Activty 2 Comprehension check game Objective: to check students’ reading comprehension skills
Time: 20 minutes
Material: Handout 2
Procedure: Handout 2 Read the article again and answer the questions.
1. What do employees at Semco do that they probably wouldn’t do in other companies?
2. How does Semco and its staff look different from other companies?
3. Who is Rubin Agater and why is he important at Semco?
4. How does Semco show that it trusts its workers?
5. Do Semco’s methods work? How do we know?
6. What is “peer pressure” and why is it important at Semco?
Divide the group 2 and give out handout 2
Ask students to look through the questions on the handout
Ask the volunteer group to start the game by asking the rival team questions. The group who gets more points is the winner group.
Activity 3 Asking for opinions Objectives: to allow students to express their points of views concerning to the topic.
Time: 20 minutes
Materials: Handout 3
Procedure: Handout 3 Work in pairs and discuss the questions.
1. What do you think of Semco’s polices?
2. Would you like to work in company with these policies?
3. Would any of the “rules” at Semco be possible where you work /in your country? Why/Why not?
Ask students to work in pairs and discuss the questions.
Ask students to be active and say their opinions freely.
Give each pair to say their mind.
Elicit the most interesting ones and discuss with the whole group.
Activity 4 Agree/disagree Objectives: to let students to justify their points of views.
Time: 15 minutes
Materials: Handout 4
Procedure: Handout 4 Work in pairs. Do you agree with the following statements? Why/Why not?
1. Companies should allow people to work flexitime.
2. Business shouldn’t let people smoke in the workplace.
3. Businesses should allow workers to set their own salaries.
4. Companies shouldn’t make workers retire at sixty-five.
Divide the group into 2.
Cut handout 4 into pieces.
Ask one member from each group to choose 2 strips.
Let students to discuss the situations in groups.
Ask students whether they agree or not with the statements.
Ask students to justify them with examples.
Summarize the session and assess the active participants.
