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id: 6856952328770a0717aa4186
title: Task 40
challengeType: 22
dashedName: task-40
lang: en-US
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# --description--

This is a review of the entire dialogue you just studied.

# --instructions--

Write the following words or phrases in the correct spot:

`demotivating`, `motivating`, `excited`, `demotivates`, `motivates`, `problem`, and `motivation`.

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`Brian: Hey Maria, I have a question... Do you know what BLANK the team? How about you? What makes you feel motivated?`

`Maria: Hi Brian! Well, one thing that really motivates me is learning new things. I love exploring many new technologies and improving my skills. It keeps me BLANK about our projects.`

`Brian: That's great to hear, Maria. Learning and growing professionally motivates me a lot. But you know what BLANK me sometimes? Dealing with many tight deadlines and feeling like I'm rushing to complete tasks.`

`Maria: I can understand that, Brian. Racing against the clock can be BLANK. Well, collaborating with our creative team and brainstorming many ideas really inspires me. It's where we generate our best concepts.`

`Brian: I agree, Maria. Collaboration and creativity are great. The BLANK is encountering many technical issues that slow our progress down. It is really frustrating.`

`Maria: Yeah, technical glitches are complicated and there's not much we can do other than try to solve them. But do you know what else is great? Seeing the team's enthusiasm after solving these issues. When you see the team inspired, it can boost your BLANK.`

`Brian: Yeah. Wow. You know what? This was really a BLANK talk. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.`

`Maria: Anytime. It's good to have these discussions. It reminds us of what keeps us going.`

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`motivates`

### --feedback--

This verb means to make someone want to do something or work harder.

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`excited`

### --feedback--

This word means very happy or full of energy about something.

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`demotivates`

### --feedback--

This verb means to make someone feel less interested or less willing to do something.

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`demotivating`

### --feedback--

This describes something that makes a person feel less interested or less willing to continue.

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`problem`

### --feedback--

This noun means something that is difficult or needs to be fixed.

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`motivation`

### --feedback--

This noun means the reason why someone wants to do something.

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`motivating`

### --feedback--

This describes something that gives you a reason or energy to do something.
