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    The document discusses why people work and what motivates them. It asks readers to complete phrases, watch a video, match meanings, answer questions about their work, and choose motivators from a list. The document aims to understand what drives people in their jobs and careers.

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    Why do we work?

    1. Complete the phrases below with the correct prepositions.


    a) drag ourselves ……….. of bed every morning
    b) nobody in this room thinks that that's the answer ……….. the question
    c) a pretty bad reason ……….. doing the work that we do
    d) the overwhelming majority ……….. people
    e) the role that ideas play ……….. shaping us
    f) deprives people ……….. the opportunity
    g) we take ……….. granted

    2. Watch a video [https://youtu.be/3B_1itqCKHo] and check your answers.

    3. Match the underlined words and phrases to their meanings.


    a) What do you do to make a living?
    b) How does your employer incentivize you to work hard?
    c) What rewards do you get in your job?

    MEANINGS:
    1) something given in exchange for good behaviour or good work
    2) earn enough money to buy the things you need
    3) make someone want to do something

    4. Answer the questions in ex. 3. Use the words and phrases in the same
    exercise to help write your answers.
    …………………………………………………….…………………………………………
    ….……….…………………………………………………….…………………………….
    ..……………………….…………………………………………………….………………
    …………………………………….…………………………………………………….…..
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    Why do we work?

    5. Decide if you agree with the statements from the video.


    • “We wouldn’t work if we didn’t get paid, but that’s not why we do what we do.”
    • “False ideas about human beings will not go away if people believe that
    they’re true.”

    6. What does it mean for you when work is:


    • challenging?
    • engaging?
    • stimulating?
    • meaningful?

    7. Look at the list of work aspects and choose five which motivate you the
    most. Explain your choices.

    • peer motivation • meeting client/customer needs


    • desire to do a good job • money and benefits
    • feeling encouraged and • good manager
    recognized • believing in the company
    • having a real impact • other
    • growing professionally
    8. Compare your answers with the research findings below.

    Based on TINYpulse 2014 Employee Engagement & Organizational Culture Report

    Copyrights by ESL Brains

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