Learning activity 4

Evidence: Consolidation activity

Video “Expressing a point of view”

A. What to do?

Record a video expressing to what extend you agree or disagree with Dan Pink’s
view on motivation using the present perfect, phrasal verbs, and other functions
practiced in this learning activity.

B. How to do it?

1. Click on the video The surprising truth about what motivates us

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc. Watch it as many times as
necessary and take notes. If there is any word you don’t understand, go to
www.wordreference.com and look it up.

2. Read your notes, decide if you agree or disagree with his position, and record a
video expressing your opinion.

Sample

I don’t agree with his opinion. I have had many different jobs in my life and
the most important factor has always been money. For money, people get up
earlier, work out harder, and are able to do the impossible. You need money
if you want to take care of your family. When I am looking for a job, I always
think about the salary first. I have had many different jobs where the pay has
been good and the work has been repetitive and monotonous. This is not a
problem for me. I am good at learning anything. I just need the right
incentive. In my case, this incentive is money.
 My script

According to Dan Pink’s and his research on motivations, he talks about scientific studies
and the famous formula: if rewards you get more than you want. If you punish, you get less
than you want. At a technology institute in London, students were giving them challenges to
encourage their redemption. Through three levels of rewards. Low, medium and high. Was
always.
Rewarded the best and they ignored the one whit the lowest yield the more you paid, the
better the redemption. But the greater reward was leading them to poor performance.
Studies by economist were very strange. If they did not pay people enough, people were not
motivated. It was said that the best use money was a motivator.
To conclude my personal opinion is, that money was and is a motivation for most of the
people.
Thanks

When you finish your work, send the file to your instructor through the platform as
follows:

1. Click the title of this evidence.

2. Click Examinar mi equipo and look for the files in your computer. Make sure the
files are attached.
3. Leave a comment for the instructor (optional).
4. Click Enviar.

Note: This evidence is an individual activity. Remember to check the learning

guide in order to know if you have done all the assigned activities, know how to
develop them and deliver them correctly.

Criterios de evaluación
 Usa el vocabulario relacionado con carreras y empleos teniendo en cuenta el
contexto requerido.

 Intercambia información personal para postularse a un empleo teniendo en

cuenta la estructura gramatical y vocabulario requeridos.

 Describe características personales teniendo en cuenta el vocabulario y

contexto requerido.

 Utiliza verbos compuestos teniendo en cuenta la estructura gramatical

requerida.
 References

Cognitivemedia. (2010). RSA Animate - Drive: The surprising truth about what
motivates us. Consultado el 20 de octubre de 2014, en
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc