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Reading Comprehension

 What is motivation? Provide your own definition.

Motivation is the reason why you do something you like and this often makes it easier for you to and you enjoy
more the process
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 What motivates an employee to work? Choose 3 things from the following list and say why
they are important. Support your answer. (3 points)

gifts for achieving goals money flexible hours recognition

promotion training good environment interesting work

Money because often only we want have money for a good life
Flexible hours because much people has other thinks to do
Good Environment this would motivate job to do a better

It’s not about the money

Read the text and decide if these statements are true (T) or false (F)
1. Surveys suggest that money is the most important motivating factor. __T___
2. Workers want their bosses to recognize what they do. __T___
3. Workers are demotivated when colleagues do not work as hard as them. __T___
4. Employees would like 50% of their colleagues to be sacked. __T___
5. Workers want to be involved in making decisions. __T___
6. Providing further training for employees can increase loyalty. __T___

Read the text again and answer these questions.

1. Why is money not the main motivator of workers?
Because employees feel that it is an obligation to have a good pay for their
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2. Why is recognition important?
Because employees want to be treated like human and be recognized because they
achieved something
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3. What is the importance of good communication?

Because employees feel more happy to feel that they are part of the
decisions.___________________________________________________________
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4. How do employers and employees’ opinions differ on in-service training?
That employers think that if they give training, employees will go to other
companies________________________________________________________________
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5. What advice does the writer give employers at the end of the text?
Treat employees as if they were the greatest
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