Государственное управление

Independent Work 

Read the texts from the book “English for Public Administration Students”

1. What is Public Administration?
2. Business Management and Public Administration.
3. Theory of Public Administration.
4. Public Administration Personnel: Role Types.

Revise the verb forms (Simple, Continuous, etc.) in Active and Passive Voice. 

1. Choose the correct variant.
1. How long …this company?

1. did you ran

2. did you run
3. have you been running
4. are you running

2. He always ... about his difficulties.

1. complained
2. will complain
3. is complaining
4. had complained

3. Have you ever met the manager of this firm? - Yes, I ... Mr. Olson once.

1. have met
2. met
3. meet
4. have been meeting

4. What’s wrong with Lynda? – She … problems at work lately.

1. has been having
2. will have
3. was having
4. will be having

5. How long have you been working here? - … 6 months.

1. Since
2. For
3. From
4. Ago

6. I'll come to see you before I ... for England.

1. was leaving
2. will have left
3. leave
4. had left

7. If he … mayor he will save the park.

1. will become
2. is becoming
3. became
4. becomes

2. Choose the correct alternative.
1. I (understood/was understanding) that he (didn’t listen/was not listening) to what I (told/was telling) him.
2. Business letter writing (takes/has been taking) him much effort lately.
3. My phone call (was being answered/ was answered) by a girl with a lovely voice.
4. I (went/had gone) to bed already when the police (rang/had rang).
5. Dear Sir, I (was thinking/have been thinking) a lot about this matter since we last (met/were meeting).

3. Transform from Active into Passive. (Omit the agent where it can be omitted)
1. People ask Eve about her job all the time.- Eve is asked about her job all the time.
2. A lot of children use computers nowadays. - Computers are used nowadays by (a lot of) children.
3. They have checked his passport at Passport Control. - His passport has been checked at Passport Control.
4. The police questioned George. -  George was  questioned by the police.
5. They will build a new bank in the city center soon. - A new bank will be built in the city centre soon.
6. Someone broke this mirror last night. - This mirror was broken last night.
7. They grow this fruit in very hot countries. - This fruit is grown in very hot countries.
8. Someone stole all my best jewellery. - All my best jewellery was stolen.
9. He has fixed the old armchair. - The old armchair has been fixed by him.

4. Put the words in the correct order.
1. Much/is/too/wasted/money/being. - Too much money is being wasted.
2. I/then/have/several/since/job/my/times/changed. - I have changed my job several times since then.
3. Will/the/into/factory/cans/new/recycle/newspapers/and/something/the. - The factory will recycle the newspapers and cans into something new.
4. The /changed /money /into/dollars /at /the is/bank/ - Money is changed into the dollars at the bank.
5. The/ year / is /house / painted / every. - The house is painted every year.

5. Translate the following text into Russian.

In decentralised states, state functions are organised and financed on different political and administrative levels. Developing resilience therefore requires territorial administrative integration and effective political processes to manage state-society expectations at all levels of government – from local to national. It is equally important to consider relations between different levels of government. The policy framework that defines centre-periphery relations has an important impact on state-society relations and whether tensions of unity and diversity within state and society can be managed constructively. 

В децентрализованных государствах функции государства организовываются и финансируются на различных политических и административных уровнях. Развивающаяся стабильность, следовательно, требует административно-территориальной интеграции и эффективных политических процессов, чтобы оправдать ожидания государства и общества на всех уровнях власти - от местной до национальной. Не менее важно рассмотреть отношения между различными уровнями власти.Стратегия  политики, определяющая отношения между центром и регионами, имеет важное влияние на отношения между государством и обществом, а также на то, можно ли конструктивно управлять напряжением единства и разногласия в государстве и обществе. 

6. Translate the following sentences into English.
1. В пятницу они идут на избирательные участки, чтобы выбрать тех людей, которые будут управлять страной. - They go to the polls on Friday to choose those people who will govern their country.
2. Армия готова защищать страну от врага. - The army is ready to defend the country (nation) against the enemy.
3. Новый закон о налогах вступает в силу в следующем году. - The new tax law becomes effective next year.
4. Он собирается сам подать в отставку с поста председателя? - Is he going to resign from the chairmanship?
5. Анонимность государственного управления вызывает опасения, поскольку в таком случае государственная стратегия будет вырабатываться людьми, не подотчетными гражданам. - The anonymity of public administration raises fears that government policy will be made by people who are not accountable to citizens.
6. При современной системе государственного управления государственные служащие назначаются согласно их квалификации, а не благодаря их личным связям с влиятельными людьми. - In the modern administrative system civil servants are chosen for their qualification rather than for their personal connections with powerful people.
7. Специалисты могут проанализировать эту ситуацию и предложить способы её решения. - The specialists can analyze this situation and suggest the ways of its solution.
8. Им удалось экономно расходовать свои ресурсы. - They managed their  resources carefully.
9. Политики обязаны реагировать на общественное мнение. - Politicians must respond to social opinion.