Business English 1, ZHAW, Motivation (Unit 2)

(n) sth such as extra money that is given to sb because they have come to work regularly and not missed any days

(n) the ability to act and make decisions without being controlled by anyone else

(v) to improve your social position through education, a better job, etc.

to increase the confidence and enthusiasm of staff

to say or do sth that helps people to fell relaxed and to start talking, especially at the beginning of a meeting, party, etc.

(phr v) to meet sb by chance

(n) an amount of money that is paid to sb for selling goods and which increases with the amount of goods that are sold

(n) a car which is provided by the company that you work for

(n) everything that an employee receives from their employer

(n) a job with low wages and no hope of promotion or improvement

(n) the process of gradually improving by learning more, becoming more advanced, etc.

(n) an amount of money that is taken off the usual cost of sth

(n) the money that you pay to travel by bus, plane, taxi, etc.

to feel that you and what you do are considered important by other people

(phr v) to reach or become known by more people

to encourage people to feel faithful in their support of sth such as an organization

(n) a feeling of being happy and satisfied with what you are doing or have done

(adj) giving a large amount, giving freely

(n) informal talk or stories about other people's private lives, that may be unkind or not true

(n) person who has recently been given a job by a company

(n) the study or practice of growing flowers, fruit, and vegetables

to make people do sth better or work more effectively

(n) a plan or system for encouraging people to do sth or to work harder by rewarding them

(v) to become involved in a situation in order to improve or help it

to reach the necessary standard; to succeed

(n) a belief or an idea that is not based on correct information

(v) to have or take control of the largest part of sth so that other people are prevented from sharing it

(v) to make sb want to do sth, especially sth that involves hard work and effort

(n) something other than money that you are given because you have done sth good, worked hard, etc.

(n) a pension plan (=system of making regular payments into a fund for when a person retires) that is paid for by the employer and not the employee

(n) an extra amount of money that is added to sb's wages as a reward for regularly coming to work at the correct time

(adj) understood or thought of in a particular way by people

(n) something you receive as well as your wages for doing a particular job

(n) comments that sth or sb's work is good or useful