4. pay, remuneration
bonus
bigger salary
commission
praise
more responsibility
threat of redundancy
hard-working boss
good colleagues
successful company
better working environment
promotion opportunities
perks, fringe benefits
bureaucracy, red tape
autonomy, independence
burnout, breakdown
appraisal, assessment
golden handshake, severance package
staff turnover
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5. satisfy, v.
satisfaction, n.
satisfied, adj.
dissatisfied, adj.
satisfying, adj.
dissatisfying, adj.
motivate, v.
motivation, n.
motivated, adj.
demotivated, adj.
motivating, adj.
demotivating, adj.
frustrate, v.
frustration, n.
frustarting, adj.
frustrated, adj.
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6. Reading, pg. 41
perk, noun
something you receive in addition to
your wages for doing a particular job;
fringe benefit
retain (5), verb
to keep something; to continue to
have something
pamper (10), verb
to take care of somebody very well
and make them feel as comfortable as
possible
shun (15), verb
ignore, reject
retention (16), noun
the action of keeping something
rather than losing it
data mining (30), noun
looking at large amounts of
information that has been collected on
a computer and using it to provide
new information, to analyze market
research reports etc.
custom-fit (45), adjective
personalized
labor crunch (56), noun
shortage of skilled workers
designate (76), verb
appoint; to choose or name somebody
for a particular job or position
look out for (93), verb
care for
revamp (101), verb
give new and improved form
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7. Passives, pg. 42
• agent is unimportant, unknown or obvious (can be introduced using
“by“)
The product has been withdrawn (by the manufacturer).
• using anticipatory subject “IT“ to avoid saying who did or said
something
It was decided that remuneration would be decreased.
• common in formal context to create impersonal style (reports,
minutes, business correspondence)
It was agreed that the budget would be reviewed at the next
board meeting.
8. Passives, pg. 42
FORM
TO BE + PAST PARTICIPLE
(tense) (-ed/III column)
Present Simple: IS/AM/ARE + PAST PARTICIPLE
Presetnt Continuous: IS/AM/ARE BEING + PAST PRTICIPLE
Present Perfect: HAVE/HAS BEEN + PAST PARTICIPLE
Past Simple: WAS/WERE + PAST PARTICIPLE
Past Perfect: HAD BEEN + PAST PARTICIPLE
Future Simple: WILL/SHALL + BE + PAST PARTICIPLE
Going to + infinitive: GOING TO + BE + PAST PARTICIPLE
Modal + passive: MODAL + BE + PAST PARTICIPLE
Passive Infinitive: (TO) BE + PAST PARTICIPLE
Passive Gerund/Present Participle: BEING + PAST PARTICIPLE
9. Passives, pg. 42
1. Campaigners for paterninty leave say it is needed in the UK where
men work the longest hours in the EU.
2. Half-term is being seen as an increasingly attractive break by
working parents.
3. Some smaller businesses have been founded on the principle that
work/life balance makes commercial success.
4. A survey of workers found that a work/life balance was rated more
highly than a good salary.
5. Those least happy with their work/life balance were the ones who
felt they had been forced into choosing between work and home.
6. Efforts to encourage women to return to work after having children
will be hampered if employers force staff to stick to rigid working
hours.
7. Everybody are going to be transferred to a new location.
8. The report says supervisors should be trained to manage
telecommuters.
9. It used to be argued that women had not achieved pay equality
because discrimination kept them at more junior jobs.
10. I prefer being told what to do to this situation of overall confusion.
