Unit 2: SCHOOL TALKS

By working in groups, you (1) __________ experience and understanding about how tasks are often undertaken in the workplace. The successful completion of a group (2) __________ usually means that you have mastered many very important skills, particularly communication, analytical and interpersonal skills, which are (3) ________ valued by employers. The abilities to listen, question, persuade, respect the opinions of others, help, share and participate are of (4) ________ value.

Working with others also allows for assignments to be broken into (5) _________ and the workload to be distributed. By working (6) __________, students are able to bounce ideas off each other and learn from each other. Members can contribute different skills and thus the group can achieve more than what (7) ___________ members could on their own.

Often you will have an opportunity to select whom you will work with but sometimes, particularly if you are an off-campus student, this decision will be made for you. If you have not previously met the other members of the group, spend some time (8) _________ to know each other. Invite members to talk about themselves and (9) ___________ addresses. You may find that you will be working with students from interstate, overseas and from a (10) ________ of backgrounds and interests. Build a good working relationship.

1. A. get                       B. gain                         C. have                         D. take

2. A. assignment           B. homework                C. performance             D. exercise

3. A. mostly                  B. likely                        C. highly                      D. totally

4. A. increasing             B. novelty                     C. market                     D. lifelong

5. A. tasks                    B. pieces                       C. shares                       D. projects

6. A. one another          B. with other                C. together                   D. each other

7. A. each                     B. individual                 C. all                            D. lots of

8. A. get                       B. getting                     C. to get                       D. got

9. A. give                      B. exchange                  C. write                        D. take note

10. A. lots                     B. research                    C. variability                 D. diversity

1. he______ his arm when he ______ football.(break, play)

2. Julia_______ her first novel when she _____ 19 years old( write, be)

3. I_______ on the computer when the fire _______ out( work, break)

4. when it_______ to rain, they________ though the forest( start, walk)

5. he ________ us about his marriage when we ___________ afternoon tea( tell, have)

6. sorry, i_________ to you. I_________ about something else( not listen/ think)

7. I_______ you last night, but you _________ what _________you________?( phone , not answer, do)

8. Mary ________ her glasses at the tim e, so she __________ what kind of car the man __________( not wear/ not notice/ drive)