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Lesson plan 3

Subject: Teamwork as an essential component of most activities in modern world

Aims:
- Streamlining teamwork,
- Improving communication skills,
- Providing support atmosphere and mutual trust in the team,
- Highlighting the role of the individual’s contribution to the team’s performance,
- Strengthening students' awareness of having sense of common goal through
working in small groups.

Introduction
The teacher tells students that they will be talking about a core value, which is an
essential component in most activities in the contemporary world.

During the introduction stage, the teacher doesn’t say about ‘teamwork’ directly, but
wants the students to guess the skill, after completing Activity 1.

Activity 1 (WORDS)

Teacher displays a list of 30 words. Students have to memorize as many words as they
can within one minute. Then, they have to write down the memorized ones. Later, the
students are divided into groups. Each of them receives another list of words that must

be remembered within the same period of time. At the end of the exercise, the teacher
compares the number of words memorized individually and in a group with the
students.
Teacher’s comment: The exercise shows that group work results in a better efficiency.
Students discuss what made them remember more words.

Activity 2 (GROUP JUGGLING)

The students make a circle. They get a ball that they must throw to each other. The ball
has to circle round the players, according to the same order (they have to memorize the
sequence as they always throw the ball to the same person). After a while, the teacher
adds the second ball, then another and another.

Teacher’s comment: The exercise illustrates that cooperation matters, which is
another element of a successful teamwork.

Activity 3 (THE BLIND)