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    LESSON OBJECTIVE DESTRUCTIVE TEAMS) * ™**s#em [Ey Lancuace In CONTEXT A. Howsdo you fee! when someone criticizes your ideas? Do you think negative comments are useful? 8 (HEE) Read and listen to an interview with management ‘consultant Zack Sanchez from a podcast called Better Teamwork, fed teams? Sum them up in one sentence. Host Every business school graduate knows that good teams are constructive, right? Well, Zack Sanchezis here to present another ides: destructive team, ora red teaen. 23¢k, ‘welcome tothe show. Zack Thanks for having me. [The redteam) Host So,a red team, What i that exacty? Zack Well ftst,Imagine youre part ofa group that’ stating a big project. Everyone’ excited and congratulating themselves on how great it's going to be. Well thatkind of enthustasm can actually 'be dangerous. When everyone is super positive, they often can't see the negative aspects of a plan, Host 1 see.So that’s why you need a ed team? Zack Exactly, Ared team is two er three people from the group whose job Isto play the bad guy —look for weaknesses and draw attention to possible negative consequences. Ared team doesnt weigh ‘the pros and cons, balancing strengths and weaknesses, That's Job for others te do, A red team honestly assesses.a project and points out problem areas. Host And teams are open to ths?! mean, teams are used to supporting one another, net eitcizing each other ve been on a red team mysel, and it wasnt much fun, Zack That's why ared team’ criticisms should not be unreasonable. You've seen for yourself that they need tobe valld points that have been thought through careful. The other team can't do that by ise. Host And that's when destructive becomes constructive, C ©) IEE) Read and listen again, What does it mean to “play the bad guy"? How does this relate to red teams? [BI vocaBuLary: Assessing ideas A. ©) EEX) Look at the words from the podeast in the box. Which are verbs / verb phrases? Which are adjectives? Which ate nouns? Listen and cheek your work. aspect assess consequence constructive destructive drawattentionto ——_pointout. strength think through unreasonable valid weakness ‘weigh the pros and cons © 8 DP Newge te page 144, Do the vocabulary enercivenfor42, | © c Discuss the pros and cons of red teams. Overall, do you think they tea good idea? Would you be a good red team member? Why or why net? 36 a” Ly / 7 A Ey crammanr: Reflexive pronouns; pronouns with other/another JA Read the sentencesin the grammar boxes.Crdthe crrectoptionsto complete the rules Everyone's excited and congratulating themselves on how greatit's going to be. I've been ona red team myself, and it wasn't much fun, You've seen for yourself that they need to be valid points. The other teas can't do that by itself 1. Yourcan use reflexive pronouns when the subject and object ofa sentence are different / the same. 2. Youean /«an’t use reflexive pronouns to emphasize that an action is performed by the subject. 3 By +a reflexive pronoun meansalone, without help / with other people. | Pronouns with other/another Zack Sanchezishere to presentanother idea. The other team can’t do that by itself. That's. job for others to do. ‘Teams are used to supporting one another, not criticizing each other. 4 Another The others the second half ofa ait Another / The ther means “one more” 5 Others shaws there is one more / are several more of something. 6 Themeaning of each otherand one anothers the same / different. © 8 D> Now goto page 133. Lookat the grammar chart and do the grammar exercise for 4.2. Complete the questions with words from the grammar boxes in exercise 3A, Then ask and answer them with partner. 1. What sports can people play by 20 you play any sports by i 2 What do you and your friends do to enjoy ? 3. Who in yourfamily helps you the most? How do the help your 4 Haw can neighbors help each in what ways can they annoy one ? o ‘Talkabout an experience working ona team. What did the team members do together, and what Aid they doby themselves? How dd they help eachother? DD sreakine A How do people make group decisions? How effective Is this process? What are ‘the challenges? Inproject groups, find some people want'to draw) And some people just point out the weaknesses of other attention to themoelves and don't listen toothers. || people's ideas but con't have any ideas themselves, 8 Complete each paragraph with the correct words inthe simple past. actas build trust enable me to Keepaneyeon steer meawayfrom —_takeon My cousin Frederico * ‘my tutor when |wasin college, He” the responsibilty of helping me study and prepare for exams. He? allmy work and! making mistakes. We* together, and | can honestly say that he *

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