III. Fill in the gaps with prepositions where necessary.

PROGRESS CHECK 2

I. Say whether the following statements are true or false. Provide the correct information for the false statements.

1. First-line managers do not supervise other managers.

2. Management positions con be classified in three ways.

3. Successful managers are those who have certain important skills.

4. Top managers are responsible for the overall management of the organization.

5. Good managers do not like to affect the performance of others.

6. Foreman, office manager, line manager are the titles of top managers.

7. Middle managers direct the activities of lower-level managers.

8. All managers need technical skills to motivate their subordinates.

9. Managers with good human skills are abrupt, critical, and unsympathetic.

10. Management skills can be learnt by people of all backgrounds.

11. Conceptual skills are especially important for lower-level managers.

12. Division managers, department heads, and plant managers belong to middle managers.

13. Successful managers are able to understand the feelings of their subordinates.

14. It’s very easy to reach the ranks of top management.

15. A good office makes a good manager.

16. The general manager is responsible for all the activities of a company.

II. Complete the following sentences using your own words.

1. Managers can be classified...

2. Middle managers are concerned with...

3. Successful managers have three basic kinds of skills:...

4. Lower-level managers are responsible for...

5. Manager success and failure depend, to a great extent, on...

6. Lower-level managers need technical skills to...

7. To establish good relations around the organisation and to resolve conflicts is the duty of...

8. Good conceptual skills help managers to...

9. Successful managers can influence others because...

10. Top managers are responsible for...

11. When good managers leave their job, they...

12. Planning and organising are mainly the duty of...

13. The typical titles of top managers are...

14. Human skill is...

15. Functional managers are responsible for...

16. Successful managers should be optimists because...

III. Fill in the gaps with prepositions where necessary.

1. We only deal... companies which have a good reputation.

2. It must be difficult to cope... three small children and a job.

3. Will the strike affect... the company’s future?

4. The pilot of the plane is responsible... the passengers’ safety.

5. In a library books are usually classified... subjects.

6. They relied heavily... the advice of their professional advisers.

7. She refused to supervise... students’ examinations.

8. Why have you singled... this man as being a good person for the job?

9. It’s not easy to carry... the four management functions well.

10. Her job is sometimes concerned... computers.

11. I lack... the energy that’s required to head such a large department.

12. Company policy is decided... the very highest level.

13. If you don’t take professional pride... your work, you’re probably in the wrong job.

14.... the one hand, I’d like a job which pays more,... the other hand, I enjoy the work I’m doing at the moment.

15. Sherlock Holmes solved... many murder cases.

16. Our flight was delayed owing... the bad weather.

IV. Which is the odd word out?

Supervisor, foreman, president, teacher, chief executive officer, financial manager, department head, waiter, office manager, first-line manager, salesman, marketing manager, butcher.

V. Make up a plan for the topic “Managers and their job” Get ready to make a report according to your plan in class.

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