unit 011 reading

1、ReadingXiangyu Education GroupTony QiPre-reading Football Volleyball Rugby Discussion1. What is the composition of each team? 2. Which roles does each of the team players have? 3. How is the game played? 4. What are the requirements for a sports team to function well?Suggest answers Football is a ga

2、me played by two teams with eleven players in each one. A round ball is used but can not be handled during play except by the goalkeeper. In a football team there are defenders, midfield players, forwards, wings and a goalkeeper. Defenders are mainly responsible for defending and attacking according

3、 to the position of the ball. Midfield players are also responsible for defending. Besides, they should catch every opportunity to attack. Forwards are players whose most important role is to try to score goals. The main role wings play is attacking from the extreme end. A goalkeeper is a player who

4、 stands in goal and tries to prevent the other team from scoring. What are requirements for a sports team to function well? In my opinion, great skills are very important. I think a good coach is also important. I quite agree. But each member must love the team, because love is the strength. Skimmin

5、g 1. Why are people sometimes made up a team to finish a job? Because the job cannot be efficiently or effectively completed by any member of the group alone. 2. What is coachs job in a sports team? A coach in a team needs to discuss strategy and make decisions about the composition of the team. 3.

6、Why is working in groups at school an opportunity to learn about teamwork? Because group work makes us aware of the role that is most suitable for each of us. Practice also brings the benefit of getting experience working with other people. It teaches us to be patient and how to respond to different

7、 personalities. 4. What does the task division of the group depend on in a team? How the tasks of the group are divided depends on the personalities and abilities of the individuals in the group. 5. What will the lack of recognition of differences in human functioning lead to? The lack of recognitio

8、n of differences in human functioning will lead to much misunderstanding, conflict, and waste of energy.( ) 1.A team is_. A. a group of individual people brought together B.a group of people who can accomplish a task more efficiently or effectively than any member of the group alone C. a group of pe

9、ople who will stay temporarily or for a long time D. all the above ( ) 2.In sports games, a player_. A. often changes his role B. has a clear role C. feels that players with different abilities make different contributions to the team D. accepts the same expectations and responsibilities as the othe

10、r players ( ) 3.The author takes_ for example to show how a team can work well. A. the sports team B. the project team C. the rugby team D. a dynamic team 4.In order for a team to function well, people of the team must_. A. respect each other B. co-operate C. obey necessary rules and regulations D.

11、all the above D( ) 5.Group work at school is important to students because_. A. it is an opportunity to learn more about team work B. it brings the benefit of getting experience working with others C. it teachers us to be patient and how to respond to different personalities D. it is a preparation f

12、or our working days to come ( ) 6.Why it is important in a team to know someones personality type and ability? A. We can know a great deal about that person. B. Lack of recognition of differences in human function can be avoided. C. We can build strong and good relationships between members of a tea

13、m. D. Both B and C. ( ) 7.According to the text, which of the following statements is not right? A. The coach of a sports team is not counted as a team member, so he is less important. B. Social relations are important within the team. C. The atmosphere in the group affects the performance of the te

14、am. D. Its not necessary for all team members to be friends. ( )8.We can infer from the test that_. A. the players in a rugby team should co-operate while the people in a project team neednt B. the players in a rugby team have clear roles while people in a project team may not have C. the coach of a

15、 rugby team discusses strategy and makes decisions while the leader of a project team doesnt D. the coach of a rugby team is important while the leader in a project team may not be as important ( ) 9.What is the main idea of Paragraph 7? A. How a project team is different from a rugby team. B. How a

16、 project team works. C. In a project team,people who have different abilities and personalities have different roles in the team. D. How the tasks of the group are divided depends on personalities and abilities of the individuals in the group. ( ) 10.In the whole text, the author mainly talks about_

17、. A. the elements that make the team work B. the importance of social relationships within a team C. the roles that different people of a group play D. the comparison between a project team and a rugby team Post-reading 1. According to the author, what are requirements for teams to function well? Te

18、ams can only function well when all team members cooperate. The friendly atmosphere in a team has a positive effect on the performance of the team. Each player should not be confused or uncertain of their roles.Project team Rugby teamsimilarities They are both teamwork. All team members should respe

19、ct, help and support each other. The tasks of the teams should be divided according to the personalities and abilities of the team members. Project team Rugby teamdifferences The number of a rugby teams players is not changeable, but the number of people that a project team needs is changeable. Proj

20、ect teamRugby teamdifferences Their purposes of team- work are different. One is to win the match, while the other is to build. Besides, the rules they must follow are also different. 3. According to the author, some team members work best in tasks alone. Is this statement contradictory or not? Expl

21、ain. No, its not contradictory. Because even in a team or group, some work must be done alone. For example, in a sports team, the composition is mainly decided by the coach alone. When he/she makes a decision, if there are many people who want to make suggestions, maybe the coach will be confused. A

22、nd it is the same with the architect in a project team.Passage Analyzing Part 1(Paras.1-2) What is a team. Part 2(Paras.3-4) Sports team. Part 3(Para.5) Working in groups at school is an opportunity to learn about teamwork.Part 4(Paras.6-7) Project team.Part 5(Paras.8-10) How to make teams function

23、well.Text Retelling The passage is mainly about the importance of teamwork. It tells us that teamwork is necessary and important because some work in our life cannot be accomplished by someone alone. Working in teams at school is a preparation for our future. To make the team function well, all team

24、 members should help, respect and support each other and be clear about their roles. On the other hand, it is important to know every members strengths and shortcomings, because different personalities and abilities can fit different requirements in the society and can help us avoid embarrassing oth

25、er team members. In this way, we can make the best of working with team members. In the middle part of the text the writer compares a project team to a rugby team and talks about the similarities and differences between them. What can we learn from the text? The passage in the Reading part is about

26、teamwork. We should understand the importance of teamwork and how a team can function well. The most important thing is that we should have the students connect this with their life. They should look on their class as a team and try to make it function well. Each student helps, respects and supports

27、 their classmates. Only in this way can they make their class strong and make rapid progress.Analysis of difficult sentences1. 1.What ifWhat if you feel comfortable doing a task by you feel comfortable doing a task by yourself?yourself?2.Especially at school, it sometimes feels as if 2.Especially at

28、 school, it sometimes feels as if we are being asked to work in teams we are being asked to work in teams for the for the sake of sake of just thatjust that. . 3.A team is a group of individual people 3.A team is a group of individual people ( (brought together in order to accomplish a taskbrought t

29、ogether in order to accomplish a task) ) ( (that cant be efficiently or effectively that cant be efficiently or effectively completed by any member of the group pleted by any member of the group alone.) )4.4.Sports teams are made up of a certain Sports teams are made up of a certain number of player

30、s, number of players, ( (whose common goal whose common goal is to work together to win a match.is to work together to win a match.) )5.5.It It is not necessary is not necessary for all members to be for all members to be friends.friends.6.6.It It is important is important thatthat all members of th

31、e all members of the team feel that each of them makes an team feel that each of them makes an equal contribution and that they help and equal contribution and that they help and support each other.support each other.7.7.In a sports team each player has a clear In a sports team each player has a cle

32、ar role, and there are few occasions role, and there are few occasions ( ( when when members are confused or uncertain of their members are confused or uncertain of their roles.roles.) )8.Roles of team members are accepted and 8.Roles of team members are accepted and there are no conflicts about exp

33、ectations there are no conflicts about expectations and responsibilities and responsibilities ( (attached to each role.attached to each role.) )9.9.Working in groups at schoolWorking in groups at school is an is an opportunity to learn more about opportunity to learn more about teamwork.teamwork.10.

34、10.Group work makes us aware of the Group work makes us aware of the role role ( (that is most suitable for each of us.that is most suitable for each of us.) )11.11.As withAs with sports teams, group work can sports teams, group work can only be successful when group members only be successful when

35、group members respect, help and support each other, respect, help and support each other, while the work division is clear and each while the work division is clear and each member performs at the right level in member performs at the right level in the role the role ( ( that is most suitable to him or that is most suitable to him or her.her.) )12.Teams require leaders, and people 12.Teams require leaders, and people ( ( who create ideas, and who develop who create ideas, and who develop ideas, ideas, ) ) and peop