Activity 1.Find a word in the text opposite that matches each definition below. The words appear in order. 1. expecting other people to obey rules completely………………………………. .
2. needing a lot of your time and energy ……………………………………… .
3. involving the agreement of most people in a group; democratic ……………………… .
4. giving training or advice for a specific job or task ……………………………….. .
5. advising and helping someone more generally over a longer time period ………………………………… .
6. exchange of information between people so that they work well together ……………………….. .
7. where people and jobs are divided into many levels of importance ……………………….. .
8. taking action before it's needed, rather than waiting until problems develop ……………………… . .
Now do the same for the words in 'Person specification' opposite. 9. showing a lot of care and attention ………………………….. .
10. including every possible detail and avoiding mistakes ………………………… .
11. wanting to do something very much so that you will not let anything stop you ……………………….. .
12. a problem that delays or stops progress …………………………………… .
Activity 2. Choose the best adjective from those in 7.2 (both columns) to describe these managers. 1. He's under a lot of pressure and looks worried all the time. He's really …………………
2. Once she's made a plan, she doesn't like changing it. She's a bit ……………………….
3. He likes to get involved and do things, rather than just talking about them or making other people do them. He's very ………………………………. .
4. Her desk is so untidy - papers everywhere! It's really ……………………………. .
5. He produces complicated rules for everything. His approach is very ……………………….
6. She's honest and open and doesn't try to hide anything. She's very ………………………..
