Working With Words
Fill in the blank:
rewards, schemes, recognition, motivate, performance, achievement, morale
One way to __________ staff is to simply give them praise.
motivate
I think all our staff feel v____ and appreciated. That’s why they stay working here.
valued
Replace the word in bold.
expensive, complex, positive, suspicious, practical, overconfident, wary
Why are you cautious about employing her?
wary
Complete the sentence with the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
We____________________ (currently / update) our website.
We are currently updating our website.
Fill in the blank:
rewards, schemes, recognition, motivate, performance, achievement, morale
Winning this contract is my biggest __________ so far.
achievement
The best benefit of my job is the company c____. It saves me a lot of money on travel.
car
Replace the word in bold.
expensive, complex, positive, suspicious, practical, overconfident, wary
I like the functional design. There’s nothing too showy about it.
practical
Complete the sentence with the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
The bus_____________________ (leave) every half hour.
The bus leaves every half hour.
Fill in the blank:
rewards, schemes, recognition, motivate, performance, achievement, morale
We need to improve the overall ________ of this department - we’re quite inefficient at some things.
performance
Giving positive f____ and saying things like ‘Well done’ and ‘Good work’ can be simple but effective.
feedback
Replace the word in bold.
expensive, complex, positive, suspicious, practical, overconfident, wary
The second candidate seemed a little too arrogant for working in a team.
overconfident
Complete the sentence with the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
Online ordering____________________ (become) more and more popular with many of our clients.
Online ordering is becoming more and more popular with many of our clients.
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rewards, schemes, recognition, motivate, performance, achievement, morale
The company offers a number of incentive ________. For example, we give bonuses to effective employees.
schemes
My company pays 30% of my private pension p_________.
plan
Replace the word in bold.
expensive, complex, positive, suspicious, practical, overconfident, wary
I’m a little mistrustful of this applicant. He’s only 20 but says he’s been a CEO!
suspicious
Complete the sentence with the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
Let’s talk again when I ____________________ (get) back.
Let's talk again when I get back.
Fill in the blank:
rewards, schemes, recognition, motivate, performance, achievement, morale
Getting staff to work harder isn’t all about money. There are a number of non-cash___________ we can use.
rewards
I have a low salary but I receive some perks and benefits like private medical i__________.
insurance
Replace the word in bold.
expensive, complex, positive, suspicious, practical, overconfident, wary
That was a rather complicated explanation. Can you say it in simple English?
complex
Complete the sentence with the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
The department____________________(work) harder than normal because two people are off this week.
The department is working harder than normal because two people are off this week.