Listening BE4 – Lesson 1 – Unit 8

Task 1.1:
1. What is a team?
- A team is a group of ……………….……………………………………………………….……………………………

2. What is a leader’s role in a team?

- To make sure that .……………………….………………………………………………………………………………
- To encourage..…………………………….………………………………………………………………………………

3. What kind of communication problems do people at work often have?

- People have got …………………………………so they have conversations with………………………
- It is hard for people to have………………………………………………………………………………….………

4. What should the company do to deal with the communication challenge?

- Take people away from ……………….………………………………………………………………………………
- Give them ..………………………………….………………………………………………………………………………

5. According to the speaker, there are four team roles. What are their strengths
and their contribution to the team?
- Leaders: - take ………………………………………….because …………………………….….
- have …………………………………………………………………………………….…..
- Creators: - solve problems either by.……………………………………………………….…
- are able to………………………………………………………………………….….….
- Gluers: - pull……………………………………………………..………………………………….…
- are motivated……………………….…. and are keen on to………….….…
- look after pastoral needs of the team, e.g. arrange…………..……..
- Doers: - look at…..…………………………………………………………………………….……
- ensure that things are….……………………………………………………..……

6. What does the speaker say about the teamworking in different countries?
- In the West, there is an ………………………………………….…, where someone…………………………
and do it……………………………..……………………………………
- In some developing countries, there’s more of a ……………………………………… with specific
….………………………………………………………………………………
 Task 1.3

1. Who is Vince Lombardi?

……………….……………………………………………………….…………………………………………………….……………

2. What are Lombardi’s ideas?

+ Teach……………….…………………………………………….……………………………………………………….……
+ Each player:
- must know…………….………………………………………………….………………………………..…………
- was…………………………………….………………………………………………………..……………...……….
- had to……………………………….………………………………………………………..……………...………..
- “How will the other players feel if I don’t play my very best”
 It’s called…………………………….…………………………….……………………………………….…………………

3. How are his ideas applied to business?

+ Each employee must……………….…………….…… and they need…………………..……………….………
 There must be.…………………………………………….……………………………………….…….…….…………
+ The company must ……………………………..………or special feeling which………………………………
+ Organize company events and competitions which enable staff to………………………..……….,
get on better and ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
 Team spirit is at the heart of every successful team

Task 1.4:

Speaker 1 ................... a) I appreciate your point of view, but I couldn't possibly

Speaker 2....................
Speaker 3....................
Speaker 4....................
Speaker 5....................
do that. Everyone would wonder who's going to be sent
away next.
b) I can see why you would want to do this, but I don't
think it would work. It would cause a lot of jealousy
amongst the staff in other departments.

c) I see what you mean, but that's not really practical.

Nothing would ever get done on time.

d) I'm afraid that's not really feasible. It would take me

over a week!

e) That sounds very interesting, but I doubt we can afford

it. How about a weekend event?