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Unit 3 What makes a great team
Starting out & Understanding ideas
Learning Objectives
In this lesson, you will:
1. identify the key information from the two emails.
2. express personal opinions about the team conflict and the advice
from Ms White.
3. learn to respect others’ opinions and solve problems collaboratively.
What can you see in the picture
Starting out
Look at the picture and talk about the following question.
Three students are doing a small electronic project as a team.
They look focused and delighted.
They work together very well.
...
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
1 What are they doing together as a team
2 What other kinds of teams do you know
In picture a: The firefighters are working as a team to put out a fire.
In picture b: The students are rehearsing a play.
In picture c: The students are studying and discussing together as a
study team.
In picture d: The researchers are working as a team on a medical
task.
In picture e: Ants are working as a team to carry big things.
In picture f: The players are playing volleyball as a sports team.
What other kinds of teams do you know
music band
volunteer teams
mountain climbing teams
tug of war teams
Look at the picture and answer the questions.
1 Do you know the story of the three brothers and the chopsticks Share it with the class.
2 What can you learn from the story
The Three Brothers and the Chopsticks
Once there were three brothers who often argued. Their father gave them one chopstick each—they broke it easily. Then he gave them a bundle of chopsticks—they couldn’t break it. The father told them: Together, you’re strong; divided, you’re weak.
We learn that working together (teamwork) gives us great power. When people cooperate, they can overcome difficulties that they can’t handle alone.
Understanding ideas
Look at the picture and answer
the questions. Use the words
and expression to help you.
1 What is the team leader doing
in the picture
2 What is the responsibility of a team leader
He is communicating with the team
members and explaining ideas
(pointing at the board) and guiding the discussion about their task.
Guiding the team to solve problems together.
Giving advice to team members.
Organizing and promoting good teamwork to finish tasks well.
From: Tony
To: Ms White
Subject: What can I do !
Dear Ms White,
1 Thank you for making me director of our drama, Snow White. It is a great honour for me. I've never been a leader before. But a problem appeared during the very first task —giving out the roles. Lisa and Mary both wanted to play the princess.Some of the team thought Mary was better. The others went with Lisa. Everyone looked at me and expected me to decide. But I just froze. Actually, I thought Mary was better, too. But what if I was wrong What if I hurt Lisa's feelings
T
2 My silence made Lisa angry. “I'm out!” she shouted and stormed off. Then the whole team was silent. My first day as a leader was awful! What should I do Could you please advise me
Yours,
Tony
From: Ms White
To: Tony
Subject: Re: What can I do !
W
Dear Tony,
1 I completely understand your difficulties. Sometimes good teamwork
is hard to achieve! So the leader should take responsibility in times
of disagreement.
2 Here is my advice:
3 First, you should discuss the matter with Lisa.Why does she want to
play Snow White What are her strengths and weaknesses You
should work with her to find out.
4 Then, why not have Lisa and Mary both try two roles For example,
Snow White and the queen. All the team members can vote for the
most suitable person for each role.
5 Remember:You're the director, but you don't have to deal with all
the problems yourself. You have a whole team, so ask them, too!
6 I hope my advice is helpful.
Best wishes,
Ms White
Read the emails and find out Tony's problems and Ms White's advice.
Tony's problems:
As the drama director, he faced a conflict when Lisa and Mary both wanted to play the princess. He felt unsure (afraid to choose wrong or hurt Lisa) and froze, which made Lisa angry and leave.
He didn’t know how to handle this problem as a new leader.
Ms White's advice:
Talk with Lisa to know why she wants the role and her strengths /weaknesses.
Let Lisa and Mary try two roles (e.g., princess and queen), then have the team vote for the best fit.
Don’t solve problems alone—ask the team for help.
Choose the best summary of the emails.
a Tony made a wrong choice and doesn't feel like a real leader.
b Tony isn't a confident team leader and Ms White encourages
him.
c Tony has a problem as a team leader and Ms White makes
suggestions.
Complete the table with the correct form of the words and expressions from the emails.
He had a problem during the very first task— 1_________________.
Some of the 2___________thought Mary was better as Snow White, but the others 3___________Lisa.
Everyone expected Tony to 4___________, but he just froze.
Lisa was 5___________and wanted out.
team
went with
decide
angry
giving out the roles
The team leader should take 7___________ in times of disagreement.
Tony should 8________________with Lisa and find out her strengths and weaknesses.
Tony should have Mary and Lisa 9________________ and the team members can 10_________the most suitable person.
responsibility
discuss the matter
both try two roles
vote for
advice
Think and share
1 Why did Tony freeze
Learning to think for question 1
To understand another person's feelings, you need to "put yourself in that person's shoes". That is, try to imagine your feelings in his /
her position.
Tony froze because it was his first time as a leader and he was faced with a difficult decision. He didn’t want to hurt Lisa’s feelings. And he wasn’t sure if his own opinion (that Mary was better) was right. Besides, Everyone was looking at him and waiting for him to decide, which made him nervous and unsure.
2 Which piece of advice do you find most helpful
I find the second piece of advice most helpful. Because:
It is fair — both get a chance to show their ability.
It takes pressure off Tony — the team helps make the decision.
It can help everyone see who really fits each role better.
Besides Ms White’s advice, what is another solution Tony could try to solve this conflict
Tony could ask Lisa and Mary to work together on a short scene. They could both practice being Snow White for a few minutes. Then, everyone watches and gives friendly feedback. This way, both girls feel heard, and the team can see for themselves who might be better — without voting right away.
Have you ever faced a similar problem when working in a team What did you do
Language Points
1. Thank you for making me director of our drama,Snow White.
感谢您让我成为我们的戏剧《白雪公主》的导演。
(1) thank sb for (doing) sth表示“感谢某人(做)某事”。例如:
Thank you for bringing me the umbrella.感谢您给我带了雨伞。
(2) make sb sth表示“任命某人为……，委派某人为……"
例如: She has been made team leader.她被任命为队长。
2. It is a great honour for me.
这对我来说是莫大的荣幸。
It is a great honour for sb to do sth.表示“对某人来说做某事是一种很大的荣幸”。
honour为元音音素开头，句中如果不使用形容词great修饰时，在honour前应用不定冠词an，即It is an honour...。例如:
It is a great honour for the students to perform on stage.
能够在舞台上表演对学生们来说是一种巨大的荣幸。
It is an honour for him to win the prize.能够获奖是他的荣幸。
3. But a problem appeared during the very first task—giving out the roles.
但是在第一项任务中就出现了一个问题——分配角色。
give out在此处表示“分发”。其他常见含义请看例句:
After running a marathon, his legs gave out.跑完马拉松后，
他的双腿都挪不动了。(表示“变得无力”)
The speaker gave out a loud and clear sound.扬声器发出响
亮而清晰的声音。(表示“发出或产生某物，例如光或声音")
4. Some of the team thought Mary was better. The others went with Lisa.团队中有些人认为Mary更好。另一些人支持Lisa。
(1) some of... the others...通常表示在一组人或物中，有一部分
人或物属于某一类，而其他人或物属于另一类。也可以用于
描述意见、倾向或选择的分歧等，表示某些人支持一种观
点，而其他人支持另一种观点。例如:
Some of the students want to go to the play, but the
others prefer to stay at home.一些学生想去看戏，但其他
学生想待在家里。
(2) go with sb / sth表示“同意，接受(某人的看法或计划)。
例如:
Let's go with John's original idea.
我们还是采用John原来的建议吧。
5. But I just froze. 但我只是僵在那里。
请注意freeze作动词时的多重含义，此处意为“突然停止，呆住。
请看下面的句子:
The lake had frozen overnight.湖水一夜之间就结了冰。(表示
“结冰，冻结”)
I froze and listened; someone was in my flat.我突然停下来仔
细听:有人在我的公寓里。(表示“突然停止，呆住”)
6. But what if I was wrong What if 1 hurt Lisa's feelings
如果我错了怎么办 如果我伤害了Lisa的感情怎么办
what if用于引出假设、猜测或对可能情况的探索性讨论。它常常用于提出假设性问题，探索潜在的结果或影响。
例如:
What if it rains tomorrow Should we cancel the outdoor picnic 如果明天下雨怎么办 我们应该取消户外野餐吗
7. "I'm out!" she shouted and stormed off. “我退出!”她叫喊着，怒气冲冲地离开了。
(1) out在此处意为“不包括在内。例如:
James played guitar in the band for five years, but today he decided to be out and get a new job.詹姆斯在乐队担任了五年吉他手，但今天他决定退出乐队并找一份新工作。
(2)storm在此处作动词，意为“气冲冲地疾走”。例如:
David stormed out of the room. David气呼呼地冲出房间。
8. So the leader should take responsibility in times of disagreement.
所以，在意见不合的时候，领导者应该承担起责任。
in times of表示“在某一时期” 例如:
In times of war, brave men and women fight for peace and
freedom.在战争时期，勇敢的人们为和平与自由而战。

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