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HIGHS AND LOWS
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Writing Part 1 Essay

1 S P E A K Work in pairs and discuss the questions.
1 What are the most important factors for companies to consider in order to ensure
D o n ’ t f o r g e t !
good working environments?
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2 How do you think people can best achieve a work-life balance?
You should paraphrase
the key points from What are the benefits of contented employees to wider society?
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the text in your
4 In what ways can employees be involved in improving their workplaces?
essay. One way to
What role should governments play in improving working conditions?
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do this is to convert
What are the most effective ways to sustain employee motivation?
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positive verbs and
structures to negative.
2 Read the Writing Part 1 texts below. Make notes on the main ideas in each text.
Additionally, including
Write an essay summarising and evaluating the key points from each text.
noun phrases and
nominalisation can Use your own words throughout as far as possible and include your own ideas in
help achieve a more your answers.
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Write your answer in 240–280 words.
MEANINGFUL WORK MAKES It’s not about the money …
MOTIVATED WORKERS until it is
Contrary to popular belief, financial compensation is not the
A 2010 study in the USA showed that earnings
be all and end all when it comes to employee satisfaction.
in excess of $75,000 make little difference to
Countless studies have drawn out the complex nature of
happiness, but while this might be thought-
human beings’ relationship with their work. Topping the list
provoking in some ways, we shouldn’t ignore
in employee surveys with increasing regularity is how work
the vast swathes of people who take home
is connected to an individual’s perception of their identity,
nowhere near this figure, suggesting that
something which is nebulous and personal, not like the
actually it is all about the money for them.
clarity of a salary. Employees cite feeling appreciated by
Many of the hardships faced by those working
senior management for specific character traits and being
in retail or manual jobs could be avoided by a
allocated demanding work as key factors to workplace
modest salary hike and not, as much research
satisfaction. Unfortunately for employers, individuals are
would have us believe, by unnecessary lifestyle
highly unlikely to interpret these key indicators in the same
benefits or a pat on the back from management.
way, meaning there is much more to understanding them
than meets the eye.

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