Working in a Team - Test 8

C1 Advanced · Speaking Collaborative · Cambridge English Advanced 2, Cambridge University Press

Discuss the task with your partner for about 2 minutes, then take 1 minute to reach a decision together.

Now, I'd like you to talk about something together for about two minutes. Here are some things that people think are important when working together in a team and a question for you to discuss. First you have some time to look at the task.

Working together in a team

A sense of humour

Trust and respect for each other

Team-building activities

Different salaries

Willingness to share ideas

Now you have about a minute to decide which of these things would have the greatest positive effect on working in a team.

Now, talk to each other about how these things can affect the experience of working together in a team.

How can these things affect the experience of working together in a team?

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