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Speak

1. Look at the pictures.

a. What are the people doing?
b. What do they have in common?
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2. Discuss in pairs.
a. Are you a member of a team?
b.
c.

Focus on Vocabulary

3. Study the adjectives. Are they positive or negative?

stubborn approachable honest committed

friendly bossy dishonest
fair considerate assertive reliable
helpful indecisive inspiring

4. Add un-, in- or dis- to these adjectives to make adjectives with the opposite
meaning.

a. fair Example: unfair

b. helpful Vocabulary Tip
c.
We often add un-, -in or dis-
d. friendly to the beginning of an adjective
e. considerate to make an adjective with the
f. honest opposite meaning.

g. inspiring Example: flexible > inflexible,

helpful > unhelpful,
h. decisive honest > dishonest
i. reliable

5. Which qualities make a good / bad team leader?

Discuss in pairs. Use the adjectives in exercises 3 and 4.
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Example: A good team leader needs to be …

A bad team leader is …

6. Can you think of any other qualities a good team leader needs?

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Module 1
Listen
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7. Listen to the conversation between two friends Annie and Lucy.
Why does Lucy congratulate Annie?
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8. Listen again and answer the questions.
a. Who does Annie describe as stubborn and bossy?
b. Who has given her some advice?

Focus on Language

9. Read the coach’s advice and choose the correct words in the rules below.
‘He said (that) it’s important to be a good listener.’
‘He told me that you need to be fair.’
‘He told me to do the right thing for the team.’

a. He refers to the coach Annie.

b. Me refers to the coach Annie.
c. We use an object (me) with the verb say / tell.
d. We don’t use an object (me) with the verb say tell.
e. After tell / say we can use (not) to

10. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb say or tell.
a. Annie she was a bit scared.
b. She Lucy that some of the cheerleaders were stubborn.
c. The coach it was important to be a good listener.
d. Lucy it was good advice.
e. Lucy Annie not to worry.
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Listen/Focus on Language
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11. Listen to another conversation between Lucy and Annie. Answer the questions.
a. What’s Annie doing?
b. What problem does she have with Sally?
c. When do they normally practise?

12. Read the sentences. Are they T (true) or F (false)?

a. Annie said they were making team signs.
b. Lucy said that Sally was always early for practice.
c. Annie told Lucy they were going to practise after school the next day.
d. Lucy said Sally wouldn’t be on time for the practice at 8 am.
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13. Complete Annie and Lucy's conversation. Then listen and check.
‘We signs for the cheerleading team.’

‘She always late for practice.’

‘Tomorrow we at 8 am.’

‘She on time for that!’

14. Copy and complete the table in your notebooks. Refer to exercises 12 and 13 to help you.

Direct speech Reported speech

Present simple Past simple

E.g. E.g. She was always late.

Present continuous Past continuous

E.g. We’re making team signs. E.g.
Am / is / are going to Was / were going to
E.g. E.g. They were going to practise
at 8 am.
Will Would
E.g. She won’t be on time. E.g.

15. Annie is talking to her mum. Use reported speech to tell somebody what she said.

‘I think I’m doing a good job.’

‘I listen to the rest of the team.’
‘I’m going to change the practice time.’
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‘Sally will be on time then.’

Example: Annie said she was doing a good job.

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Module 1
Read/Speak

16. Read the questionnaire and answer the questions.

Ask and answer the questions in pairs. Do you have similar answers?

ARE YOU A GOOD TEAM PLAYER?

1. Do you arrive on time?

a. always b. usually c. sometimes
2. Do you get your homework done on time?
a. always b. usually c. never
3. Do you tell people what you really think?
a. always b. usually c. never
4.
a. never b. sometimes c. always
8. Do you ever change your opinions about
5. Do you enjoy telling people what to do? things?
a. no b. sometimes c. yes a. sometimes b. frequently c. never
6. 9. If you promise to do something do you do it?
clearly?
a. always b. usually c. sometimes
a. yes b. usually c. no
10. If a friend is struggling with their
7. Do your friends come to you with their homework, do you
problems? a. offer to help them b. lend them a book
a. often b. sometimes c. never c. tell them to ask the teacher

17. Read the key. Do you agree / disagree with the assessment? Why / Why not?

If you answered:
Mostly A answers
You are an excellent team player. People can trust you to meet deadlines. You are honest and express

rely on you to do what you say you will do.

Mostly B answers
You are quite a good team player, but you need to try to listen more to your team members and be a
little more reliable. Try to put yourself in other people’s shoes.
Mostly C answers

more honest with people and listen to what they have to say. Show that you understand them and try
to be a bit more helpful.

18. Discuss in groups.

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a. Do you belong to a team?

b.
Example: Rafael isn’t a very good team player. He’s always late to football practices,
and he never passes the ball!

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