MEETING 4

Task 1. What do managers do?

A manager

1. __________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________
4. __________________________________________________
5. __________________________________________________

Task 2. Here are some of a manager’s tasks.

Sets objectives Organises Motivates & Measures Develops people

communicates
The manager sets The manager The manager The manager With the rise of the
goals for the divides the work creates a team out establishes knowledge worker,
group, and decides into manageable of his people, appropriate this task has taken
what work needs activities, and through decisions targets and on added
to be done to meet selects people to on pay, placement, yardsticks, and importance. In a
those goals accomplish the promotion, and analyzes, knowledge
tasks that need to through his appraises and economy, people
be done communications interprets are the company’s
with the team performance. most important
asset, and it is up
to the manager to
develop that asset

In your managerial positions, do you cover these responsibilities? Answer the questions below.

1. Do you set goals? How do you set goals?

2. How do we measure/ evaluate accomplishments?
3. How do you know that something is appropriate?
4. When you appraise employees, what is the most important criterion?
5. What is the most important asset of a company?

Task 3. Vocabulary acquisition.

a. What do we do with a goal?

__________________________ a goal __________________________

b. Find a verb that goes with all these nouns

a mission a task
a goal a job a record
 c. Find synonyms for the verb ‘appraise’

__________________________ appraise __________________________

Task 4. What is an asset? Give some examples of assets.

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Give examples of assets 
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Task 5. Decide if these assets are tangible or intangible.

Tangible assets Intangible assets

Types of assets

Buildings, brand recognition, cash on deposit, chemical formulas, cash on hand, computer programs,
equipment, databases, land, patents, fleet, manuscripts, workforce

Task 6. Where do you hear the following sentences?

at the customs, at the doctor’s, at the ticket office, in a bank, in a hotel, in a restaurant, in a shop, in a
theatre, in the street, on the phone

1. Hold the line, please. → _____________________________                     

2. Are you ready to order? → _____________________________                                          
3. Turn right into Brick Lane. → _____________________________                                          
4. We have seats in the dress circle. → _____________________________                                        
5. I've got a temperature. → _____________________________                                          
6. A return to Bristol, please. → _____________________________                                          
7. Sorry, we're fully booked for tonight. → _____________________________                                
8. That'll be 50p, please. → _____________________________                                          
9. May I see your passport, please? → _____________________________                                        
10. I'd like to change some dollars, please. → _____________________________                     
Preparing food

Jack was hungry. He walked to the kitchen. He got out some eggs. He took out some oil. He placed a
skillet on the stove. Next, he turned on the heat. He poured the oil into the skillet. He cracked the eggs
into a bowl. He stirred the eggs. Then, he poured them into the hot skillet. He waited while the eggs
cooked. They cooked for two minutes. He heard them cooking. They popped in the oil.

Next, Jack put the eggs on a plate. He placed the plate on the dining room table. Jack loved looking at his
eggs. They looked pretty on the white plate. He sat down in the large wooden chair. He thought about
the day ahead. He ate the eggs with a spoon. They were good.

He washed the plate with dishwashing soap. Then, he washed the pan. He got a sponge damp. Finally,
he wiped down the table. Next, Jack watched TV.

1. What food was cooked?

a. Fish b. Eggs c. Pork d. Rice

2. Where did Jack eat the eggs?

a. In the kitchen b. In front of the TV c. In his room d. At the dining room
table

3. How long did the eggs cook?

a. 10 minutes b. 5 minutes c. 3 minutes d. 2 minutes

4. What was the chair made of?

a. Stone b. We do not know c. Metal d. Wood

5. Jack cooked in a skillet. What is another word for skillet?

a. Microwave b. Pan c. Oven d. Slow cooker