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                         Psychology   Emotional Intelligence






                 B.  Read the passage and answer the questions.      Project

                   1. What’s the difference between inter- and    D.  Work in a group of four and try the following
                      intrapersonal skills?
                                                                     activities. Then, reflect individually, and write a short
                   2. What examples of these skills does the text    text answering the following questions.
                      give?
                                                                     1. Did you feel you all worked well as a team?
                   3. Why are they particularly important for
                      managers?                                      2. What different roles did people take on? (leader,
                                                                       problem-solver, listener, etc.)
                                                                     3. How do you feel you contributed to the activities?
                 C.  How do you feel about each of these statements?
                   Discuss with a partner.                           4. What might you have done differently in each
                                                                       activity?
                   a. I enjoy spending time on my own.
                                                                     5. How much did you enjoy these activities? Why?
                   b. I am always honest with myself.
                   c. I am responsible for achieving my goals.
                                                                          Activity 1
                   d. I prefer to work alone than in a group.
                   e. I enjoy spending time with different people.     Choose one person to be the runner. This

                    f. I’m very accepting of other people’s ideas      person will go to the teacher, who has a
                                                                       picture. They can look at the picture for 15
                      and opinions.                                     seconds. They then have to come back
                   g. I enjoy being in new and unfamiliar situations.   and describe the picture to the group. Each

                   h. I feel comfortable talking to different people.   person in the group has to draw the picture
                                                                        without looking at each other’s. The runner
                                                                        can’t look at the pictures either. You can ask
                                                                        questions, and the runner can return to the

                                                                        picture twice more.



                                                                          Activity 2


                                                                        Work with one partner from your group and
                                                                        time how long you can stare into each
                                                                        other’s eyes for without looking away or
                                                                        blinking. Try the same activity with each
                                                                       person in your group.




                                                                          Activity 3
                                                                        Your teacher will give you a single sheet of
                                                                        paper. As a team, you need to build the
                                                                        tallest structure possible, using no other
                                                                        materials. Your structure must be on the
                                                                        table, with no supports around it.












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