🏅 She's A Real Team Player!
Mom is evaluating her team at the bookstore, and Adam has to evaluate his science project group. Learn the words for good and bad work qualities, how to give constructive criticism, how to use too and enough, and how to agree with So do I and Neither do I.
Two Report Cards
Thursday evening. Mom is working at the kitchen table. Adam comes in with his science project poster.
🤔 What makes a good teammate in a school project?
🏅 Evaluating Work Qualities
In a company, a manager writes performance appraisals (evaluations) for the employees. At school, you can use the same words to talk about a team project. Click a card to hear it.
👍 Positive qualities
👎 Negative qualities
💬 Constructive Criticism
A more positive way to talk about someone's weak points: don't just say what is wrong — say what the person needs to or should do.
⚖️ Plus Or Minus?
Is it a positive or a negative work quality? 8 rounds.
🛠️ Make It Constructive!
Choose the kindest, most useful way to say it. 6 rounds.
🌡️ Too And Enough
Three patterns to say if something is more than necessary, sufficient or not sufficient.
🔥 too
too + adjective= more than necessary, more than desired
Her project is late because she's too disorganized.
The tea is too hot. I can't drink it!
✅ enough
adjective + enough= sufficient, satisfactory
Salma is hardworking and efficient enough to be the team leader.
🧊 not … enough
not + adjective + enough= not sufficient, unsatisfactory
The water isn't warm enough for swimming.
He's not creative enough to work in marketing.
Watch the position! too goes before the adjective (too hot), enough goes after it (hot enough). Never say enough hot. And too is usually negative: "It's too beautiful" sounds strange — say "It's very beautiful!"
🌡️ The Too-Meter
Look at the meter, then complete the sentence. 8 rounds.
🤝 I Think… — So Do I! / Neither Do I!
Give your opinion with I think (that) + a sentence. To agree, the answer depends on the sentence: positive → So do I. Negative (I don't think…) → Neither do I.
👍 Positive → So do I
👎 Negative → Neither do I
🎯 So Or Neither?
You agree. What do you say? 8 rounds.
🗂️ The Team Report Meeting
You are Adam. Your teacher, Ms. Leila, asks about your project team. Be honest, kind and constructive. 6 steps.
Listen And Repeat!
Click 🔊 Listen to hear the phrase, 🐢 Slowly to hear it slower, then 🎙️ My turn and say it out loud into your microphone!
✍️ Practice Time!
Exercise 1 — True Or False?
Exercise 2 — Complete The Dialogue
Fill in the missing word in each line of the conversation.
🎭 Create & Record: My Team's Report Card
Write a short report about a team you know (a project group, a sports team, a club) — use pretend names. Give two positive qualities, one constructive criticism (needs to be / should be more…), one sentence with too and one with enough. End with a dialogue: I think… — So do I! / Neither do I!
🎙️ Now, Record It!
Read your report like a team captain: clear, kind and positive. Listen back!
🎯 Final Quiz — Team Players
Answer 7 questions to test everything you learned in this lesson!