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Even when students already know each other, it is important to improve communication skills and build trust within a group. In professional life, many companies organize team-building activities for their staff. These activities can be simple ones, for example:

 having a meeting or a conference

 having a meal

 going on a day trip.

Glossary

emphasis Emphasis is special or extra importance that is given to an activity or to part or aspect of something.

The importance of team-building in profession life can be seen by the large amount of money some companies spend on team-building activities. These are often not connected with work in any way and include such things as:

 adventure sports (e.g. climbing, walking, boating)

 raft building

 cooking classes.

This emphasis on team building in professional life demonstrates why you should place importance on team building in your student life.

Exercise 5

Look at the team-building activities below. Which activities could be good for team building when the group members already know each other? Which ones would work best? Which of them might not be a good idea? Make notes.

Team-building activity	Would be good because …	Might not be good because …
1 Inviting the group for a meal where every member brings a dish from their country
2 A visit to the local zoo
3 A day out at a local theme park
4 Planning and taking a day’s walk in the countryside using maps and a picnic