• What is your attitude to this list? — Каково ваше отношение к этому списку?
• Which of the descriptions of leaders and followers do you most exact and convincing? Why? — Какие из описаний лидеров и последователей сделают вас наиболее точными и убедительными? Почему?
• Which of the descriptions don’t you agree with? Why? – С какими из описаний вы не согласны? Почему?
LEADERS — ЛИДЕРЫ
1. Leaders are initiators. — Лидеры являются инициаторами.
2. Leaders are willing to step up and take on the task of moving the project forwards. — Лидеры готовы активизироваться и взять на себя задачу продвижения проекта.
3. Leaders are intuitive, and once they have a general direction for a project, don’t have to be told what to do every step of the way. — Лидеры интуитивны, и как только они имеют общее направление для проекта, им не нужно говорить что делать на каждом шаге пути.
4. Leaders push for action, and are not content with simply sitting still. — Лидеры дают толчок к действию, а не довольствуются сидеть тихо.
5. Leaders are innovators. They try new things. They are even willing to fail, but fail trying. — Лидеры являются новаторами. Они пробуют новые вещи. Они даже готовы потерпеть неудачу, но потерпеть неудачу пытаясь.
6. Leaders like change. – Лидеры любят изменения.
7. Leaders accept responsibility. — Лидеры принимают на себя ответственность.
8. Leaders despise inaction. It drives leaders crazy not to make progress. — Лидеры презирают бездействие. Это сводит с ума лидеров не добиться прогресса
FOLLOWERS — Последователи
1. Followers are responders. — Последователи ответчики.
2. Followers have to be forced to carry out a project by their boss. They need someone to give them direction. – Босс вынуждает последователей осуществлять проект. Им нужен кто-то, чтобы дать им направление.
3. Followers want direction on a constant basis, so they make sure approval has been given. — Последователи хотят направление на постоянной основе, поэтому удостоверяются, что одобрение было дано.
4. Followers are pulled across the finish line. — Последователи тянут через финишную черту.
5. Followers simply want to maintain the status quo. They are very rarely willing to risk or try anything new. — Последователи хотят сохранить статус-кво. Они очень редко готовы рисковать или попробовать что-нибудь новое.
6. Followers despise change, and do everything possible to resist it. — Последователи презирают изменения, и сделают все возможное, чтобы противостоять этому.
7. Poor followers avoid responsibility, good followers become leaders. — Плохие последователи избегают ответственности, хорошие последователи становятся лидерами.
8. Followers are comfortable with little or no progress. — Последователи довольствуются малым прогрессом или его отсутствием
My hobby is playing computer games. Both grown-ups and children are fond of it now. It has become one of the most popular hobbies nowadays. I think that playing with a computer is very interesting. It is not only "wasting time" as some people say.
Computer games make us to think things over properly, they widen and develop our mind and imagination. I have a good collection of different games and when I have some free time I play them with great pleasure.
Some of my friends have the same hobby and we like to play together.
>We have a new car. We have bought a new car.
>Are they still having lunch? - No, they have already finished.
>Her shoes are clean. She has cleaned her shoes.
>They are now in bed. They have just gone to bed.
>I have been to Paris twice.
>He made a few purchases.
>He has done some shopping.
>Someone has broken the shop window.
>Tim has taken my umbrella.
>Do you want to read this newspaper? - No, thank you. I have read it already.
>Carol has bought a new camera.
>They have been to Venice a few times.
>He has gone to London.
>I have met this man before.
>I have seen this film before.
>He has helped me a lot.
>The Browns have moved into a new flat.
>Someone has taken my textbook by mistake.
>I have been to the zoo before.