Introduction & Unit 1a Teamwork (1)Objective: make students get to know basic information about Cambridge BEC vantage and talk about teamwork Focus on : to talk about teamworkIntroduction about the examThe exam comprises four tests: reading, writing, listening and speaking. The Speaking Test date is decided after your entry is confirmed by Cambridge. Candidates will receive an overall grade and separate grade for each test. (Pass grades A,B,C or Fail grades D,E).How to understand, record and build vocabulary Advise students to adopt following ways on vocabulary Ways to understand new words1. Examine the context of the worda. the contextb. b. the position of the word2. Examine the word itselfa. prefixes (e.g. inter-, un-, bi-)b. suffixes(e.g. -ee, -tion, -ical)3. Use a dictionary or website (e.g. , or)Ways to record new words1. in the margin of your course book2. on a separate sheet of paper3. in a vocabulary notebook4. on a computer5. on cardsWays to build vocabulary1. compound words2. using prefix and suffix3. synonym and antonym4. put words in a logical orderAssessing teamsSpeakingStep1 choose the five most important characteristics of a good team and put them in orderStep2 pair work. Conduct a dialogue about teamwork.Question: What is a good team?Do you work in a good team?Do you like your team members?Why or Why not?Dialogue tips: One can express his view about teamwork in terms of one’s experience in the working place, the sports team, or one’s family or class.Word tips: Co-operative 齐心协力的have communication problems 交流有问题attach importance to team-building 重视团队建设develop team work 开拓团队协作an effective team 精锐团队share the same values 具有相同的价值观HomeworkRead the following quotes and proverbs about team work. Henry FordComing together is a beginning.Keeping together is progress.Working together is success.Bruce Coslet, Coach, BengalsThe era of the rugged individual is giving way to the era of the team player.Everyone is needed, but no one is necessary.Vince Lombardi, football coach for the NFL (1913-1970) Teamwork is what the Green Bay Packers were all about. They didn't do it for individual glory. They did it because they loved one another…Susan Gerke, IBM, Leadership DevelopmentConflict is inevitable in a team ... in fact, to achieve synergistic solutions, a variety of ideas and approaches are needed. These are the ingredients for conflict.Benjamin FranklinWe must all hang together,or assuredly, we shall all hang separately.Thomas Edison, when asked why he had a team of twenty-one assistantsIf I could solve all the problems myself, I would.Lewis B. ErgenThe ratio of We's to I's is the best indicator of the development of a team.Unit 1a Teamwork (2)Objective: to enable students to talk about teamwork Focus on : to learn some useful phrases to make and change arrangementsReadingStep 1 introduce background information and explain some new wordsNewsreport structure: headline, lead and body. The topic sentence usually appears in the headline and lead.Step 2 Read the article, try to get the main idea and finish the exercises.Step 3 Ask students to present answers and correct the answers together.VocabularyStep 1 do the match work and check the answerStep 2 Ask students to use the phrases to describe what happened at Cussons in Poland. Practice personally or in pair.Step 3 Ask one student to make presentation and correct the mistakes after it.SpeakingStep 1 Group work: discuss how teamwork can help your class prepare for the Cambridge BEC Vantage. Step 2 Students can form group of no more than 4 persons and conduct a discussion.Encourage everyone to speak and contribute to the discussion.Time limit: Five minutesStep 3 After the discussion, ask each group to choose a representative and make a summary to the whole class.Word tips: work in a team团队合作share ideas 交流想法help each other with homework 做作业相互帮忙test each other on texts covered 对已学的课文相互检测e-mail each other 相互发电子邮件learn from one’s strong points 学人所长Arranging a courseReadingStep1 Read the questions before reading and look for the specific information while readingStep 2 Ask students to answer the questions and correct the mistakes.Step 3 Explain some language points and new words.SpeakingPair work 1Step 1 Learn some useful phrases to make and change arrangementsStep 2 Look at the activity sheets and get to know the requirement and allocate roles.Step 3 Make up a dialogue and practice it in pairs.Step 4 Ask some pairs to present the dialogue in front of the class.Step 5 Correct the mistakes and give some comments.Pair work 2Step 1 Look at the advertisements for the team-building courses below.Step 2 Explain some language points and new words. Step 3 Ask the students to answer the questions and check the answers.TeamworkPlay a game on teamwork and experience the importance。