A2 RW Ch6 L4 · Working in Groups & Chapter 6 Review 📘
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1Group work is a lot more common in college than I expected. In high school, I didn't collaborate much with others. So at first, I got nervous whenever I had to participate in a group. I am a little shy, and I have to force myself to communicate with people I don't know. But I got used to working with classmates and even made some friends.
2I really like working in groups in class. If I'm confused, other students can sometimes understand why better than the professor can. But group work outside of class can be challenging. The main problem is scheduling. The larger the group, the bigger the problem.
3In high school, I did some group work, but it was almost always online. So when I started college, it took a while to understand how to work with others face-to-face. Everyone was quiet, and it was awkward. But we quickly adapted.
4I learn a lot about other people's points of view when I collaborate with classmates from all over the world. But working together isn't always easy. Everyone has an opinion, so we have to be open. Also, I sometimes feel like I do more work than others, which isn't fair. But in the end, I feel like I am learning to participate in a global workforce.
✅ Get to know your group. Learning names makes it easier.
✅ Decide everyone's responsibilities together.
✅ Communicate with your group — they can help you.
✅ Collaborate with online tools — same document, comments, chat.
1Over the years, there has been a growing interest to live in a more sustainable (environmentally friendly) way. Some people try to achieve this by using renewable energy to power their home, buying local organic food, or using eco-friendly transportation. Others have gone even further by creating communities called eco-villages. Eco- comes from the word ecology and eco-villages are communities of people who try to live socially, culturally, economically, and ecologically sustainable.
2There are eco-villages all over the world, and they can differ from one another. For instance, in Costa Rica there is an eco-village of treehouses that are connected by bridges. In New York state, there is an eco-village of environmentally friendly buildings that run on renewable energy. Their community also has an organic farm and shared buildings where they eat together twice a week. Although eco-villages vary, they all share the goal of protecting the environment.
3In the Netherlands, one man described how his family has started an eco-village. First, they created a web site that shared their philosophy for a sustainable community. They wanted to grow food using permaculture, heat homes with wood stoves, build with bio-based materials, and have shared common areas. They asked people to contact them if they had the same ideas. As a result, more than 100 people wanted to form an eco-village with the family. Their next step was to put people into groups and have them learn about sustainable food, energy, and building methods. Then they bought some land together and built a community center using these practices. Finally, one of their members, who was an engineer, created a design plan for the whole village, which they have started to build. This eco-village has a bright future ahead of it.
4Although not everyone wants to live in an eco-village, it is interesting to think about how eco-villages could teach us how to live in a more sustainable way.
1Over the years, there has been a growing interest to live in a more sustainable (environmentally friendly) way. Some people try to achieve this by using renewable energy to power their home, buying local organic food, or using eco-friendly transportation. Others have gone even further by creating communities called eco-villages. Eco- comes from the word ecology and eco-villages are communities of people who try to live socially, culturally, economically, and ecologically sustainable.
2There are eco-villages all over the world, and they can differ from one another. For instance, in Costa Rica there is an eco-village of treehouses that are connected by bridges. In New York state, there is an eco-village of environmentally friendly buildings that run on renewable energy. Their community also has an organic farm and shared buildings where they eat together twice a week. Although eco-villages vary, they all share the goal of protecting the environment.
3In the Netherlands, one man described how his family has started an eco-village. First, they created a web site that shared their philosophy for a sustainable community. They wanted to grow food using permaculture, heat homes with wood stoves, build with bio-based materials, and have shared common areas. They asked people to contact them if they had the same ideas. As a result, more than 100 people wanted to form an eco-village with the family. Their next step was to put people into groups and have them learn about sustainable food, energy, and building methods. Then they bought some land together and built a community center using these practices. Finally, one of their members, who was an engineer, created a design plan for the whole village, which they have started to build. This eco-village has a bright future ahead of it.
4Although not everyone wants to live in an eco-village, it is interesting to think about how eco-villages could teach us how to live in a more sustainable way.