EXAM GUIDELINES

BASIC 3—BOOK 3

Teamwork and Leadership in Practice

Your classmates and you are going to write the book Teamwork and Leadership in Practice. Each
level will write a lesson of the book by answering the question from the lesson title. At the end of
the module, the teacher will put the lessons together to make your book. You will be in charge of
writing Lesson 3, so you should answer the question: How can we make teamwork happen?

The exam has two parts:

1. Written Project
2. Oral Evaluation

Written Project
General Guidelines

• Answer the first question of the lesson you are writing. Basic 3 students are in charge of Lesson 3.
• Remember: this is your book! It should reflect your experience with the Personal and Professional
Development topics studied.
• The written project should attract the readers’ attention! Use pictures, illustrations, diagrams, tables,
or any visual aid that can make the book more appealing.
• No book is written without research. Read other books, articles, or news that may help you develop
the topic, but don’t forget to mention the source! It’s perfectly OK to quote or to refer to other authors,
but it’s not OK to simply copy other people’s work.

Guidelines—Basic 3

Lesson 3: How can we make teamwork happen?

The goal of Lesson 3 is to answer the question “How can we

make teamwork happen?” In order to draw a conclusion and answer the question, divide the lesson
into four parts. For each part, there are questions to answer. It’s important to have all four parts and to
have all questions answered in the written project. Watch the PPD video as many times as you
need and read the texts in the book to help you complete the project.

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Part 1: Talk About Yourself

Describe your professional background: where you studied, the courses you took, and your profession.
Describe your personal background: where you were born and raised, what you used to do as a child or
as a teenager.

Language items: Simple Past, used to

Part 2: Analyze the Benefits of Teamwork

When you are working in a team, what are the benefits concerning time, relationships, and results?

Language items: Simple Present and Present Continuous, giving and asking for opinion

Part 3: Narrate a Situation

Describe the last project you worked on with a team:

What was the project?
How many people worked with you?
How much time did you spend on the project?
How much did you achieve?
What was the result?

Language items: Expressing quantity, Simple Past, giving and asking for opinion

Part 4: Draw a Conclusion

What are the important characteristics of a team?

How can you build a team’s identity?
How can we make teamwork happen?

Language items: Simple Present, giving and asking for opinion

When you finish writing, proofread the text. Pay attention to spelling, vocabulary appropriateness, and
sentence construction. Also, make sure you answered all questions and included all parts.

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Evaluation
The project will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
• Research, design, and task completion: 2.5 points
• Vocabulary appropriateness and spelling: 2.5 points
• Grammar appropriateness and sentence construction: 2.5 points
• Language items—expressing quantity, Simple Present and Present Continuous, Simple Past, giving
and asking for opinions, used to: 2.5 points

Oral Evaluation

General Guidelines
In class, the teacher is going to ask you to present your project in the Main Room. You are not
expected to make a long presentation. Instead, you are supposed to be prepared to talk about the
content of your project and answer questions about it.

Be prepared to:
• Talk about the main topics of your project and about how you reached conclusions to answer the
question of the lesson.
• Answer questions your teacher and your classmates may ask you about the subject of your project.

Guidelines—Basic 3

Lesson 3: How can we make teamwork happen?

The goal of the presentation is to have your classmates understand the path you took to draw
conclusions and answer the question. You don’t have to answer all proposed questions in each part
orally, but make sure you cover the main aspects that led you to answer the question “How can we
make teamwork happen?”

Be prepared to:

• Talk about yourself

• Analyze the benefits of teamwork
• Narrate a situation
• Draw a conclusion: How can we make teamwork happen?

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When the project is ready, practice talking about it before going to class! It’s always a good idea to
practice what you are going to talk about. Be prepared to interact with your classmates’
presentations. Be ready to ask and to answer questions.

Evaluation
The presentation will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

• Overall performance: 2.0 points

• Pronunciation and intonation: 1.5 points
• Grammar and vocabulary: 5.0 points
• Register and task completion: 1.5 points