1. "In any large business organization, teamwork is the ultimate key to the organization's success." In
your view, how accurate is the foregoing statement? Use reasons and/or examples from your
experience, observation, and/or reading to explain your viewpoint. Use the vocabulary below
Introduction what I mean is / et cetera / and so on / and so
first of all, to begin with forth / that is to say / i.e
in order to decide whether.... or not
to outline the main points/ firstly, secondly, thirdly, Making exeptions
finally / eventually apart from / except / with the exception of
Enumerating arguments Giving reasons
in addition to / additionally Because / as / since/ because of / the reason for
besides / moreover / furthermore/ above all this is/ the reason why / for some reasons or
another/ I have every reason to believe that
Weighing up arguments
on the one hand..... on the other hand Consequences
to consider the advantages and disadvantages Therefore / consequently / as a result
arguments for and against for this reason / all these reasons
to discuss the pros and cons
in theory ... in reality Personal point of view
both... and...., not only ... but also I think that / in my opinion/ in my view / to my mind
anyway / at any rate / in any case this is a matter of opinion
in fact / actually / as a matter of fact in my experience/ as far as I know
up to a point, so to speak as far as I am concerned
by no means / not at all to be aware / unaware of a problem
to tell the truth/ the fact is that
Comparisons I am convinced that
compared to / in comparison with I firmly believe that
to draw / make a comparison between ...and I feel sth should be done about that
similarly, as well as
Agreeing
Restrictions I entirely / absolutely agree with
however / though/ nevertheless, whereas that’s exactly my own view
although / though / even though I’m of exactly the same opinion
in spite of / despite/ unlike, in contrast to / with sth. that’s perfectly true/ I’d like to support this view
on the contrary/ sth is contrary to sth
Disagreeing
Refering to I partly disagree with
with reference to/ regarding, as regards I don’t entirely agree with
as far as ... is concerned I agree in principle, but
according to (according to is used to introduce That’s not the way I see it
someone else's opinion. Don't say "according to I see things rather differently myself
me") I’m not at all convinced that
I’m not absolutely sure
Generalizing
on the whole / in general / generally speaking Summarizing and drawing conclusions
as a rule/ to some extent Finally/ last of all/ last but not least
to a large extent / to what extent ? in conclusion / to conclude
in many ways/ in all respects we can draw the conclusion
in most / many cases / basically to sum up / to summarize we can say
all in all
Giving examples in short / in brief / briefly
for example / for instance all things considered
such as / including the subject under discussion
in particular / particularly I find it difficult to reach a conclusion but I’m
to give you an example of what I mean tempted to say
to illustrate this point
Essay 1
Whether a particular business ultimately succeeds or fails depends on a variety of factors. In my
view, while teamwork is almost always important, in most instances other factors are more pivotal to a firm's
success.

2. The main reason for my view is simply that it accords with observation and common sense. For
example, in many instances it is clearly the policy decisions of key executives that determine whether a firm
ultimately succeeds. Notable cases include the turnaround success of Coca-Cola after Roberto Goizueta
assumed the position of CEO and, in contrast, the Apple Computer debacle following the departure of its
founding visionary Steve Jobs. Also, consider industries such as financial services, where product
differentiation is difficult. It seems to me that a creative marketing ploy or the tenacity of a sales force would
the key factor here. Finally, in manufacturing and mining the value of raw materials or capital equipment are
surely more significant than the cooperative efforts of employees or, for that matter, any other asset.
Another reason for my view is that technical knowledge and competence would seem to be more
fundamental to most jobs. Specifically, without adequate knowledge of the systems, procedures, and
vocabulary used in one's department or division, an employee cannot communicate effectively with peers or
contribute meaningfully to organizational goals. Admittedly, nearly all jobs in an organization require some
cooperative interaction with coworkers, even jobs performed in relative isolation and those calling for a high
level of technical knowledge or ability. For instance, researchers, scientists, and computer programmers must
agree on specifications and coordinate efforts to meet timelines. However, some substantive knowledge is
necessary to perform virtually any job, whereas the ability to work effectively with others is merely helpful.
In sum, I agree that teamwork is an important ingredient for organizational success. However, it is
generally not the most important one. On balance, some other factor -- such as leadership, ambition, tangible
assets, or especially technical knowledge -- usually plays a more pivotal role.
Essay 2
Various factors are instrumental in the success of an organization. There are a few aspects that play a
major role in determining the success of an organization such as technological advantage, good management,
product branding, human capital and teamwork. Amongst these factors team work in an organization plays
the most prominent role in the success of an organization.
TeamWork to an organization is the most pivotal function to its smooth execution of daily tasks. In
most large organization processes are clearly defined, roles and responsibilities are perfectly delineated, a
clear and common goal is sought after, but for all above activities to be successfully carried out teamwork
forms the crux. In large organization individuals play certain roles and carry out certain responsibilities, their
function is part of the process governed my the unifying tool called teamwork. Consider a huge
manufacturing plant, it has a organizational chain where people are demarcated into teams and each team is
assigned a particular task to accomplish, and each team is interdependent with one another. For the successful
outcome of the whole product there cannot be any glitch from any team.
Teams enable easier maintenance of large organizations, with the establishment of teams it is easily
possible to have a chain-of-command percolating from the organization as a whole to the individual teams.
Having different teams perform different tasks ensures that information or 'know-how' does not get stagnated
with a few individuals. Large organizations are not interdependent on a few individuals and teams enable
organizations to remove the dependency on a particular person.
The individuals in an organization is analogous to a stick while a team can be compared to a bundle
of sticks. As the old proverb goes "It is difficult to break a bundle of stick than to break a single stick". Teams
determine the success of an organization, they give a company flexibility and robustness in its daily activities.
In the global age, organization are large and spread out across continents , it is the concept of a team
characterized by its team spirit that enables organizations to compete with one another on a global scale. Thus
teams can be considered as the central unifying point for an organization. Most successful organizations have
admitted that their success is due to the success of their teams. For large organizations teamwork is the
ultimate key to its success.