3C. Team building

• STARTING UP

A. Do you prefer to work alone or in a team? What does it depend on?

B. What are the main advantages and disadvantages of working in a team?

C. Decide if the following statements are true or false for you.

1. I can take a right decision only if I have discussed various options with my colleagues.

2. I don’t like to discuss anything with others.

3. Discussion gives me energy and ideas.

4. I like practical solutions.

5. I don’t say a lot at meetings.

6. I’m a creative person when I work alone.

7. I care about other people’s feelings.

8. If somebody doesn’t like my decision it doesn’t matter.

D. What should you do to create a good team?

What qualities does a person need to be a good team player, in your opinion?

• Vocabulary

A. Look at the following words and say

1) which of them characterize a good team player;

2) which of them characterize you best of all.

● motivated ● communicative

● honest ● clever

● confident ● energetic

● charismatic ● punctual

● reliable ● helpful

● proud ● disciplined

B. Match these words with their definitions.

1. charismatic a) can be trusted to behave well, work hard and do what is expected

2. reliable b) enthusiastic and determined to achieve

success

3. disciplined c) has a strong personal quality that makes

other people like him and be attracted to him

4. honest d) well-organized and following rules or

standards

5. motivated e) does not tell lies or cheat people, obeys the

law

C. Match the prefixes of the words to their meanings.

1. mismanage a) not b) do badly c) former

2. dishonest a) very b) former c) not

3. ex-boss a) opposite b) former c) after

4. irresponsible a) again b) not c) against

5. pro-European a) opposite b) in favour of c) before

6. reconsider a) again b) former c) after

D. Insert the words from Exercise C into the following sentences.

1. He is a very …........ man, we cannot trust him this work.

2. This company is definitely …........ according to its policy aimed at European countries.

3. They …........ the firm that’s why it always suffers losses.

4. Their …...... is Mr Richardson who rn the company for ten years.

5. This Sales Manager is so …...., he doesn’t cope with his work properly.

6. We must …...... our previous decision because the situation has changed.

• READING

A. Do you agree that it is possible to make the best decision only in a team? Is it always so?

B. Read the article and say what the key to success is.