This study was devoted to investigating students‟ perception of motivational techniques teachers use in reading lesson at Merawi Secondary School .An attempt has been made to find out activities that need assistance in implementing motivational techniques in the classroom, in relation to other variables such as attitudes and learners „motivational intensity. The findings of this study were felt to be useful for English course designers, teachers, and senior secondary school students. Participants of the study consisted of 200 randomly selected grade nine students enrolled for the academic year in 2014 E.C .and four English language teachers who have been teaching in this school. The study used a questionnaire for students which consisted of 32 items. It was also pilot tested and its reliability is 0.75 chrobach alpha. A semi- structured interview was also used for both students and teachers. The qualitative data gained through a semi- structured interview was also used for both students and teachers to get additional information from students‟ internal feelings .The quantitative data gained through close ended questionnaire are presented in the form of table using frequency and percentage. The students‟ questionnaire was administered in to Amharic for the sake of understanding .Later on the data collection came to an end, the data were described and analyzed .The questionnaire and interview data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The findings of the study indicated that most of the students believed using additional reading materials beyond the textbook as crucial to them. Nevertheless, their teachers rarely use them. Moreover, most students perceived participating in groups and /or pairs made them interesting. However, some reading passages found in their text book de motivated them .With regard to the teachers side, they seemed to have negative attitude towards reading.