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LANCE ARMSTRONG:

How to build a great team

Elementary Level:

• Grammar: Obligations – have to – must

• Pronunciation: Saying Zero

• Business Words: Opposites

• Functional Vocabulary: Character & Personality

• Listening: Lance Armstrong’s team

• Reading: Importance of the Team

• Role Play: You choose the Team

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INTRODUCTION: Discuss these questions: What is the Tour de France? What do you know about Lance Armstrong? Is he an individual or a team player? BUSINESS WORDS: OPPOSITES Exercise: find the opposites to the words on the left and discuss their meaning. NOTE: You will hear some of the words in the listening exercise.

e.g. Achieve Fail

1. First a. Individual

2. Excellent b. Trivial

3. Focus c. Last

4. Crucial d. Distraction

5. United e. Poor LISTENING 1: You are going to hear a spokesman talking about Lance Armstrong and his ideas about teamwork. Answer these questions.

PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE: SAYING ZERO

THE 0 IN ENGLISH CAN BE PRONOUNCED IN A VARIETY OF WAYS:

A. Oh in telephone numbers. 0208315 is oh two oh eight three one five

• In hotel room numbers. 1606 is room sixteen oh six

• In years. 1907 is nineteen oh seven.

• Note: 2007 is pronounced two thousand and seven

C. Zero for the number. 0 is pronounced zero

• For the temperature, 0°C is zero degrees

D. Nil in football scores. 3-0 is three nil

E. Love is in tennis. 40-0 is forty love

1. How many times has Lance Armstrong won the Tour de France?

2. What happened in 1996?

3. What does Armstrong believe is the secret to his success?

4. What must an excellent team have?

5. To lead a team you have to …?

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SPEAKING EXERCISE 1: say the following:

1. James Bond is called 007

2. Telephone number 0207 8800200

3. Manchester United won the game 4-0

4. The temperature is 0°C

5. The tennis score is 40-0

FUNCTIONAL VOCABULARY: CHARACTER TYPES in TEAMS Introductory Questions: What character types of people are good team players? What character types are not good team players? Match these team types to their definition: 1. Delegator (e) a. Priority is to complete the job

2. Leader b. Plans the activities

3. Organiser c. Evaluates all possibilities

4. Creative person d. Team boss

5. Resource investigator e. Person who Defines team responsibilities (1)

6. Evaluator f. Has the ideas and imagination

7. Team-worker g. Finds the resources for the team

8. Finisher / completer h. Has special knowledge

9. Specialist i. Supports other team members

There are 9 key personality types that make a good team.

What is your personality type in the list above? Discuss this with the class.

ROLE-PLAY Divide into two groups: Each groups has to build a team for managing a new company: Decide on a company and a business activity. You can only have 5 team members. Decide which five personality types you will have in your team and discuss the reasons with the other group.

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GRAMMAR PRACTICE: Obligation - Have to - Must Lead in questions: Do you have to learn English? What must you do today? 1. Must This is used to express personal obligation – when it is necessary or very important to do something Must is a modal verb followed by the infinitive without to. e.g. I must call my clients Note: Must does not express the past or the future 2. (a) Have to This is used to express obligation of a rule or situation made by somebody else This is followed by the infinitive with to. The company has to pay tax (b) Had to – the past tense. Last week they had to speak to the bank manager (c) Will have to – the future tense The team will have to make a decision next week Note: The negative obligation is must not. e.g. You must not drive the car without a licence EXERCISE: Correct any mistakes in these sentences: 1. I have work hard for the team

2. Yesterday they must speak to the boss

3. You have not to leave the team

4. They will must sell more next month

5. The team must to plan the project carefully

6. I have continue to work.

Supplement this exercise with other tasks from a good grammar book

SPEAKING EXERCISE: Think of 3 different actions that are obligation for you.

Tell your partner and then ask a questions using obligation about their actions.

e.g. I have to study English. Why do you have to study English? Because I want to

work for an international company.

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Lead-in question: Do you think the team is more important than the individual? Read the article, and choose the correct word of obligation for each gap. READING: LANCE ARMSTRONG – THE TEAM Lance Armstrong is a great sportsman but always says you 1. (have to / must to) congratulate his team, and not him. All his success comes from the team. He is famous winning, and for motivating his team with his leadership skills. He says you 2. (must / has) use these skills in business too. “The fundamentals are the same in business as they are in sport. To be successful you 3. (have to / must not) work hard, communicate with your team and have vision,” he says. “On the bike and in business, you 4. (must / have) be consistent, explain your ideas clearly, and having the best people in your team.” Lance Armstrong said: “you 5. (must not / will have to) stop improving and finding new ways to win. Every year your business and your team 6. (will have to / will must) work harder, because the competition will be better, and it will be more difficult to win. LISTENING 2: Take notes and answer the questions below.

1. What did Michael Jordan say?

2. What is a successful team?

3. What is the first factor?

4. What is the second factor?

5. What must the team leader be to achieve this?

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AUDIO 1– Elementary – Lance

Lance Armstrong is the first person in history to win the Tour de France seven times but in1996 he was diagnosed with cancer, and nearly died. Lance Armstrong believes that his survival and cycling success was achieved by teamwork. When you are competing in sports, or in business, or for your life, it has to be with a team. This is crucial to success. To be excellent a team must be united - be focused - and mustn’t have any distractions. And to lead the team you have to create the vision, be a good communicator, and include your teammates as much as possible.

AUDIO 2 – Elementary – Lance

Another great sportsman, the basketball star, Michael Jordan, once said, ‘talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.’ Team building skills are very important for a manager or entrepreneur, but what is a successful team? This happens when a group accomplishes something much bigger and better than a selection of individuals working on their own. And there are two critical factors in building a successful team. The first factor is the variety of skills and personalities. Different personality types balance and complement each other. The second factor of successful team building is that every member of the team has to work towards the same clear goals, the team goals. The team leader must be a good motivator to achieve this.

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LESSON PLAN - Build a Team – Elementary Key objectives – to practise aural and oral Business English INTRODUCTION: Ask the students what they know about The Tour de France and Lance Armstrong. Teacher (T) – Students (SS) 5 mins BUSINESS SYNONYMS: Elicit a synonym and an antonym (opposite meaning) to the word success (failure). Go through the matching exercise and speaking practice. (T) – (SS) 10 mins LISTENING 1: Tell students they are going to hear a spokesman talking about Teamwork and Lance Armstrong. They need to answer the questions at the end. Play the listening and ask students the questions. (T) – (SS) 10 mins PRONUNCIATION: Write down the number 0.3 and ask the students to pronounce it. Go through the exercises. (T) – (SS) 15 mins FUNCTIONAL VOCABULARY: Elicit opinions on what makes great and bad team member. Go through reading and then onto the matching exercise and speaking practice. (T) – (SS) 15 mins ROLE PLAY: Go through the instructions and begin the role-play. Make sure they practice vocabulary learnt in the lesson and to try and use the case study material in their argument. Try and get the other students to use obligation forms have to – must Discuss and offer feedback. (SS) – (SS) 20 mins GRAMMAR: Ask the students if the sentence is correct. Go through the rules and do the exercise that follows. Ask students to read the sentences and answers out loud. (S) – (T) 10 mins READING: Find out if the students if they know anything about Lance Armstrong the businessman. Go through reading and ask students to read out loud, and fill the gaps. (S) – (T) 10 mins LISTENING 2: Tell students they are going to hear the 2nd part of the listening. Play the listening and students answer the questions (SS) – (T) 10 mins

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EXERCISE ANSWERS

BUSINESS WORDS: SYNONYMS: 1. Excellent a. Poor 2. Focus b. Distraction 3. Crucial c. Trivial 4. United d. Individual 5. Suffer e. Endure 6. First f. Last LISTENING 1: 1. 7 times 2. Diagnosed with cancer and nearly died 3. Teamwork 4. The team must be united be focused and mustn’t have any distractions. 5. You have to create the vision, be a good communicator, and include your teammates as

much as possible FUNCTIONAL VOCABULARY: 1. Delegator a. Person who defines team responsibilities 2. Leader b. Team boss 3. Organiser c. Plans the activities 4. Creative Person d. Has the ideas and imagination 5. Resource investigator e. Finds the resources for the team 6. Evaluator f. Evaluates all possibilities 7. Team-worker g. Supports other team members 8. Finisher / completer h. Priority is to complete the job 9. Specialist i. Has special knowledge GRAMMAR EXERCISE – Obligation 1. I have to work hard for the team 2. Yesterday they had to speak to the boss 3. You mustn’t leave the team 4. They will have to sell more next month 5. The team must plan the project carefully 6. I have to continue work. READING EXERCISE: 1. Have to 2. Must 3. Have to 4. Must 5. Must not 6. Will have to LISTENING 2: 1. Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships 2. When a group accomplishes something much bigger and better than a selection of

individuals working on their own 3. A variety of skills and personalities. 4. Every member of the team has to work towards the same clear goals, the team goals. 5. A good motivator.

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