W. A. Ward Dear English Teachers!

ORGaNIsING a sTUDy GROUp
study groups can take on many different forms. You can organise a study 
group with students from your class or you might also try participating in an 
online or virtual study group. A well-formed study group can ease the stress of 
homework and class projects, but a poorly-formed group can quickly become a 
frustrated team and waste their time. here are some tips that can help you get 
the most out of your study group:
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Make sure that the size of your study group is appropriate. You don’t want to 
have too many people, but you want to have enough so that if one member can’t 
make it, you can still carry on.
• Choose people who will be committed to the group. Avoid member slackers.

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if possible, choose one person to head the study group or make arrangements 
to share/rotate duties.
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set meeting times and follow the schedule.
• 
Decide how long each study group meeting will run and set a starting and 
ending time.
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Create a plan at the beginning of each meeting. this will keep your study 
group focused.
post-reading Time: 15 min.
aim: 
practising learned words.
3. 
Ask students to work in pairs and discuss the questions. students should 
report each others’ answers:
student A: student b said that he/she liked team building tips because
…………… 
a) What do you need for team building? 
b) is it important to choose a leader of the group? Why?
c) is it interesting to study in a group? Why?/ Why not? 
d) Why should you avoid slackers?
e) Do you like these team building tips? Why?/Why not?
Do you like these team building tips? Why?
students' own answers.
4. 
Tell students to work in pairs and to make a list of advantages and 
disadvantages of working in a group. Discuss in a whole class discussion.