WORKING WELL WITH PEOPLE
To work well with other people, it’s important to participate in a positive and active way. We need to listen to other people and respect their ideas.
- How do you feel about working in pairs and groups at school? Choose the best option to make each sentence true for you.
- Ienjoy working with other people.
- I’mat listening to other people’s ideas.
- Iwait for other people to start the activity.
- I’mat making decisions with other people.
- Match words 1–7 to their opposites.
- talk
- positive
- agree
- ask for
- active
- polite
- alone
- Complete the tips with words from exercise 2.
TIPS for working well in pairs and groups
Have a 1 attitude.
Participate in an 2 way. Suggest ideas and offer to do things. Don’t wait for other people to tell you what to do.
3 for other people’s ideas and opinions.
Don't 4 all the time – listen to other people’s ideas too.
You don’t always need to agree with other people’s ideas, but don’t be rude. 5 in a polite way and give reasons for your opinions.
Remember that you aren’t working alone.
Make decisions 6 .
- Read the cartoon. Who isn’t working very well with other people in the group?
- Lori
- Max
- Anya
Lori, Max and Anya are in geography class. Their teacher asks them to make a poster about a big city in another country. They need to work in a group of three.
- Read the cartoon again and pick the names.
Who … | |
1 has a positive attitude? |
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2 doesn’t participate in an active way? |
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3 asks for other people’s ideas? |
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4 suggests ideas? |
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5 gives reasons for ideas and opinions? |
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6 makes decisions alone? |
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- Look at phrases 1–5 from the cartoon. Match them with the functions a–e.
- ‘What about Los Angeles?’
- ‘I can look for some information online.’
- ‘It’s interesting because it’s very different from our city.’
- ‘Thanks, Lori.’
- ‘What do you think, Anya?’
- Read the tips in exercise 3 again. Answer the questions for you.
- What do you do well when you work with other people?
- What do you need to improve?
