Is an authoritarian or autocratic leadership style very bad?

a) No, it isn’t. An authoritarian or autocratic leadership is not all bad. Sometimes it is the most effective style to use.

b) Yes, it is. Nobody can work with an autocratic leader.

c) Yes, it is. Authoritarian leaders do much harm for the employees and for the whole business.

Задание № 3. Перепишите следующие предложения, подчеркните в каждом из них модальный глагол или его эквивалент. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. You are to organize your work successfully to get much profit.

2. The American President must be a native-born citizen of at least 35 years old.

3. You may visit this exhibition and see its beautiful exhibits.

4. This student can read English texts very well.

5. A manager has to know more than his subordinates.

Задание № 4. Перепишите и письменно переведите на русский язык следующие предложения в страдательном залоге. Подчеркните в каждом из них глагол-сказуемое, определите его видовременную форму и залог.

1. The manager was asked to speak about our corporate culture.

2. Our problems in business will be solved very soon.

3. The article about basic management styles is being translated by the students at the moment.

4. We have been invited to the presentation of American innovative products.

5. The main aspects of organizational behavior will be spoken about at Professor Petrov’s lecture tomorrow.

Задание № 5. Перепишите и письменно переведите на русский язык следующие предложения, обращая внимание на особенности перевода инфинитива в определённой функции. В каждом предложении укажите форму инфинитива и её функцию в предложении.

1. The director wanted to make a short report about the latest results of our work.

2. The duty of a Purchase Manager is to buy new products.

3. To study well you must attend all the lectures and seminars.

4. The discipline to be studied next year is very important for our future profession.

5. The student was happy to have entered the Medical Institute.

6. It is necessary to promote goods and services of the company effectively.

Задание № 6. Перепишите и письменно переведите на русский язык следующие предложения, обращая внимание на особенности перевода инфинитивного оборота «Сложное дополнение» (Complex Object). Из каждого предложения выпишите данный оборот.

1. A senior manager asked his boss to evaluate his work immediately as it was very important for him.

2. This leader makes his employees work overtime every day.

3. Our boss wants our firm to be participating in this new innovative project.

Задание № 7. Перепишите и письменно переведите на русский язык следующие предложения, обращая внимание на особенности перевода инфинитивного оборота «Сложное подлежащее» (Complex Subject). Из каждого предложения выпишите данный оборот.

1. Formal and informal groups are expected to have different roles in organizations.

2. Strikes are sure to make much harm to the productivity of any business.

3. The company was thought to have reached its goal.

Задание № 8. Перепишите и письменно переведите на русский язык следующие предложения, обращая внимание на особенности перевода инфинитивного оборота c предлогом «for». В каждом предложении выпишите данный оборот.

1. It is important for a manager to know his company’s corporate culture very well.

2. Understanding the importance of staff motivation is necessary for managers to be effective.

3. It was very difficult for her to adapt to her new responsibilities and her new colleagues.