EXERCISES UNIT 4

VOCABULARY PREPARATION
Match up these verbs and nouns to make common collocations
1. Allocate resources
2. Communicate objectives/ information
3. Develop strategies/ people
4. Make decisions
5. Measure performance
6. Motivate people
7. Perform jobs
8. Set goals/ objectives
9. Achieve goals/ objectives
10. Supervise subordinates
Match up the following words & definitions.
1D 2E 3B 4F 5H 6G 7A 8C
Fill in the blanks with a correct preposition
1. On 2. From 3. Into 4. To – for 5. With 6. For 7. Among 8. With 9. At 10. Into
WHILE READING TASKS
Complete the guided notes.

1. Because the success or failure of companies, public sector institutions, not-for-profit

organizations, sports teams, and so on often depends on the quality of their managers.
2. Planning, organizing, integrating, measuring performance, developing people.
A1 B2 C3 D1 E4 F1 G3 H1 I3 J5 K3 L3 M3

True or False? - 4.F 5.T

Answer the following questions
6. Because people are good at it, others are not. Some people will be unable to put
management techniques into practice. Others will have lots of techniques, but few good ideas.
7. Because there are very few people who both have techniques and good ideas.
What does each of the underlined part refer to?
8. Peter Drucker 9. The organization
Words and expressions 1. Objectives 2. Crisis 3. Attain 4. Subordinates 5. Modify
POST READING TASKS
VOCABULARY REVIEW
Complete the following sentences with these words
1. Resources 2. Manageable 3. Setting- communicate 4. Supervise – performance
5. Achieved 6. Board of directors 7. Innovations
Use the word combinations you have learned from the reading text to complete the
sentences below.
1. Set objectives 2. Allocate – resources 3. Perform tasks/ jobs 4. Supervise – subordinates
5. Measure – performance 6. Deal with crisis – make – decisions
TASK 2
Write full sentences using the words given and adding any necessary words.

1. Management is important because the success or failure of companies often defends on

the quality of their managers.
2. According to Drucker – “the father of modern management” a manager’s work can be
divided into five tasks.
3. First task involves setting objectives, developing strategies, plans and precise tactics and
allocating resources of people and money.
4. Second task involves organizing. Managers have to select people to perform the tasks.
5. To do the third task, managers need social skills of motivation and communication.
6. Fourth task requires managers to measure the performance of their staff to check
whether the objectives are being achieved.
7. Last task is to develop people – both the managers themselves and their managers.
8. When necessary, top managers have to consider the future and modify the objectives.
9. They also have to manage a business’s relations with customers.
10. Besides they also have to deal with any crisis that arises.