alternative) to each sentence:
Model: The stockholders have held the annual meeting.
1. Have the stockholders held the annual meeting?
2. What have the stockholders done?
3. The stockholders have held the annual meeting, haven't they?
4. Have the stockholders held a meeting or a conference?
1. The partners have applied for a corporate charter.
2. The stockholders have voted at the annual meeting.
3. The company has issued the additional stock.
4. They have invested all their money in this company.
LESSON 4
THE FUNCTIONS OF AN EXECUTIVE
Dialogue
Anna is having lunch with her sister Barbara. Anna has just accepted
a position as an Administrative Assistant. Her boss is an executive with a
firm that manufactures heavy machinery used in construction.
Barbara: You've got a new job, Anna. My congratulations.
Anna: Thanks, Barbara.
Barbara: Tell me a few words about your boss. What does he do?
Anna: Well, he is one of the vice presidents of the company, so he's rather
important. He is an executive.
Barbara: Do you know the difference between an executive manager and an
administrator?
Anna: I am afraid I can hardly tell you the difference. I think these words
are interchangeable and they really aren't different in many
companies.
Barbara: What about your company?
Anna: In our company the top officers are called administrators. The next
highest group - the vice presidents, the heads of major departments
and branch plant managers - are executives like my boss.
Barbara: Is that all?
Anna: The group below consists of managers: they are general managers
and foremen.
Barbara: So I see that an organisation has a number of positions and some
people have more authority than others.
Anna: You are right.
Barbara: But it would be interesting to know more about the functions of an
executive like your boss.
Anna: I'd say he makes a lot of important decisions. He sets objectives,
coordinates work, delegates authority, makes hiring, firing,
evaluating and just general leading.
Barbara: It seems to be important.
Anna: It is important. It's evident that making careful decisions is the basis
of good management.
Barbara: But do you work under much pressure?
Anna: Barbara, you know I am quite used to working under pressure from
my last job. I am also accustomed to lots of paper work and red tape.
Barbara: Good for you.
Anna: And what's more important I feel that I can learn a lot because my
boss is very competent.
Barbara: Good, I think we'd be in a hurry not to get late for the work.
Active Vocabulary
executive
manager
administrator
vice president
head of department
foreman
position
to set objectives
to delegate authority
to work under pressure
red-tape
to be competent
руководитель, сотрудник, специалист
управляющий, руководитель, директор
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управляющий, административное,
должностное лицо
вице-президент
руководитель отдела
мастер, бригадир
должность
ставить цели
распределять обязанности
работать в напряженной обстановке
зд. бюрократическая, канцелярская работа
быть компетентным
Vocabulary Exercises
Ex.1. Transform the sentences according to the model:
Model: I'm accustomed to setting objectives. I'm used to setting
objectives.
1. We are accustomed to having unlimited liability.
2. He is accustomed to delegating authority.
3. They are accustomed to firing and hiring people.
4. She is accustomed to working as the head of the department.
5. You are accustomed to working under pressure.
6. The executive is accustomed to making decisions.
Ex.2. Change the modal verb according to the model:
Model: We ought to set objectives this month. We should set
objectives this month.
1. They ought to talk about the functions of an executive.
2. A manager ought to make careful decisions.
3. An executive ought to be very competent.
4. The president ought to decide on hiring, firing, vacation, hours.
5. The Board of directors ought to plan objectives and changes.
6. They ought to have a meeting with the head of the department.
Ex.3. Your executive is a very tough man. What should his staff do to
Please him?
For ideas:
to be creative - быть с творческим отношением к делу
to be well-organised - быть хорошо организованным
to keep fit - держать себя в форме
to be punctual - быть пунктуальным
to be enthusiastic - быть энтузиастом
to obey the rules - подчиняться правилам
Ex.4. Answer the questions:
1. What working position is the best for you?
2. Are you accustomed to working under pressure?
3. Are you accustomed to a red-tape job?
4. Do you want to be an executive or an administrator of the big company?
What should you do for it?
5. What qualities do you need to be an executive of the company?
6. What does it mean to be a competent manager?
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