A talk about motivation Listening B2

Listen to the talk about motivation to practise and improve your listening skills.

Do the preparation task first. Then listen to the audio and do the exercises.

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Question 1 of 8

1. Question

Preparation task
Match the definitions (a–f) with the vocabulary (1–6).

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c. something that encourages a person to do something

e. to make someone want to do something

f. the act of giving someone a job which is higher status than their current job

a. having many related parts; difficult to understand or solve

b. done by a machine or computer

d. someone who studies how people behave in social situations

1. …… an incentive

2. …… to motivate

3. …… a promotion

4. …… complex

5. …… automated

6. …… a social psychologist

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Question 2 of 8

2. Question

Task 1
Match the two parts of the sentences.

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b. they are not given an incentive better when

f. they are offered a bigger reward.

a. the experiment is repeated.

d. they are doing a simple task.

e. they are doing the jobs of the future.

c. they can make choices about their work.

1. …… Glucksberg’s experiment shows that people solve a problem faster when

2. …… Ariely’s experiment shows that people are less creative when

3. …… The same results as Glucksberg’s experiment have been found when

4. …… An incentive works for people when

5. …… Incentives will no longer work for motivating people at work when

6. …… The example of the big tech companies shows that people work better when

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Question 3 of 8

3. Question

Task 2
Are the sentences true or false?

1. We try to motivate workers in the same way that we try to motivate our children.

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Question 4 of 8

4. Question

Task 2
Are the sentences true or false?

2. In the Glucksberg experiment, the people who were offered a reward finished faster than people who were not offered one.

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Question 5 of 8

5. Question

Task 2
Are the sentences true or false?

3. The people who were offered smaller rewards in Ariely’s experiment performed better than those offered bigger rewards.

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Question 6 of 8

6. Question

Task 2
Are the sentences true or false?

4. In Ariely’s experiment, people were more creative when they were concentrating on achieving a goal.

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Question 7 of 8

7. Question

Task 2
Are the sentences true or false?

5. In the future, jobs will require workers to be more creative.

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Question 8 of 8

8. Question

Task 2
Are the sentences true or false?

6. People always work better when they start the day later and work into the night.

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