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In this section, you are going to analyse a fragment of an audiobook on project management. Being a boss is a difficult task! If you want to learn some tips on how to do it, tune in!

W tej sekcji przeanalizujesz fragment audiobooka o zarządzaniu projektami. Nie jest łatwo być szefem zespołu! Jeśli chcesz dowiedzieć się, jak skutecznie zarządzać, to posłuchaj!

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Good time management is crucial to our project
Dobre zarządzanie czasem jest kluczowe dla naszego projektu
Źródło: dostępny w internecie: www.pexels.com [dostęp 17.12.2021], domena publiczna.
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Exercise 1
Odpowiedz na pytania lub uzupełnij tekst. 1. Free time between activities:, 2. Important achievement in a project:, 3. Actions aimed at handling people, resources, or time:, 4. Unnecessary things that draw our attention:, 5. An overview of actions with precise times of start and finish for each one:, 6. The person who does the managing:, 7. Things we need to do first:, 8. A period of intensive work to meet an approaching deadline:, 9. Sometimes we say that it is like money:, 10. You need to have it as it contains a map of the things you will do:
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Play the audiobook about how to be a good manger and do the exercises below.

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Źródło: GroMar Sp. z o.o., licencja: CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Exercise 2
What do you think makes a good manager? Familiarise yourself with the audiobook and complete the gaps. A good manager doesn’t always need to be a boss but has to be a leader. He or she needs to be great with people and have the essential     1. pTu uzupełnij     skills. No good manager can hide behind a computer screen. Sometimes stressful situations need to be addressed     2. dTu uzupełnij:     face-to-face. You also need to be careful when     3. dTu uzupełnij     tasks to others and     4. mTu uzupełnij     them. Some workers like to be     5. mTu uzupełnij,     others prefer to remain     6. iTu uzupełnij.     You need to know who is who – don’t be a stranger to your staff. Furthermore, you need to be aware of the stages of your project, and plan them out thoroughly. Setting precise moments where certain tasks are done, or     7. mTu uzupełnij,     is essential. Don’t forget about     8. sTu uzupełnij     time – it’s very important to give everyone a well-deserved break. Finally, it is crucial to think about the monetary and time     9. rTu uzupełnij     you have at your disposal.
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Exercise 3
Find words in the text that could be meaningfully replaced by the following words:

  1. social (paragraph 1)     1. routine, 2. distinguish, 3. respond, 4. planning, 5. disillusionment, 6. people, 7. discrete, 8. daily grind, 9. breakdowns, 10. essential
  2. scheduling (paragraph 1)     1. routine, 2. distinguish, 3. respond, 4. planning, 5. disillusionment, 6. people, 7. discrete, 8. daily grind, 9. breakdowns, 10. essential
  3. crucial (paragraph 2)     1. routine, 2. distinguish, 3. respond, 4. planning, 5. disillusionment, 6. people, 7. discrete, 8. daily grind, 9. breakdowns, 10. essential
  4. react (paragraph 3)     1. routine, 2. distinguish, 3. respond, 4. planning, 5. disillusionment, 6. people, 7. discrete, 8. daily grind, 9. breakdowns, 10. essential
  5. tell the difference     (paragraph 3)     1. routine, 2. distinguish, 3. respond, 4. planning, 5. disillusionment, 6. people, 7. discrete, 8. daily grind, 9. breakdowns, 10. essential
  6. disappointment (paragraph 4)     1. routine, 2. distinguish, 3. respond, 4. planning, 5. disillusionment, 6. people, 7. discrete, 8. daily grind, 9. breakdowns, 10. essential
  7. dull work (paragraph 4)     1. routine, 2. distinguish, 3. respond, 4. planning, 5. disillusionment, 6. people, 7. discrete, 8. daily grind, 9. breakdowns, 10. essential
  8. separate (paragraph 4)     1. routine, 2. distinguish, 3. respond, 4. planning, 5. disillusionment, 6. people, 7. discrete, 8. daily grind, 9. breakdowns, 10. essential
  9. crises (paragraph 5)     1. routine, 2. distinguish, 3. respond, 4. planning, 5. disillusionment, 6. people, 7. discrete, 8. daily grind, 9. breakdowns, 10. essential
  10. rituals (paragraph 6)     1. routine, 2. distinguish, 3. respond, 4. planning, 5. disillusionment, 6. people, 7. discrete, 8. daily grind, 9. breakdowns, 10. essential
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Exercise 4

Consider the audiobook above and the information from this unit. Then, think of a situation when you were supposed to prepare a long‑term project for school. How did it go? Were you happy with the result? How well did you manage your time? Write a short text with at least seven sentences using the 3rd conditional about the things you would have done differently if you had known how to properly manage your time.

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(Uzupełnij).
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