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The document discusses motivating employees in the workplace. It provides vocabulary related to motivation, including incentives, bonuses, and rewards. It explains that non-cash incentive schemes are often more effective than cash bonuses because they provide lasting recognition, can be shown to others, offer guilt-free rewards, and have a higher perceived value. Non-cash rewards might include merchandise, gifts, or experiences that benefit employees and their families. The document also lists examples of material and non-material benefits that can motivate staff.

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The document discusses motivating employees in the workplace. It provides vocabulary related to motivation, including incentives, bonuses, and rewards. It explains that non-cash incentive schemes are often more effective than cash bonuses because they provide lasting recognition, can be shown to others, offer guilt-free rewards, and have a higher perceived value. Non-cash rewards might include merchandise, gifts, or experiences that benefit employees and their families. The document also lists examples of material and non-material benefits that can motivate staff.

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Unit 1: First impression

1. Vocabulary
- Extravagance (sự xa hoa): something that is expensive or wasteful
- Creativity (tính sáng tạo): the ability to produce something using imagination or artistic
skills
- Professionalism (tính chuyên nghiệp): a high standard of skill and behaviour
- Rapport (mối quan hệ): friendly understanding
- Innovation (đổi mới): new ideas or methods
- Reputation (danh tiếng): the views generally held about somebody or something
- Principles (nguyên tắc): strong beliefs that influence actions
- Tradition (truyền thống): a way of doing something that’s existed for a long time
- Orchestra: dàn nhạc
- Likewise: tương tự
- Intangibles: vô hình
- Critical: phê bình
- Initial: ban đầu
- Client: khách hàng
- Instant: lập tức
2. Adjective
a) Reliable: Trustworthly (đáng tin cậy)
b) Unsuccessful: Ineffective
c) Showy: Ostentatious (phô trương)
d) Positive: Favourable (thuận lợi)
e) Costly: Expensive
f) Mistrustful: Suspicious (đáng ngờ)
g) Practical: Functional (thực tiễn)
h) Complicated: Complex (phức tạp)
i) Simple: Modest (đơn giản)
j) Effective: Successful (hiệu quả)
k) Over confident: Arrogant (kiêu ngạo)
l) Cautious: Wary (cảnh giác)
3. Key expressions:
Introducing self (email)
My name’s … and I (have/ work for/ represent)…
I was given your details by…
(She) recommended you to me as…

Making a follow – up call


Hello…This is…
I’m calling about the email I sent you regarding…
I wondered if you’d had time to…?
I wanted to see if you are still interested in…
Responding to a follow-up call
Yes, I remember.
Thanks for responding so quickly.
Thanks. I wanted to speak to you about…

Arraging to meet
I suggest we meet to discuss things further.
When would you like to meet?
We can meet…
Fine, whatever’s best for you.
Let’s say, provisionally, Tuesday the 13th at 11.00.
I’ll get my assistant to call you later today to confirm.
See you (in a couple of weeks).

Discussing travel arrangements


You’ll be travelling in from…, won’t you?
Can you tell me how I get to…?
Is it best by taxi or public transport?
Let me know where you’re staying and I’ll email you a map and directions from your
hotel.
There’s a train that leaves at… Will I have time to catch that one?
It only takes… to get to…
Let me know if you need a taxi and I’ll book one for you.
Unit 2: Motivation
1. Vocabulary:
A.
- Incentive schemes: đề án khuyến khích
- Annual bonuses: tiền thưởng hàng năm
- Motivate staff: động viên nhân viên
- Non – cash rewards: thưởng không bằng tiền mặt
- Merchandise: hàng hóa
- Improve performance: cải thiện hiệu quả làm việc
- Boost staff morale: nâng cao tinh thần nhân viên
- Foster company loyalty: thúc đẩy lòng trung thành của công ty
B.
- Motivate staff: encourage employees to want to work harder (động viên nhân viên)
- Achievement: something done well by your own effort or skill (thành tích)
- Boost staff: make employees feel better about themselves and their work (tăng
cường nhân viên)
- Recognition: praise and reward for something you have done (công nhận)
- Improve performance: make people work more efficiently (cải thiện hiệu suất)
- Incentive schemes: programmes that provide extra rewards for good work (các
chương trình khuyến khích)
- Benefit: be useful to someone or improve their life in some way (lợi ích)
- Non – cash incentives: bonuses that do not involve money (ưu đãi không tiền mặt)
- Foster company loyalty: encourage commitment to the company (thúc đầy lòng
trung thành với công ty)
- Annual bonuses: extra money for good work – added to salary once a year (tiền
thưởng hằng năm)
2. Learn by heart:
Why do non – cash incentive schemes work better?
 They provide a lasting reminder of the achievement and the positive feelings that
go with it.
(Chúng đưa ra lời nhắc nhở lâu dài về thành tích và những cảm xúc tích cực đi
kèm với nó)
 They offer rewards that can be shown to others or talked about – and it is socially
acceptable to ‘boast’ about the achievement. The same certainly cannot be said for
cash.
(Họ đưa ra những phần thưởng có thể được cho người khác xem hoặc nói đến – và
việc khoe ‘khoe khoang’ về thành tích được xã hội chấp nhận. Điều tương tự chắc
chắn không thể nói đối với tiền mặt.
 They provide a guilt – free form of reward, often something employees would not
otherwise do or buy, whereas they may feel guilty for not spending cash on
necessities.
(Chúng đưa ra một hình thức khen thưởng không có cảm giác tội lỗi, thường là thứ
mà nhân viên sẽ không làm hoặc không mua, trong khi họ có thể cảm thấy lỗi vì
đã không chi tiền mặt cho những nhu cầu thiết yếu.)
 They have a higher perceived value. The actual cash value is secondary to the
recognition.
(Chúng có giá trị cảm nhận cao hơn. Giá trị tiền mặt thực tế chỉ là thứ yếu so với
sự ghi nhận.)
 The employee’s family is often involved in the reward selection and the reward
chosen may benefit the whole family.
(Gia đình nhân viên thường tham gia vào việc xét thưởng và phần thưởng được
chọn có thể mang lại lợi ích cho cả gia đình)
 Extra cash in the monthly pay packet disappers into the bank account or wallet.
Infact, 72% of people receiving cash rewards use it to pay bills, can’t remember
what they spent it on, or don’t even know they received it!
(Tiền mặt bổ sung trong gói thanh toán hẳng tháng sẽ được chuyển vào tài khoản
ngân hàng hoặc ví. Trên thực tế, 72% số người nhận được phần thưởng bằng tiền
mặt sử dụng nó để thanh toán hóa đơn, không thể nhớ họ đã chi tiêu vào việc gì
hoặc thậm chí không biết mình đã nhận được số tiền đó!)
3.
- Material benefits:
 Profit – sharing  On – time bonus
scheme  Compensation plan
 Company car  Praise (khen thưởng)
 Commision (hoa  Private medical
hồng) insurance (bảo hiểm
 Staff discount (giảm y tế cá nhân)
nhân viên)  Non – contributory
 Attendance reward pension plan

- Non – material benefits:


 Fulfilment  Positive feedback
 Autonomy (phản hồi tích cực)
 Feel valued (cảm  (personal)
giác có giá trị) development (phát
 Be acknowledged triển cá nhân)
(được công nhận)  Satisfaction (sự hài
 Appreciation (sự lòng)
đánh giá)

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