Английский для социологов. Астафурова Т.Н. - 37 стр.

      d) Which of the above verbs mean:
      1. to hire … ..........
      2. to fire…… ..........
      Two of the verbs above mean to hire another company’s best
people. Which two?
      3. ..............................
      Which is the less offensive term7
      4. ..............................
      e) The adjectives listed below describe some of the positive
qualities of good managers. Translate them and change each adjective
into its opposite by adding un-, in-, im-, ir- or dis-.
      Mind the patterns to help you decide which prefix to use: un- is
by far the most common negative prefix; in- is the second most
common; im- usually precedes a word beginning with a ‘p’; ir- usually
precedes a word beginning with an ‘r’. Which adjectives do not follow
the main pattern?
      co-operative                      decisive
      responsible                       competitive
      sincere                           practical
      communicative                     sensitive
      supportive                        assertive
      articulate                        discreet
      skilled                           intelligent
      patient                           loyal
      creative                          reliable
      consistent                        rational
      committed                         approachable
      honest
     UN-
     IN-
     IM-
     IR-
     DIS-
      f) Find at least one adjective from the listed above to describe
the following managers:
      1. She always means what she says.
         She’s totally ......................

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