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Séquence 11 · Teamwork and meetings

How can I take part in a team meeting in English?

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Dans cette séquence de anglais, tu vas chercher à répondre à la grande question écrite en haut de la page. Elle se fait en 3 séances. Pour chaque séance : lis la consigne, étudie les documents, réponds aux questions sur ta feuille ou sur l'ENT, puis recopie l'essentiel dans ton cahier. Tu peux imprimer cette page avec le bouton « Imprimer ».

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Les mots importants

Making suggestionshad to and didn't have toMeeting notes

Ressources de la séquence

Les notions, les repères et les pistes pour aller plus loin, utiles pour toutes les séances.

Les notions à maîtriser

Making suggestions
To suggest: Why don't we…? How about + -ing?
had to and didn't have to
The past of must / have to is had to: Yesterday, we had to finish early. The negative is didn't have to (it wasn't necessary): We didn't have to wear a tie.
Meeting notes
Meeting notes give the date, the people present, the decisions and the actions: who does what and when. They are short: use the future (will) or bullet points.

Repères culturels

DateÉvénement
1981Meredith Belbin publishes Management Teams: the roles in a team.

Pour aller plus loin

Sources et bibliographie

Mon parcours : je choisis mon rythme

Séance 1 · Making suggestions

60 min

Séance approfondie : cours développé, documents sourcés, activités exigeantes avec coups de pouce.

La question du jour

How can I make and answer suggestions?

Mon plan de travail

Le cours à lire · Making suggestions

To suggest: Why don't we…? How about + -ing? Let's… We could… To answer: That's a good idea! I'm not sure about that. Maybe we could… instead.

Document 1 · Suggestions

Document written for the lesson (model text).

Leah. We need to finish the display for the shop window. Why don't we use the new lights? Omar. That's a good idea! How about adding some plants too? Leah. I'm not sure about that. They need water every day. Omar. OK. We could use paper flowers instead. Leah. Great. Let's start tomorrow morning.

Source : Model text written for the lesson.

Pour bien lire ce document :

Why don't we use…? How about adding…? We could use… Let's start… Answers: That's a good idea / I'm not sure about that.

Activité 1 · Understand

10 min
Essentiel

Supports : Document 1

Capacité travaillée : Understand a document and notice how the language works.

Consigne :

Read document 1 and answer.

  1. What does document 1 show about the point of the lesson (Making suggestions)?

Ce qui est attendu (5 pts) : Understanding

Activité 2 · Practise

15 min
Essentiel

Supports : Lesson, document 1

Consigne :

Complete the suggestions.

  1. ___ don't we start now?
  2. How about ___ (adding / add / to add) some plants?
  3. ___ (Let's / Lets to / Let) meet at nine.
  4. We ___ use paper flowers.
  5. I'm not ___ about that.

Ce qui est attendu (7 pts) : Exercise

Activité 3 · Produce (speaking)

15 min
Travail à rendre

Supports : Lesson sheet

Consigne :

Record a short team dialogue (two voices) to organise an event at school: 4 suggestions and answers. Sentence starters: Why don't we…? · How about…-ing? · That's a good idea! / I'm not sure about that.

Ce qui est attendu (8 pts) : Production

Trace écrite · document à compléter (papier ou ENT)

Complète la trace écrite avec les mots de la banque, puis recopie-la dans ton cahier.

aboutsureWhy

To suggest: ______ don't we…? How ______ + -ing? Let's… We could… To answer: That's a good idea! I'm not ______ about that. Maybe we could… instead.

Séance 2 · had to and didn't have to

60 min

Séance approfondie : cours développé, documents sourcés, activités exigeantes avec coups de pouce.

La question du jour

How can I talk about obligations in the past?

Mon plan de travail

Le cours à lire · had to and didn't have to

The past of must / have to is had to: Yesterday, we had to finish early. The negative is didn't have to (it wasn't necessary): We didn't have to wear a tie. Question: Did you have to work on Saturday?

Document 1 · What we had to do

Document written for the lesson (model text).

During my placement in a garage, I had to start at eight. I had to wear overalls and safety boots, but I didn't have to bring my own tools. On Fridays, we had to clean the whole workshop. Did I have to work on Saturdays? No, I didn't!

Source : Model text written for the lesson.

Pour bien lire ce document :

had to start, had to wear = past obligation. didn't have to bring = not necessary. Did I have to…? = question.

Activité 1 · Understand

10 min
Essentiel

Supports : Document 1

Capacité travaillée : Understand a document and notice how the language works.

Consigne :

Read document 1 and answer.

  1. What does document 1 show about the point of the lesson (had to and didn't have to)?

Ce qui est attendu (5 pts) : Understanding

Activité 2 · Practise

15 min
Essentiel

Supports : Lesson, document 1

Consigne :

Complete with had to or didn't have to.

  1. We ___ to start at eight.
  2. I ___ have to bring my tools.
  3. Did you have to ___ (work / worked / working) on Saturday?
  4. She ___ (had to / must / has to) wear a uniform last year.
  5. It wasn't necessary: we ___ (didn't have to / had to) pay.

Ce qui est attendu (7 pts) : Exercise

Activité 3 · Produce (writing)

15 min
Travail à rendre

Supports : Lesson sheet

Consigne :

Write 5 sentences about the rules of a placement or a job (real or invented) with had to and didn't have to. Sentence starters: I had to… · I didn't have to… · Every Friday, we had to…

Ce qui est attendu (8 pts) : Production

Trace écrite · document à compléter (papier ou ENT)

Complète la trace écrite avec les mots de la banque, puis recopie-la dans ton cahier.

didn't have tohad towork

The past of must / have to is ______: Yesterday, we had to finish early. The negative is ______________ (it wasn't necessary): We didn't have to wear a tie. Question: Did you have to ______ on Saturday?

Séance 3 · Meeting notes

60 min

Séance approfondie : cours développé, documents sourcés, activités exigeantes avec coups de pouce.

La question du jour

How can I write short notes after a team meeting?

Mon plan de travail

Le cours à lire · Meeting notes

Meeting notes give the date, the people present, the decisions and the actions: who does what and when. They are short: use the future (will) or bullet points.

Document 1 · Meeting notes

Document written for the lesson (model text).

Team meeting, Monday 3 March. Present: Leah, Omar, Mr Hill. Decisions: the shop window will have a spring theme. Actions: Leah will buy the lights before Wednesday. Omar will make paper flowers on Thursday. Mr Hill will check the display on Friday.

Source : Model text written for the lesson.

Pour bien lire ce document :

Date → people present → decisions → actions (who + will + what + when).

Activité 1 · Understand

10 min
Essentiel

Supports : Document 1

Capacité travaillée : Understand a document and notice how the language works.

Consigne :

Read document 1 and answer.

  1. What does document 1 show about the point of the lesson (Meeting notes)?

Ce qui est attendu (5 pts) : Understanding

Activité 2 · Practise

15 min
Essentiel

Supports : Lesson, document 1

Consigne :

Read the notes. Complete.

  1. The meeting was on ___.
  2. The theme is ___ (spring / summer / winter).
  3. Leah will buy the ___.
  4. Omar will make paper ___.
  5. Mr Hill will check the display on ___.

Ce qui est attendu (7 pts) : Exercise

Activité 3 · Produce (writing)

15 min
Travail à rendre

Supports : Lesson sheet

Consigne :

Write the notes of an invented team meeting in your trade: date, people, 2 decisions, 3 actions. Sentence starters: Team meeting, (date). Present: … · Decisions: … will… · Actions: … will… before…

Ce qui est attendu (8 pts) : Production

Trace écrite · document à compléter (papier ou ENT)

Complète la trace écrite avec les mots de la banque, puis recopie-la dans ton cahier.

bulletdatewhen

Meeting notes give the ______, the people present, the decisions and the actions: who does what and ______. They are short: use the future (will) or ______ points.

Fiche à trous · je complète

Complète le texte avec les mots de la banque (sur papier ou dans le document de l'ENT).

datehad towhenWhy

To suggest: ______ don't we…?

The past of must / have to is ______: Yesterday, we had to finish early.

Meeting notes give the ______, the people present, the decisions and the actions: who does what and ______.

Ce que j'ai appris

Les 3 idées que je retiens :
Une phrase en anglais que je veux retenir :
Ce qui reste difficile pour moi / ma question pour le professeur :