Handout Unit 14 1. Preview vocabulary define courses training discounts develop discussion business experience suit needs technical format run pressure management issues manage programmes experienced management cope with programmes customised method provide requirements solution needs take part in stress computer package complete range hands-on requirements corporate skills course trainers training training management training crisis user 2. Questions about the article 1. What were Brutus’s good and bad traits? 2. Why has Shakespeare been studied recetly? 3. How is Shakespeare used by the Adelmans? 4. What do the seminars look like? 5. What are the Adelmans’ qualifications for such a job? 6. Give examples of how studying Shakespeare’s characters improve management skills. 3. Translation školení šité na míru a vyhovující rozpočtu balíčky řešení úplná škála kurzů a speciální podnikové slevy praktická zkušenost vyrovnat se se stresem a zvážit důsledky porušit subordinaci slavnostní projev jako příklad přesvědčivého proslovu přistupovat k něčemu bez předsudků vznášet rozhodující otázky zapsat se na kurz vnitropodnikového vzdělávání pečlivé plánování jako prvořadý úkol provinit se krákozrakostí a nerozhodností 5. Career skills get the _______________ across ______________ good idea central __________________ _____________ the targets take ___________of sth under the ____________________ __________ the problem that’s an ______________ lot increase in____________________ 4. Listening 1 "Notice how the king uses ""we"" _____________________: ""We few, we happy few""." This puts him in the position of a __________________ leader from the beginning. He too is part of the team. It is very _________________ for the team to feel the leader is part of it and working towards the same goal. "They are, as he puts it so well, ""a band of brothers"". He makes them feel part of an __________________ club" (the happy few). Indeed they are __________________ to be part of this team! They have been chosen "especially, and others have been ________________ - the ""gentlemen in England now a-bed"". And the people" "who really invest time and energy and make __________________ - ""he to-day that sheds his blood with me"" -" will be _______________. He tells them they will be remembered as heroes and become gentlemen. "Now, if you put that in the____________ of a manager today motivating, let’s say, his sales team, you" "have all the necessary elements. It’s like saying: ""OK, guys, we have a difficult ______________ to complete" but I wouldn’t ask you if I didn’t think you could do it - and there are big _______________ and promotions in it for us all if we succeed. 6. Dilemma and Decision - vocabulary ABSENTEEISM BUDGET CONDUCT A STUDY STAFF COSTS ASCERTAIN GOALS RECRUITMENT COURSE COME UP CHALLENGES HUMAN ISSUES SUFFER INCENTIVES LINE MANAGERS PROVIDE REASONS TRAINING PROBLEM ENJOY RELATIONSHIPS LONG-TERM RESOURCES ENHANCE SKILLS STRESS-RELATED RESULTS DEVELOP STRESS TAILOR-MADE TURNOVER SET WITH SOLUTIONS 7. Dilemma and Decision - Listening Joyce Moorhead agrees that training is an ____________________. She thinks that communication problems should ______________ as soon as they occur and that managers should _____________on the offered course. "And, as the ___________ will not be noticeable by the employees she would spend the _______________ on" "the stress management course or the _______________ course, which would serve as a ___________________." "In the long-term, _____________ should be offered, or gym and training facilities could __________________ " because it would ______________ a lot of stress 8. Prepositions to have an impact _____ sales to become more competent _____ your job a dramatic drop ____ the share price an increase _____ the value insist ____ participation ____ the course a programme conforming ____ basic rules to be trained _____ mathematics to make one´s mind _____ about a dilemma to comply _____ regulations of the state 9. Word formation "1. Brutus was not a ____________ man, he was a traitor. (HONOUR)" 2. Your _______________ in the training is required. (PARTICIPATE) 3. He applied his ______________ to the solution and was rewarded afterwards. (WISE) 4. The CEO made a ________________ speech announcing the need to increase sales. (PERSUADE 5. The training will _________________ you to manage pressure effectively. ( POWER) 6. It was quite an ______________ event. Something you should try as well. (FORGET) 7. Our ___________ training will provide you with the experience you need. (CUSTOM) 8. The bank damaged the client by comparing them ____________ with their biggest rival. (FAVOUR) 9. Market ____________ of the retailer suffered a slump due to their rating. (CREDIT) 10. Who is responsible for the ____________ of the report? (ACCURATE) 11. It was hard work dealing with the ___________ of fraud. (ACCUSE) 12. ______________ learn to issue programming commands. (TRAIN) 13. After the ____________ of the course I might go on another one. (COMPLETE) 14. All _______________ customers find it difficult to access finance. (ADVANTAGE) 15. Thanks to his _______________ spirit he managed to get on with the plan. (ENTERPRISE) 10. Linking words "1.       ________ it was raining, I didn't get wet." "2.       ________ my wife likes to travel abroad, I prefer to stay at home for my vacations." "3.       Jerry passed the exam first time, ________ I had to retake it three times." "4.       ________ Mei Li doesn't speak English, she can't go to university in Canada." "5.       I will be late today, ________ my car has broken down." "6.       I don't drink coffee, ________ it makes me nervous." "7.       Jun couldn't buy any Christmas presents, ________ he didn't have any money." "8.       Paula got the job, ________ she had no experience." 11. Linking words 1. Some apples are red. Others are green. (while) 2. Surfing is fun. It can be dangerous. (though) 3. The boat could not move. There was no wind. (since) 4. I took my umbrella. It was raining. (as) 5. Deer are cute. They eat all your flowers. (although) 6. We lost the match. We were the better team (despite) 7. She injured her foot. She managed to walk to the village. (although) 12. WB Listening 1. What do business schools agree on that makes a good leader? 2. In which place did the Centre of Creative Leadership rank in the Financial Times’ listing? 3. Where are Centre’s campuses located? 4. Name some companies which are the Centre’s clients. 5. Why do people close to the student fill out questionnaires about the student? 6. What happens in simulations?