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1. Carla: “When we work in pairs, Maria 
teaches me the meaning of certain words. 
She is like a dictionary for me.”
+ pairwork - learning from a 
specific other student
+ pairwork
+ student choice
2. Vicente: “Agustin is my best friend, so we 
always try to be in the same group, and 
make jokes. It’s lots of fun. But for pairwork, 
I like studying with the girls. They’re more 
serious.”
+ groupwork - jokes / fun / work 
with friends
+ pairwork - serious study
+ groupwork
+ pairwork
+ student choice
3. Agustin: “Groups are noisy and I don't like 
to work with Vicente. He speaks English too 
fast. I prefer to work alone.”
– groupwork - noise
– groupwork - problem with
a specific student
+ individual work
– groupwork
+ student choice
+ individual work
4. Sofia: “Everybody copies my answers in 
groupwork, and they ask me so many 
questions. I like to do the exercises on my 
own, and then compare with another 
student - I find that very useful.”
– groupwork - others copying
– groupwork - too many 
questions from others
+ individual work – exercises
+ individual work followed
by pair work
– groupwork
+ individual work 
+ pairwork
5. Maria: “I like pairwork and groupwork, 
especially if I can choose who I work with.”
+ pairwork - especially if own 
choice of partner
+ groupwork - especially if own 
choice of partner
+ pairwork
+ groupwork
+ student choice

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