Unit 6 It’s your turn
A Lesson 6.3 The team is everything
Talk about working on other on a team
Read
- Read the article below.
On a good sports team the players work together. Star players can’t play well without the other team members. Teams are important in individual sports too. The best tennis players have to play alone, but there’s a team of people behind them. Their coach prepares them for games and helps them stay in shape. Their cook makes food for them. Their agent plans their games meetings. These jobs are all important, and the team members talk before they make decisions. This leaves the player with one job: playing well.
Comprehension check:
- Who can’t play well without their team members?
- What do the coach do?
- Who plans for the games and meetings?
- What sports do you play?
- Which do you prefer, individual sports or team sports?
- Work in pairs. Choose the correct words about a good team.
- Team members so/don’t do different jobs.
- All/Not all team members have an important job to do.
- They don’t listen/listen to the opinions of the other team members.
- They make/don’t make decisions together.
- In your group, follow the instructions and make a sports team.
- Find out about your team members’ skills in different sports.
- Choose one team member to be the team’s star player.
- Talk about possible jobs for other team members. Possible jobs include coach, cook, agent, photographer, and fan club leader.
- Choose a job for every member of the team.
- Imagine your sports star has a big game next week. Decide what each team member has to do to help the star prepare. Then tell other teams about your preparations.
- Reflect
Talk about the questions.
- What good sports teams do you know? Why are they good?
- What are the good and bad things about working as a team?
Reflection point
On good teams every member has a job they can do well. Team members also make decisions together. Sometimes there’s a leader, but the leader can’t do his or her job well without the team.
Extend
- Work in pairs. You’re organizing a show to make money for a children’s hospital. Choose a job for everyone and make a plan.
Possible jobs: perform (Can you sing, dance, play an instrument, or tell jokes?), make posters, prepare food to sell, or talk to television and radio stations.
B Can I?
Ask for and give or refuse permission
Speak
- Work in groups. Make a list of things you need permission to do.
Who gives you permission to do those things?
Listen
- Listen to the conversations.
- Kevin: Can I use the laptop for my homework?
Mom: Of course you can.
Kevin: Is it all right if I take to Sam’s house tomorrow?
Mom: I’m sorry, but I need it. I have to work.
- Sally: Is it ok if I leave Math Club early today?
Teacher: Can I ask why?
Sally: I have to go to the dentist.
Teacher: All right.
- Jack: Is it all right if I play a video game?
Yes, but you have to clean your room first.
Jack: Can I go skateboarding this afternoon?
Dad: No, you can’t. We have other plans.
Study these expression to …
Ask for permission
Can I / we …?
Is it ok/all right if I / we …?
Give or refuse permission
Yes, you can.
Of course.
All right / Ok
Yes, but only if …
No, you can’t.
I’m sorry, but …
Act
- Work in pairs. Prepare a conversation for each situation.
- You: Ask for permission to stay at a friend’s house on Saturday.
Parent: Give permission, but only if you do all your homework first.
- You: Ask for permission to go home early because you don’t feel well.
Parent: Refuse permission, but say you can go and see the school nurse.