Vocabulary

• Read and translate new words and expressions using a dictionary.

science, concept of motivation, limited extent, nonetheless, motivation training, consider, pseudoscientific, lack, imaging theory, establish, brain, capable of consuming, a clearly proven fact, cortical region, decline, adulthood

• Try to give their definitions in English.

• In pairs make dialogues using new words and expressions. Read them aloud.

Pre-Reading task

• Scan the text and divide it into some logically completed paragraphs.

• Compare the results in group.

Reading

Read and translate the text

Controlling Motivation: How To Do It?

The modern day science too has failed to understand the concept of motivation and it is a factor that is only understood to a limited extent; nonetheless one should keep on mind that there are many different approaches of motivation training. However it cannot be denied that critics consider many of these pseudoscientific and emphasizes on the point that in order to control motivation it is first necessary to understand why many people lack motivation. There have been several theories that have supported motivation and a prime among them is the modern day imaging theory, which clearly establishes the fact that it has managed to give solid empirical support for the psychological theory that emotional programming is largely defined in childhood. In fact it can also be clearly established that children's brains are much more capable of consuming new information than those of adults and also it is a clearly proven fact that the brain activity in cortical regions is about twice as high in children as in adults from the third to the ninth year of life. It has nonetheless been proved that post that period, brain activity declines. At the same time we also notice that the brain activity as well as the mass of the brain constantly declines to the low levels of adulthood. This can be the key to motivation development and control. Motivation development is more effective in early age… So it is better to motivate our children?

Work with the text

• Match sentences T (True) or F (False):

  • There are two approaches of motivation training ( ).

  • Imaging theory establishes the fact that emotional programming is largely defined in childhood ( ).

  • Children’s brains are less capable of consuming new information than those of adults ( ).

  • The brain activity as well as the mass of the brain constantly increases to the low levels of adulthood ( ).

• Find the main idea of the text.

• Give your understanding of the problem described in the text.

Translate from Russian into English:

• Современная наука не особо продвинулась в понимании сущности мотивации.

• Для того чтобы контролировать мотивацию для начала необходимо понять, почему многие люди испытывают ее недостаточность.

• Детский мозг интенсивнее поглощает информацию по сравнению с взрослым мозгом.

• Научно доказано, что активность коры головного мозга детей в возрасте от трех до девяти лет в два раза выше, чем у взрослых.

• Это может быть ключом в развитии и контролировании уровня мотивации.

UNIT 3

Lead in

• What activity you will never be motivated for? Why?

• What motivates you to do something, buy something, watch any movies, and vote for someone?

• Would you do something if you must but it is unpleasant or not interesting for you? Why?

Discussion

• Divide in two groups.

• Think of motivation methods that are worth-using in your professional life.

• Discuss your ideas in group.