Business English 5.1 & 5.2

Choose the option (a or b), which has the same meaning as the phrase in bold:

(Takato Oku) knew that his trun for promotion and pay rise was decades away.

• a better job and more money

• a management job and a bonus

Choose the option (a or b), which has the same meaning as the phrase in bold:

Within two years he rose through the ranks to become a manager.

• moved up to a higher position soon after starting as an ordinary worker

• had a series of jobs, each with more responsibility than the last, and worked his way up in company

Choose the option (a or b), which has the same meaning as the phrase in bold:

CyberAgent rewards its workers based on our performance, not our age.

• how well they do their jobs

• how much profit they make for the company

Workers hope to have their .......... recognised by management.

• reward

• achieve

• success

• achievement

One of the goals of an employee .......... is to set targets for the future.

• recognise

• appraisal

• promotion

• failure

No one received a pay rise due to the .......... of one of our major product lines.

• promotion

• reward

• success

• advancement

When staff members receive .......... for doing a good job, their motivation increases.

• appraisal

• recognition

• evaluation

• achievement

The company is finding new ways to .......... employees in order to retain staff.

• reward

• promote

• evaluate

• appraise

She received a(n) .......... to a management position due to excellent performance.

• promotion

• evaluation

• advancement

• reward

Choose the correct option to complete the definition of the phrase in bold.

Performance incentives are given to employess to .......... .

• encourage them to work harder

• pay them for work they have done