UNIT 13:

WORKING IN
VIRTUAL TEAMS
WEEK 5 - 28/02/2022
Presented by: Group 1
CONTRIBUTIONS

Phạm Trần Gia Huy

Tống Gia Hân

Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Tuyền

Nguyễn Phương Trúc

Lê Thị Bảo Yến

 ESENTATION OUTLIN
PR E
INTRODUCTION READING

UNDERSTANDING UNDERSTANDING
THE MAIN POINTS DETAILS

VOCABULARIES CONCLUSION
 WHAT IS
A VIRTUAL TEAM?
a group of people ifferent times of the day
d

d iff e r e c a t i o n
n t p h y sic al lo

digital tools
 NEW
VOCABULARIES
 SPREAD ACROSS
(V)
TO DISTRIBUTE OR DISPERSE

EX: THE PLAGUE SPREAD ACROSS THE

REGION INCREDIBLY QUICKLY, KILLING
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE.
 HORRENDOUSLY
(ADJ)
IN A WAY THAT IS EXTREMELY
UNPLEASANT OR BAD

EX: THE ROAD IS IN HORRENDOUSLY

POOR CONDITION.
 HEMISPHERE
(N)
ONE OF TWO HALVES OF THE
EARTH

EX: THE NORTHERN/SOUTHERN

HEMISPHERE
 DILEMMA
(N)
A SITUATION IN WHICH A DIFFICULT
CHOICE HAS TO BE MADE BETWEEN TWO
DIFFERENT THINGS YOU COULD DO

EX: SHE FACES THE DILEMMA OF

DISOBEYING HER FATHER OR LOSING
THE MAN SHE LOVES.
 FRAMEWORK
KICK OFF
(N)
(PHR.VERB)
A STRUCTURE AROUND OR
TO START
OVER WHICH SOMETHING IS
BUILT
Ex: That era was when Ex: A legal framework for
advertising really kicked off as resolving disputes.
an industry.
 COORDINATOR
(N)
A PERSON WHOSE JOB IS TO ORGANIZE
EVENTS OR ACTIVITIES AND TO NEGOTIATE
WITH OTHERS IN ORDER TO ENSURE THEY
WORK TOGETHER EFFECTIVELY

Ex: A full-time coordinator was

appointed to oversee the
referral process
 VIRTUAL
(ADJ)
ALMOST A PARTICULAR THING OR
QUALITY

Ex: Ten years of incompetent government

had brought about the virtual collapse of
the country's economy.
 READING
"VIRTUAL TEAMS
NEED TO BUILD TRUST"
Read quickly the article for 2 minutes on page 53
and answer questions in section A
 UNDERSTANDING THE MAIN POINTS

1. How global is Jenny Goodbody's team?

2. What is one of the challenges she has with her team?
3. What does research on virtual teams generally show?
4. What is the most important thing needed for virtual
teams to work effectively?
5. What is particularly important when a virtual team
starts working together?
1. Very global. It is
spread across six
continents, from the
US to Australia.
(Paragraph A, line 1-2)
2. Because they are spread across six continents and many
time zones, some of the team have to wake up very early or
stay at work very late when they have teleconferences.
(Paragraph A)
3. That only a third of virtual teams are successful in
meeting their objectives.
(Paragraph E, line 4-6)
4. The most important thing is trust.
(Paragraph D, line 5-7)
5. To establish relationships within the team
from the very beginning.
(Paragraph J, line 1-5)
UNDERSTANDING
DETAILS
1. How many people are in Fenny
Goodbody's team?
2. How often do they meet through a
teleconference?
3. What is one way she has thought of to
get round the problem of communicating
across different time zones?
4. What would be the pros and cons of
this?
 ANSWER

1. Six (Paragraph A, line 1)

 ANSWER

2. Once a week (Paragraph A, line 2-3)

 ANSWER

3. She has thought of splitting the team

into hemispheres. (Paragraph B, line 7-
10)
 ANSWER
4. Pros: the timezone differences are
not so big when they have
teleconferences, and people aren't so
tired.
Cons: some people would have less
contact with each other and might feel
isolated. (Paragraph C)
 ANSWER

5. It is a geographically dispersed team

that has to communicate through email,
telephone calls or video conferences
rather than face to face. (Paragraph D,
line 1-5)
 ANSWER

6. Because people rarely, if ever, see each

other. (Paragraph D, line 7-9)
 ANSWER

7. To take part in short-term activities

to get to know each other and to meet
face to face at the start. (Paragraph F,
line 6-9) + Paragraph G, line 1-2)
8. It includes practical things, such as responding to emails within a
fixed time as well as the importance of psychological support,
which would include sending encouraging messages and
acknowledging the efforts of others. (Paragraph H, line 7-13)
9. Team leaders should help to build relationships by trying
to get people to share some level of social information, for
example about their country or their family. (Paragraph J,
line 6-9)
10. They should summarise relevant information from
conversations with individual members of the team for the
rest of the group, but not overwhelm people with too much
information. (Paragraph K)
 VOCABULARIES
Complete these sentences with words and phrases from the article
1. If some members of a global team are not contacted
very much, there is a danger they may feel i............ and
cut off. (paragraph C)
2. A g........... d............ team is one where the team members
are located in different countries. (paragraph D)
3. If something is extremely important, it is c............
(paragraph D)
4. Jenny Goodbody's study of the success rate of virtual
teams was similar to, or i.……. l........ w….... other research
findings. (paragraph E)
5. The best way to build trust in international teams is to
have f........-t.........-f........ meetings at the start, so that
people can get to know each other. (paragraph G)
1. If some members of a global team are not contacted
very much, there is a danger they may feel isolated and
cut off. (paragraph C)
2. A geographically dispersed team is one where the
team members are located in different countries.
(paragraph D)
3. If something is extremely important, it is crucial
(paragraph D)
4. Jenny Goodbody's study of the success rate of virtual
teams was similar to, or in line with other research
findings. (paragraph E)
5. The best way to build trust in international teams is to
have face-to-face meetings at the start, so that people
can get to know each other. (paragraph G)
1. isolated (adj): separate
2. geographically dispersed (n) : locations
or areas that provide greater
opportunity for families in terms of
education, economic, mobility, etc.
3. crucial (adj) : very important
4. in line with: similar to, or at the same
level as something
5. face-to-face (adj, adv) : if you talk to
someone face to face, you talk directly
to them, not by phone, email, online,
etc.
6. A set of rules or guidelines on how virtual teams
should communicate with each other is called a
'c ....... o........ p........' by Gill and Birchall. (paragraph H)
7. 'C.......' means not changing your mind or the message
you give to different team members. (paragraph I)
8. One way for new team members to get to know each
other is to exchange personal and s....... i...........
(paragraph J)
9. A 'f......... l.......' is where there is only a very small
difference between two things. (paragraph K)
10. One aspect of good practice in international teams
is to avoid i......... people with too many e-mails.
(paragraph K)
6. A set of rules or guidelines on how virtual teams
should communicate with each other is called a
'code of practice' by Gill and Birchall. (paragraph H)
7. 'Consistency' means not changing your mind or the
message you give to different team members.
(paragraph I)
8. One way for new team members to get to know each
other is to exchange personal and social information
(paragraph J)
9. A 'fine line' is where there is only a very small
difference between two things. (paragraph K)
10. One aspect of good practice in international teams
is to avoid inundating people with too many e-mails.
(paragraph K)
6. code of practice (n): is a set of written rules which
explains how people working in a particular profession
should behave.
7. consistency (n): means not changing your mind or
the message you give to different team members.
8. social information (n): The sum total of all
knowledge derived from study, experience, or
instruction; the sum or range of what has been
perceived, discovered, or learned.
9. fine line (n): a very small difference between two
things that may seem different.
10. inundating (v): to bring to a place or person too
much of something, so that it cannot be dealt with.
CONCLUSION
The work of team members
working together can spread many
geographical areas.
The difficulty of explaining as well
as exchanging discussion between
members.
It helps to increase the globality
and the communication ability.
 THANK YOU
FOR LISTENING!

Don't hesitate to ask any questions!