1.- Managers should listen to the staff so that we can satisfy their needs suggestions.
2.- They have to support their team´s ideas so the staff understand their role in the company.
3.- That means that they have to encourage to staff to be creative.
4.- The staff wanted rewards because the pay isn´t enough.
5.- We needed to build up a good climate because of productivity.
6.- We need to up date our computers in order to work better.
sábado, 24 de mayo de 2008
Exercise: "What workers need in order to feel motivate?"
1.- Match the factors with their explanations.
1) Connection.
A.- We need to understand our role in the company.
2) Content.
A.- We need to enjoy our job and get satisfaction from it.
3) Context.
A.- The company´s systems need to work well.
4) Climate.
A.- Staff need to have a good relationship with managers.
2- What should managers do in order to create a good climate?
A.- The managers should do these things:
*Listen to the staff.
*Respond to their solutions.
*Encourage the staff to use their initiative / ideas.
*Support their team.
1) Connection.
A.- We need to understand our role in the company.
2) Content.
A.- We need to enjoy our job and get satisfaction from it.
3) Context.
A.- The company´s systems need to work well.
4) Climate.
A.- Staff need to have a good relationship with managers.
2- What should managers do in order to create a good climate?
A.- The managers should do these things:
*Listen to the staff.
*Respond to their solutions.
*Encourage the staff to use their initiative / ideas.
*Support their team.
Extra exercise about present perfect and past simple
Put the word in brackets into the present perfect or past simple.
1.- (John ever visit) Has John ever visited Indonesia?
2.- I (never flew) have never flown on an airplane anywhere before.
3.- (you be) Have you been to my office yet?
4.- (you ever hear) Have you ever heard this kind of music?
5.- (you send) Have you sent the letter yet?
6.- (you watch) Did you watch TV last night?
7.- He (know) knew all these words a year ago.
8.- She (live) has been living here since 1989. I believe he will die here.
9.- He (understand) understood everything at school.
10.- How many lessons (you have) have you had today?
11.- I (never write) have never written any poem.
12.- I (read) read twenty novels last year.
13.- I (remember) remembered to close the door.
14.- Last summer I (swim) swam in the Red Sea.
15.- Mr. Jones (go) has gone to Australia. He is not in this country.
16.- My brother (see) saw him last week at Jane's birthday party.
17.- My father (translate) translated two pages yesterday.
18.- She (just finish) has just finished her homework. She can go out with friends.
19.- This is the first time I (drive) have driven a BMW.
20.- Tom (just come) has just come. Do you want to talk to him?
1.- (John ever visit) Has John ever visited Indonesia?
2.- I (never flew) have never flown on an airplane anywhere before.
3.- (you be) Have you been to my office yet?
4.- (you ever hear) Have you ever heard this kind of music?
5.- (you send) Have you sent the letter yet?
6.- (you watch) Did you watch TV last night?
7.- He (know) knew all these words a year ago.
8.- She (live) has been living here since 1989. I believe he will die here.
9.- He (understand) understood everything at school.
10.- How many lessons (you have) have you had today?
11.- I (never write) have never written any poem.
12.- I (read) read twenty novels last year.
13.- I (remember) remembered to close the door.
14.- Last summer I (swim) swam in the Red Sea.
15.- Mr. Jones (go) has gone to Australia. He is not in this country.
16.- My brother (see) saw him last week at Jane's birthday party.
17.- My father (translate) translated two pages yesterday.
18.- She (just finish) has just finished her homework. She can go out with friends.
19.- This is the first time I (drive) have driven a BMW.
20.- Tom (just come) has just come. Do you want to talk to him?
Examples of present perfect and simple past
Match the examples with their rules:
1.- In the old days, companies grew slowly.
A.- We use the past simple to talk about the things that belong to the past and are finished.
2.- Now the kids have taken over.
A.- We use the present perfect to show the result of an event without saying with it happened.
3.- Jack Welch took over as CEO of GE in 1981.
A.- We use the past simple when we give the specific time that an event tokk place.
4.- He was CEO for 20 years, and retired in 2001.
A.- We use the past simple with for when the activity is finished.
5.- Mike works for MV. He has been with the company for three years now.
A.- We use the present perfect with for and since to talk about things that started in the past but continue up to the present.
6.- Mike has worked at head office since June.
A.- We use the present perfect with for and since to talk about things that started in the past but continue up to the present.
1.- In the old days, companies grew slowly.
A.- We use the past simple to talk about the things that belong to the past and are finished.
2.- Now the kids have taken over.
A.- We use the present perfect to show the result of an event without saying with it happened.
3.- Jack Welch took over as CEO of GE in 1981.
A.- We use the past simple when we give the specific time that an event tokk place.
4.- He was CEO for 20 years, and retired in 2001.
A.- We use the past simple with for when the activity is finished.
5.- Mike works for MV. He has been with the company for three years now.
A.- We use the present perfect with for and since to talk about things that started in the past but continue up to the present.
6.- Mike has worked at head office since June.
A.- We use the present perfect with for and since to talk about things that started in the past but continue up to the present.
Present perfect and past simple
Present perfect.
The present perfect has the following uses:
°Recent events.
Examples:
-Sales figures have improved recently
-We haven´t seen a big rise in demand.
- Has your manager just started?
°Events that affect the present situation (but we don´t say when they happened).
Example:
-Prices have gone up so they´re very high now.
°Unfinished events starting in the past and continuing up to the present (using for and since).
Examples:
-I´ve been in sales since 1992.
-The company has beeen the market leader for three years now.
°Answering How long? about an unfinished event.
Example:
-How long have you worked for Exxon?
Key words:
recently, in recent months / years, in the last month / year, just, now, since, for (except with finished periods of time).
Past simple.
The past simple has the following uses:
°Events that happened at a definite time in the past.
Examples:
-I joined the company in 2003.
-The new secretary didn´t come in yesterday.
°Finished actions or events.
Examples:
-When you were a student, did you work in the holidays?
-Yes, I worked for a telecoms company in the holidays.
°Finished time periods (with for).
Example:
-Aisha worked in the finance department for two years, from 2003 till 2005.
Key words:
in 2005, from 2002 to 2004, las week / month / year, yesterday, ago, in the past.
The present perfect has the following uses:
°Recent events.
Examples:
-Sales figures have improved recently
-We haven´t seen a big rise in demand.
- Has your manager just started?
°Events that affect the present situation (but we don´t say when they happened).
Example:
-Prices have gone up so they´re very high now.
°Unfinished events starting in the past and continuing up to the present (using for and since).
Examples:
-I´ve been in sales since 1992.
-The company has beeen the market leader for three years now.
°Answering How long? about an unfinished event.
Example:
-How long have you worked for Exxon?
Key words:
recently, in recent months / years, in the last month / year, just, now, since, for (except with finished periods of time).
Past simple.
The past simple has the following uses:
°Events that happened at a definite time in the past.
Examples:
-I joined the company in 2003.
-The new secretary didn´t come in yesterday.
°Finished actions or events.
Examples:
-When you were a student, did you work in the holidays?
-Yes, I worked for a telecoms company in the holidays.
°Finished time periods (with for).
Example:
-Aisha worked in the finance department for two years, from 2003 till 2005.
Key words:
in 2005, from 2002 to 2004, las week / month / year, yesterday, ago, in the past.
Exercise: "Multi-part verbs"
1.- Take can have different meanings when combined with different words. Study the examples and match the verbs with their meanings.
1) The kids have taken over.
A.- Take control of something.
2) The company has taken on 20 new staff.
A.- Recruit or hire.
3) Maria has taken up the job offer from Microsoft.
A.- Accept.
4) The management told John to take off his earrings at work.
A.- Remove.
5) Everyone in the department took part in the volley ball match.
A.- Do an activity, participate.
6) The meeting will take place on Monday at 9:00.
A.- Happen.
2.- Complete the sentences with the following words.
on, off, up, over, part, place
1) The company was reorganised after John Green took over as CEO.
2) We offered the staff a bonus in exchange for a reduction of holiday time, but they didn´t take it up.
3) When it´s hot, the men often take off their jackets and ties.
4) All the staff we´ve taken on this year are under 25.
5) Would you like to take part in the company quiz night?
6) The dinal match will take place on Friday at 4 pm.
1) The kids have taken over.
A.- Take control of something.
2) The company has taken on 20 new staff.
A.- Recruit or hire.
3) Maria has taken up the job offer from Microsoft.
A.- Accept.
4) The management told John to take off his earrings at work.
A.- Remove.
5) Everyone in the department took part in the volley ball match.
A.- Do an activity, participate.
6) The meeting will take place on Monday at 9:00.
A.- Happen.
2.- Complete the sentences with the following words.
on, off, up, over, part, place
1) The company was reorganised after John Green took over as CEO.
2) We offered the staff a bonus in exchange for a reduction of holiday time, but they didn´t take it up.
3) When it´s hot, the men often take off their jackets and ties.
4) All the staff we´ve taken on this year are under 25.
5) Would you like to take part in the company quiz night?
6) The dinal match will take place on Friday at 4 pm.
Vocabulary of the article: "The kids are all right"
*suddenly = derrepente
*deeply = profundamente
*feasible = factible
*brave = valiente
*faithful = fiel
*faith = fe
*deeply = profundamente
*feasible = factible
*brave = valiente
*faithful = fiel
*faith = fe
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