Motivating impulsive fair

III. Think of the adjectives with opposite meaning to those from task II.

IV. Match the verbs 1 to 7 with the prepositions and phrases a to g to make

Combinations describing skills and personal qualities.

1. respond 2. listen 3. deal 4. believe 5. delegate 6. communicate 7. invest

a. in their employees’ abilities b. to a deputy as often as possible c. to employees’ concerns promptly d. with colleagues clearly e. with problems quickly f. in regular training courses for employees g. to all suggestions from the staff

Which do you think are the most important qualities?

V. Some verbs combine with more than one preposition. For example:

“He reports to the Marketing Director.” (to a person)

“The sales manager reported on last month’s sales figures” (on a thing)

Say whether the following combine with someone or something.

	Someone	Something
1. a) report to b) report on	a	a
2. a) apologize for b) apologize to
3. a) talk to b) talk about
4. a) agree with b) agree on
5. a) argue about b) argue with

VI. Complete these sentences with suitable prepositions from ex. 3

1. I agreed ……… her that we need to change our marketing strategy.

2. I talk ……… my boss every Monday at our regular meeting.

3. We argued ………. next year’s budget for over an hour.

4. He apologized ………. losing his temper.

5. We talked ………. our financial problems for a long time.

6. The Finance Director argued ……… our Managing Director over

profits sharing.

7. I apologized ………. Paula ……… giving her the wrong figures.

8. Can we agree ………. the date of our next meeting?

VII. Write three sentences with suitable prepositions from task IV.

VIII. Complete the text with the words from the list.

trust (n) qualities communicate deal delegate invest

respond attentively

If you ask employees what …1… they value most ina manager, the majority will tell you that they need a manager who can listen to them …2… and sympathetically. Nobody likes talking to a brick wall, and the ability to …3… clearly with colleagues is essential to anybody in a management position.

Secondly, when staff worry over certain issues, a good manager should …4… to their concerns promptly and also …5… with any problems as soon as they arise.

…6… is also rated very highly, so managers should also believe in their employees’ abilities and be prepared to …7… responsibilities to them whenever possible.

Finally, a good manager should also …8… in regular professional development opportunities for their staff.

GRAMMAR REVIEW

Reported Speech

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