Do Bonuses Really Motivate?
A B1–B2 mini-debate lesson on whether cash bonuses motivate employees, with a reading, vocabulary work, discussion, pro/con debate, a team-meeting role-play and an opinion paragraph. Suits intermediate learners who need to discuss workplace motivation and reward.
Print-ready A4 PDF · teacher's notes and answer key included
What's inside
- Warm-up discussion
- Vocabulary matching
- Reading
- Comprehension questions
- Gap-fill
- Odd one out
- Small-group discussion
- Debate
- Role-play
- Opinion paragraph writing
By the end, learners can
- Read and understand a text on whether bonuses motivate employees
- Use ten motivation-and-reward vocabulary items in context
- Agree, partly agree and disagree politely when discussing reward policy
- Argue a pro or con position on bonuses with reasons and examples
- Write a short structured opinion paragraph
Skills: Speaking · Reading · Writing · Vocabulary
Suits: Managers · HR · Sales · Finance
Language practised: Giving opinions · Agreeing · Partly agreeing · Disagreeing politely · Asking for clarification · Persuading · Summarising and concluding
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