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Note: A full contents list at the front of the book provides a completelist of the activities, the suggested level at which each activity canbe used, and the approximate time required for each activity. Thesummary below aims to give a general idea of the book's organization. ;The author and series editor; Foreword; Introduction; How to use thisbook; SECTION A: FORMING THE GROUP; 1. Breaking the ice; Warm-upactivities for the first week of term (7 activities); 2. Thinking aboutlanguage; Individual learning styles and group strategies (3activities); 3. Thinking about groups; Group strengths, individualcontributions (3 activities); SECTION B: MAINTAINING THE GROUP; 4.Bridging gaps; Opinion- and value-bridging activities (7 activities);5. Maintaining fluidity; Reseating and melee games (6 activities); 6.Getting to know each other; Humanistic exercises and personalizedgrammar (6 activities); 7. I did it your way; Empathy activities (5activities); 8 A sense of belonging; Whole group identity activities (6activities); 9. Establishing trust; Trust- and confidence-buildingactivities (5 activities); 10. Staying positive; Encouraging positivefeelings (7 activities); 11. Group achievements;; Product-orientatedactivities (5 activities); 12. Bringing it together; Pyramiddiscussions, feedback techniques, and summaries (7 activities); 13.That patriotic class feeling; Inter-class activities and competitions(5 activities); 14. Ensuring participation (5 activities); 15. Learningto listen (5 activities); 16. A sense of direction; Setting, assessing,and resetting goals (6 activities); 17. Coexistence and compromise;Individual wants and frustrations; group solutions (5 activities); 18.Coping with crisis: some group problems; SECTION C: ENDING THE GROUPEXPERIENCE; 19. Ending with positive feelings (4 activities); 20.Evaluating the group experience (5 activities); 21. Finale ; Languagefocus index; Further reading