Exercise 1.Match each sentence or word in the left-hand column with the best meaning in the right-hand column.
| 1. accountant 2. surgeon 3. lawyer 4. journalist 5. carpenter 6. barber 7. architect 8. nurse 9. turner 10. secretary 11. bricklayer 12. engineer 13. economist 14. sculptor | a) a person who practices law, especially a barrister or solicitor; b) a worker who makes and repairs, especially the wooden parts of buildings and other structures; c) a person whose profession is to keep and examine business accounts; d) a person who designs and supervises the construction of the buildings; e) a doctor who performs operations; f) a person engaged in journalism; g) a person who cares for people who are ill or injured; h) employee in an office, who deals with correspondence, keeps records, makes arrangements and appointments for a particular member of the staff; i) a person whose trade is shaving and cutting men’s hair; j) a workman who builds with bricks; k) a person who works at lather; l) a person who writes lectures on economics or political economy; m) an artist who makes sculptures; n) a person who works in a branch of engineering; a person who designs engines, machines, bridges, railways; a skilled or trained person who controls communications. |
Exercise 2.The process of developing a corporate plan goes through several stages. Put the items (a – i) in the correct place on the corporate plan.
a) Setting corporate policies and deciding about where the organizations to go in terms of performance and results.
b) Identifying opportunities and threats and analyzing the major strengths and weaknesses of the organization.
c) Preparing action plans and setting targets for different departments.
d) Analyzing production facilities and personnel currently at work and analyzing current trading activities.
e) Agreeing on the strategies which the organization will adopt.
f) Considering the expectations of the employees, the customers and the shareholders.
g) Assessing possible future actions of competitors and studying economic forecasts and social trends.
h) Reviewing the economic, political and social factors which are affecting the organization.
i) Considering alternative strategies.
Exercise 3.Use the words in bold at the end of each of the following sentences to form a word which fits in the blank space.
1. Wages are earnings which are calculated and paid … (week)
2. The payroll contains details of all the … who work for the company. (employ)
3. The employer makes a … for tax from the worker’s gross salary. (deduct)
4. When calculating how much tax to pay, personal … is set against the amount someone earns. (relieve)
5. In the UK, people who have worked and paid into National Insurance can claim benefits from the State. These include … benefit and a pension for … (employ, retire)
6. To provide for their old age, people may pay monthly … to a pension scheme. (contribute)
7. Payments to a pension scheme may be tax … (deduct)
8. Pension schemes operated by a company may be non-… (contribute)
9. The law in some countries says that an employee who is ill should get a certain amount of pay which is known as … sick pay. (statute)
10. In some companies the employees have a holiday … of 20 days.
11. They receive an increase each year as they are paid an … salary. (increment)
12. The government sets the tax band … between one tax threshold and the next. (wide).
Exercise 4.Make a proper selection:
| 1. management 2. international management 3. ethnocentric management 4. polycentric management 5. geocentric management | a) attitude that since a foreign country’s management policies are best understood by its own management personnel, the home organization should rely on foreign offices; b) attitude that the home country’s management practices are superior to those of other countries and can be exported along with the organization’s goods and services; c) the process of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling the work of organization members and of using all available organizational resources to reach stated organizational goals; d) attitude that accepts both similarities and differences between domestic and foreign management policies and so attempts to strike a balance between those that are most effective; e) the process of managing resources (people, funds, inventories, and technologies) across national boundaries and adapting management principles and functions to the demands of foreign competition and environments. |
Exercise 5.Match the words listed below with the dictionary definitions
which follow:
| referee redundant counselor attitude discretion | applicant overtime personal participation personality | foreman remuneration moderate dismissal questionnaire | militant induction courtesy interviewee bonus | environment morale personnel representative frustration |
1. Someone is charge of a group of people in a factory.
2. A payment made to employees when the firm’s results are good.
3. A payment made to an employee when he or she works longer than normal hours.
4. Pent up fury or emotions.
5. A person who does not hold extreme views.
6. A fanatic who is prepared to do battle in pursuance of his beliefs.
7. The act of terminating employment from the employ’s side.
8. Referring to an individual. Private and confidential.
9. The people who work in and for an organization.
10. A person who is seeking appointment to a particular post.
11. The degree of enthusiasm shown by a workforce.
12. Someone who gives advice.
13.The procedures which help a new member of staff to fit into the organization.
14. The person who is being examined orally as part of a selection process.
15. The distinctive character of an individual.
16. Allowing subordinates to share in the making or decisions.
17. Suiting one’s actions or words to circumstances.
18. Treating other people with respect.
19. What someone becomes when they are no longer required at work.
20. Another description for pay, usually applied to directors and senior executives.
21. The physical surroundings of a business.
22. A person who gives an opinion about someone who is applying for a job.
23. A talent for doing a particular task well.
24. A survey to find out people’s reactions to a proposal.
25. Someone who is chosen to speak for you and generally look after your interests.
Exercise 6.Communicative situations.
1. Imagine you have come to a local company that is doing business on an international level. Interview them about the opportunities and problems.
2. Explain the statement: “Top-level managers get paid mostly for thinking, not for doing”.