words and word-combinations:
- •11. Match the columns:
- •Reading and Analysis
- •12. Read the text and be ready to answer the questions. Text b Working capital management
- •Module 4 Community Development
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Read and remember the following words and word-combinations:
- •Reading and Analysis
- •7. Read the text and be ready to answer the questions. Text a Community Development
- •8. Translate the sentences into Russian and then back into English.
- •9. Answer the following questions.
- •10. Work in pairs. Correct wrong statements.
- •11. Translate into English.
- •Vocabulary
- •12. Read and remember the following words and word-combinations:
- •13. Explain the meaning of the following word combinations:
- •Reading and Analysis
- •14. Read the text and be ready to answer the questions. Text b Community Development
- •15. Give the answer to the question below.
- •16. Complete the sentences.
- •17. Write a summary of the text above.
- •18. Make a brief report on the topic. Module 5 Decision making
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Read and remember the following words and word-combinations:
- •2. Match the words in a with those in b.
- •3. Find the synonyms:
- •Reading and Analysis
- •4. Read the text and be ready to answer the questions. Text a Decision making
- •5. Answer the following questions.
- •6. Find in the text the words which have an opposite meaning:
- •7. Complete the following sentences using the text.
- •8. Translate into English.
- •Vocabulary
- •9. Read and remember the following words and word-combinations:
- •10. Group the words according to their morphological structure:
- •Reading and Analysis
- •13. Read the text and be ready to answer the questions. Text b Problem Analysis vs Decision Making
- •Module 6 Performance Measurement
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Read and remember the following words and word-combinations:
- •2. Choose the right word.
- •3. Work as a class and match the following verbs with nouns:
- •Reading and Analysis
- •4. Read the text and be ready to answer the questions. Text a Performance measurement
- •5. Answer the following questions.
- •6. Complete the following sentences using the text.
- •Vocabulary
- •7. Read and remember the following words and word-combinations:
- •Reading and Analysis
- •12. Read the text and be ready to answer the questions. Text b Principles of performance measurement
- •If we don’t measure ……
- •13. Answer the following questions.
- •14. Complete the following sentences using the text.
- •15. Write a summary of the text above.
- •16. Make a brief report on the topic. Contents
5. Answer the following questions.
1. What is performance measurement?
2. What reasons does Behn give for adapting performance measurements?
3. What do managers need to determine to evaluate performance?
4. What measurement systems can organisations create?
5. What is efficiency determined by?
6. What primary aim should be behind the measures?
7. What does celebration help to improve?
8. What do managers need to convince citizens their agency is doing good?
6. Complete the following sentences using the text.
1. Fundamental purpose behind measures is … .
2. Measures that are not directly connected to improving performance are … .
3. To evaluate performance, managers need to … .
4. Organisation create measurement systems that … .
5. Officials need to measure behavior of individuals then … .
6. Poor performance not always may change … .
7. Celebration helps to improve … .
8. To convince citizens their agency is doing good, managers need … .
Vocabulary
7. Read and remember the following words and word-combinations:
1) |
to assess – оценивать, давать оценку |
9) |
appraisal – оценка, аттестация, экспертиза |
2) |
to determine – определять, устанавливать, решать |
10) |
assignment – назначение, задание, распределение |
3) |
to assume – принимать, предполагать, допускать |
11) |
variance – изменение, колебание, разногласие, противоречие |
4) |
inherently – неотъемлемо, присуще, собственно |
12) |
to decline – уменьшаться, идти на убыль, опускаться |
5) |
outcome – результат, исход |
13) |
efficient – действенный, эффективный, умелый |
6) |
to supervise – смотреть, наблюдать, руководить |
14) |
reliance – доверие, уверенность, опора, надежда |
7) |
to eliminate – убрать, исключать, уничтожать |
15) |
outlier – служащий, солдат |
8) |
accountability – ответственность |
16) |
еquilibrium – равновесие, уравновешивание |
8. Find the synonyms:
significant, measured, desired, outcomes, to minimize, assessed, valuable, important, to eliminate, meaningful, appraisal, evaluation, results.
9. Find the antonyms:
declining, effective, useless, rarely, to pay attention, supervisors, improving, to ignore, the best, meaningful, the worst, meaningless, frequently, strategic, operational, subordinates, equilibrium, extremes.
10. Form the adjectives:
ful – meaning, use.
al – operation, historic, distribution, structure.
ive – effect, correct, object.
11. Match the words in A with those in B.
A |
B |
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1) significant 2) objective 3) desired 4) meaningful 5) corrective |
6) management 7) to allocate 8) effective 9) heavy 10)historical |
a) information b) appraisal c) control d) results e) reliance |
f) money g) action h) outcomes i) work j) patterns |