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Vocabulary - working in a team

ESL lesson about teamwork

LESSON OVERVIEW

The main objectives of this ESL lesson about teamwork are to:

  • discuss teamwork dynamics and importance;
  • practise vocabulary related to teamwork;
  • watch a video on effective teamwork and discuss its usefulness.

Students discuss the consequences a team faces when people don’t work well together and the importance of teamwork. They explore vocabulary to talk about teamwork (e.g. increase productivity, take action, succeed in, etc.), watch a short video and discuss useful tips about how to create better teams. Students also discuss a quote, talk about their personal experiences and opinions, and study the stages of team development.

B1 / Intermediate60 minStandard LessonPremium Plan

VOCABULARY AND DISCUSSION

In the warm-up task of this ESL lesson about teamwork, students look at two pictures (a group of health workers and a group of musicians) and discuss questions about teamwork dynamics and their importance. Then, they examine situations related to challenges in team communication and collaboration (e.g. not everyone knows what their tasks are, not everyone in the team knows what the team’s goals are, etc.) and say what problems they might lead to. After that, students practise some vocabulary by switching words in teamwork statements to create correct phrases (e.g. hang out together, carry out tasks, succeed in, etc.). Next, students choose three statements and say if they agree or disagree. Afterwards, they choose an option to complete sentences with their own ideas using phrases about teamwork.

VIDEO AND MORE DISCUSSION

In this part of this ESL lesson about teamwork, students watch a video about tips on how to create better teams and brainstorm who might find it useful and why. Afterwards, they check their listening comprehension by watching the video again and choosing the words they hear to complete statements. Following that, students read Henry Ford’s quote about teamwork, say what they think it means and if it’s true according to their experience. Then, they read about the stages of team development and complete gaps with the correct form of the target vocabulary. Next, students discuss questions about team development and challenges. Finally, they look at different team-building activities, talk about their personal experiences, give their opinions and say which activities they would recommend to different kinds of teams. 

HOMEWORK/REVISION

This lesson also includes an additional task that you can use as homework or revision. In the task, students complete sentences about work. Then, they decide whether they think the statements are true for working from home or working in the office. The task is available in the teacher’s version of the worksheet. You can print it and hand it out to your students. It’s also included in the e-lesson plan.

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  1. James Gardner

    Good ideas here but not sure it’s a B1 level, more B2. Even more so given that the video doesn’t have subtitles in English, only in Vietnamese…

    1. Inna

      Thank you for your feedback, James!

      We agree that the pace of the video might be a bit challenging for some B1 students (e.g. low B1), therefore we tried to make a vocabulary focus prior to the video and didn’t include many video-based tasks. Instead, we attempted to provide enough opportunities for students to use the target language in a number of contexts within the lesson topic.

    2. calooka

      I agree with you, James.

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