- •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
9. Answer the following questions.
1. What is the definition of the term «leadership»?
2. Do all leaders have formal authority?
3. What kind of theories have the students of leadership produced?
4. Is the search for the traits of leaders an ongoing process?
5. What famous philosophers explored the qualities of leaders?
6. What was the early assumption of leadership?
7. What are the characteristics that distinguish leaders from nonleaders?
8. What was the view of the driving forces behind leadership in the late 1940s and early 1950s?
10. Write a summary of the text above.
Vocabulary
11. Read and remember the following words and word-combinations:
1) |
functional leadership theory – функциональная теория лидерства |
8) |
to take care of – заботиться, проявлять внимание |
2) |
whatever [(h)wɔt'evə] – что бы ни |
9) |
effectiveness [ɪ'fektɪvnəs] – действенность, эффективность, результативность, производительность |
3) |
cohesion [kəu'hiːʒ(ə)n] – единство, спаянность, сплочённость |
10) |
transactional leader – трансакционный (деловой) лидер |
4) |
subordinate [sə'bɔːd(ə)nət] – подчинённый |
11) |
reward [rɪ'wɔːd] – вознаграждать |
5) |
efficient [ɪ'fɪʃ(ə)nt] – действенный, результативный |
12) |
desired outcome – желаемый результат |
6) |
transformational leader – трансформационный лидер |
13) |
chain of command – порядок соподчиненности в организации, цепь инстанций |
7) |
perception [pə'sepʃ(ə)n] – восприятие |
14) |
stakeholder – заинтересованное лицо |
12. Match the columns:
1) emotion-laden process |
1) собственный интерес |
2) perceive [pə'siːv] |
2) политическая директива |
3) social influence process |
3) процесс эмоциональной нагрузки |
4) entwine [ɪn'twaɪn] |
4) новая теория эмерджентного (внезапно возникшего) лидера |
5) leader's mood |
5) процесс социального влияния |
6) affective event |
6) определенные модели лидерского поведения |
7) сertain leader behaviors |
7) эмоциональное событие (мероприятие) |
8) neo-emergent leadership theory |
8) настроение лидера |
9) political command |
9) сплетать, переплетать |
10) inherent interest |
10) воспринимать, понимать, осознавать |