Write a short report on the problem: "Bureaucracy is immortal". List you pros (for) and cons (against).
Unit 2
The Sources of
Public Administration Theory
A. Vocabulary
List of the Key Words and Expressions
Learn the following words and word-combinations using the information presented in the Vocabulary section at the end of the book (Unit 2) :
scholar (n)
eminent ~
routine (n)
daily, ordinary ~; dull ~; practice ~
routine (adj)
~ attention; ~ repairs; ~ inspection; ~ functions
manage (v)
to ~ a firm; to ~ a child; to ~ resources
manager (n)
assistant ~; branch ~; business ~; general ~; hotel ~; office ~; sales ~; service ~
management (n)
the ~ of the mining industry; to complete a ~ studies course; the management
insure (v)
to ~ one's home against loss from fire
insurance (n)
private (adj)
~ life; a ~ school; a ~ investigator, a ~ detective, a ~ apartment
case (n)
to argue, plead a ~; to decide a ~, to settle a ~; to hear, try a ~; to lose a ~
academy (n)
the Royal Academy of Sciences and Arts; Academy of Public Administration under the Aegis of the President of the Republic of Belarus; a military academy
academic (adj)
~ books; the ~ discipline; an ~ garden
academician (n)
compare (v)
comparison (n)
there is no ~ between them
comparative (adj)
~ law; in ~ comfort
society (n)
to polarize a ~; to unite a ~
social (adj)
~ amenities; ~ appropriation; ~ consumption; ~ conditions; ~ reporter
develop (v)
development (n)
arrested ~; economic ~
developing (adj)
~ countries
industry (n)
to build up, develop (an) ~; defense ~; film ~
analyze (v)
to ~ samples
analysis (n)
to make an ~; careful, thorough ~
decide (v)
to ~ unanimously
decision (n)
value (n)
to cherish ~s, to foster ~s; cultural ~s; moral ~; at a certain ~; surplus ~; e xchange ~; to acquire ~; a discovery of great ~; to attach ~ to
value (v)
to ~ a painting at five thousand pounds; to ~ highly; to ~ smb. as a friend
Vocabulary Exercises
Ex. 1. Which words can you derive from the following?
1) compare 2) decide 3) develop 4) manage 5) society | 6) academy 7) industry 8) insure 9) investigate 10) supervise |
Ex. 2. Complete each sentence using a word derivationally related to the word given in brackets:
1) I suppose cost shouldnt be a factor. (decision)
2) They are under the of qualified social workers. (supervise)
3) By and by public administration developed a theory and a method of of its own. (investigate)
4) administration was focused on the developing nations and the analysis of transitional societies. (compare)
5) Several industrialized nations are supplying countries with new technology. (develop)
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6) your baggage before you leave home. (insurance)
7) They must behave in a way which will be acceptable. (social)
8) These societies became during the last century. (industry)
9) They are part of my team. (manage)
10) These people are well qualified . (academy)
Ex. 3. Match the words to their definitions:
1) routine, n 2) manager 3) public, adj 4) compare 5) development 6) society 7) industry 8) analyse | a) to consider or examine something in order to understand it or to find out what it consists of; b) the people in a country, who have a particular way of life; c) the gradual growth or formation of something; d) the work and processes involved in manufacturing things in factories; e) to consider things and discover the differences or similarities between them; f) the person who is responsible for running an organization; g) relating to all the people in a country or community; h) the usual way or order in which you do something. |
Ex. 4. What is the English for:
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5) ,
6) ,
7) ,
8) ,
Ex. 5. Translate into English:
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4) , .
5) .
6) , .
7) ?
8) .
Ex. 6. Make up situations using the following words and word combinations:
A 1) public organizations 2) private organizations 3) insurance companies 4) business and public administration 5) scholars 6) difference between | 1) academic participation 2) comparative administration 3) developing nations 4) analysis 5) industrialized world 6) to explain development situations |
B. Pre-reading Exercises
Ex.1. Look at the heading of the text and predict the contents of it.