Lesson53：Working_in_Groups

Lesson53WorkinginGroupsbeabsentfrom•beabsentfromwork•Ican'taffordtobeabsentfromschool•Youmustnotbeabsentfromthemeeting•Idon'twanttobeabsentfromyourfuture•Itisapitythatyou(should)beabsentfromthemeeting.•YoushouldnotbeabsentfromclassDoyouwanttochallenge？Writedownthewordsthathasthinit.Suchasthink,that,mouth…Youmaychooseworkbyyourselforworkingroups!Whoisthewinner?WorkinginGroupsmakesthemostwords.Manyhandsmakelightwork.Twoheadsisbetterthanone.Thinkabout1.Doyoulikegroupwork?2.Whatcanyoudotohelpyourgroupworkwelltogether?Advantagesofindividualwork•1•2•3•…Advantagesofworkingroups•1•2•3•…Fastreading•Readthelessonandtickthecorrectanswerstothequestionsbelow.•1.Thegroupisworkingslowly.YiHanwantstosolvetheproblem.Whatdoesshedo?□Telltheteacher.□TalktoLiTian.•2.LiTianhassomedifficulties.Whatarethey?□Hedoesn’twanttobeinthegroup.□Hedoesn’twanttodosomethingstupid.•3.KnowingYiHandecidestohelphim,whatwillLiTiando?□Hewilltryhardtodohispart.□Hethinkit’snotfairtodohispart.Doyouknowthesewords?Matchthewordsandthecorrectmeanings.•absent•trouble•secret•somedificultiesorproblemes•somethingthatyoudon'twanttheothersknow•notintheplaceFurtherreading•Readthetextagainandanswerthequestions.1.Whoistheleaderofthegroup?2.Whatareherproblems?3.DidYiHantellMs.Liuabouttheseproblems?4.Whatdidherdecidetodo?YiHanisthegroupleader.BecauseaboynamedLiTianisalwaysabsentfromthegroupmeetings.Hedoesn’tfollowtherules,andherefusestodoanywork.No,shedidn't.ShedecidedtotalktoLiTianandfindoutwhattheproblemis.FurtherreadingReadthetextagainandanswerthequestions.5.Whoneedshelpinthegroup?6.What'stheresultoftheircommunication?7.WhatcanyoulearnfromYiHan?LiTianneedshelp!Talkingaboutproblemsisbetterthankeepingthemassecrets.(Whenwemeetproblems,weneedcommunication.)YiHanwilldoherbesttohelpLiTianfeelmoreconfidentandLiTianwilltryhardtodohispart.1.Don’tmiss“GardeningwithMary”onSaturdayafternoons.MaryGreenwillshareherrosegrowing____________withyou.2.Cathy_________________schoolbecauseshehadabadheadache.3.IwrotealettertoRose.I’m______________________herreply.4.—Howisyoursecond-handlaptop?—____________,sogood.5.Healwaysgetshimselfinto____________bydoingthingscarelessly.Fillintheblankswiththecorrectformsofthewordsorphrases.lookingforwardtosecretwasabsentfromSofartroubleDiscussionWhatkindofproblemswemaymeetwhenweworkingroups?1.Beabsentfromthegroupmeetings.2.Don'tfollowtherules.3.Refusetodoanywork.4.…Howtosolvetheseproblems?Herearemyadvice:Agroupworkswellifeverymemberworkshard.Tomakeagroupworkwell,it’sbettertogiveeachmemberarole.Tip1Tip2Takeagroupoffourasanexample.Inthegroup,thereshouldbeanorganizer,arecorder,aspeakerandarulekeeper.Theneachmembercandohis/hershare.ShowTimeWhat'sthenameofyourgroup?Whoistheleaderofyourgroup?Whoisgoodatmakingaspeech?Whoisquick-minded?Whatistheproblemsofyourgroup?Whatisyourgroupdreams?Hereisanexample.Helloeveryone,I'mgladtointroducemygrouptoyou!MygroupisTwinkleStarI'mtheleaderbecauseI'm…LiNanisakindboy.Heisgoodatmathssohealwayshelpsusinourmathsproject…RermemberYouarethememberofyourgroup,andyoushoudworkhardtotryyourpart.Ifyouhaveanyproblems,theotherswillbegladtohelpyou.Homework•Drawaposterofyourgroup.•Writing:Mygroup.•Finishtheexerciseonyouractivitybook.