Unit 13 Work and motivation

The active vocabulary of the unit

salary	to apply to	to pursue
wage	to be incapable of doing smth.	to lay a foundation
perk	job security	benefit
to outline	burden of responsibility	to take smth. for granted
pay rise	repetitive job	recognition
under right conditions	sick pay esteem	competing companies
incentive	labour relations	on the contrary
to assume	fulfillment	to replace sth with sth
	to stock	sufficient

Pre-reading task:

1. The following statements define some basic job terms. Choose the right one.

1. To inspire, to include, to give a reason or incentive to someone to do something.

a) to motivate b) to promote c) to provoke

2. A person employed by someone else.

a) earner b) employee c) employer

3. Relations between employers and employees, managers and workers, management and unions.

a) human relations b) labour relations c) labour unions

4. Having control of something as part of your job.

a) command b) power c) responsibility

5. Money paid (per hour or day or week) to manual workers.

a) earnings b) salary c) wages

6. A fixed regular payment made by employers, usually monthly, for professional or office work.

a) earnings b) salary c) wages

7. Advantages that come with a job, apart from wages or salary.

a) benefits /perks b) profits c)supplements

8. To be raised to a higher rank or better job.

a) motivation b) promotion c)sales promotion

9. Knowing that there is little risk of losing one’s job.

a) bureaucracy b) job safety c) job security

10. Having particular abilities, acquired by training.

a) educated b) skilled c) talented

2. Which of the following statements do you agree with? Why?

1. People dislike work and avoid it if they can.

2. Work is necessary to people’s psychological well-being.

3. People avoid responsibility and would rather be told what to do.

4. People are motivated mainly by money.

5. Most people are far more creative than their employers realize.

6. People are motivated by fear of losing their job.

7. People want to be interested in their work and, given the right conditions, they will enjoy it.

8. Under the right conditions, most people accept responsibility and will want to realize their own potential.

3. The statements in the previous exercise can be organized into two groups reflecting two very different ways in which employers can treat their employees. Read the text below and classify the statements accordingly.

Statement	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Theory