Have you ever heard of the saying that "two heads are better than one"?In fact,it talks about one thing:teamwork.When two or more people work or play together to (1)r
each
each
a common goal,they make a team.The goal might be to (2)w
in
in
a game of football,to finish a difficult task or to win a quiz.To achieve the goal,they must have good teamwork.
Teamwork is an excellent (3)w
ay
ay
for students to share what they know.While one student may not know all that is needed,two or more (4)t
ogether
ogether
might.When playing a basketball game,for example,some of the team may be better runners,others make great attack players,others are stronger and make great defenders and others are (5)g
ood
ood
at shooting a basket.They bring their (6)s
kills
kills
together and achieve things as a team that they couldn't do alone.
There are two things that make a team successful.One is how well the team as a whole achieves its goal.The other is how well each (7)m
ember
ember
of the team contributes to the group.For example,think of a football team.The team wins the game but a couple of players kept the ball to themselves,so that some people had (8)n
othing
othing
to do.That's not a successful team.On the other hand,each member of the team might get the chance to keep the ball, (9)b
ut
ut
they might not work well together.That's not a successful team, (10)e
ither
ither
.If the team wants to do well,each member must work hard and work together to win the game.
Now,think of a game you have played.Have you made good teamwork?