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Rules of relationships
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Exercise 2. Find in the text synonyms to the following words:
to work out
a co-worker (2 words)
in confidence
to say bad things about somebody
in his/her absence
one’s brother (or sister)
one’s wife (or husband)
to approve
to ask (спрашивать)
to ask (просить)
to stop talking, hush up
to show, demonstrate
to involve
to learn, get acquainted
to pay back
Exercise 3. Find in the text antonyms to the following words:
liking
to increase
formal
useful
superior
Exercise 4. Explain the meaning:
to rate something; a close friend; a spouse; siblings; a subordinate; a superior; superficial; one’s privacy; to repay a favour or a compliment; to break a rule; a fair share of the workload; to monitor somebody or something; to shut up; guidelines; to work cooperatively; to stand up for somebody in his/her absence; to denigrate somebody behind his/her back;
Exercise 5. Look at the vocabulary items below and sort them into two groups according to whether they normally carry a positive or negative connotation:
hypocritical ignorance willing
conflict compliment cooperation
satisfaction interesting well-being
denigrate suspicion problem
superficial criticize fair
hostility
Exercise 6. Change each of the following adjectives by adding the appropriate negative prefix:
interesting essential personal
comfortable frequent social
fair satisfied formal
specific normal cooperative
willing possible important
Exercise 7. Look up in a dictionary and explain the meaning of the English idiom ‘to buttonhole someone’. Do you like people who possess such a habit? Why?
Exercise 8. Answer the following questions:
1. What rules according to the text can be called “universal”?
2. What are the 5 “universal” rules applied to work relationships?
3. What do we call “good social skills”?
4. Do you think you possess good social skills? Why?
5. Who can we call a “Social friend”?
6. What is the difference between a “friend at work” and a “work-mate”?
7. What people are usually disliked at work?
8. What are the rules for dealing with people we dislike?
9. Do you agree with the rules mentioned in the text?
10. Are there any, which conflict with cultural traditions in Russia?
11. Can you add any other rules of relationships to the abovementioned?