Business (Intermediate Chapter 2)｜ビジネス会話（中級２章）Lesson15: Disagreeing with someone｜誰かと意見が合わない

LESSON GOAL

Let’s check our lesson goal. In this material, you will learn how to politely disagree with someone. You will also learn new vocabulary.

この教材では、丁寧に反対意見を述べるときに使う表現と単語を学びます。

PART A_1

Read aloud the vocabulary words.

単語を音読しましょう。

PART A_2

strategy (n.)
amenity (n. pl. amenities)
platform (n.)
real-time (adj)
advertisement (n.)

PART A_3

Read aloud and complete the sentences.

適切な単語を選び、空欄を埋めて文章を読みましょう。

PART A_4

1.	Befriending your enemies is a good ________ to win them over.
2.	He turned down the project proposal because they failed to include the ________ that they promised during the meeting.
3.	The new computing application that we use is a good ________ for engineers.
4.	Yaomi is a ________ video chat and voice call application.
5.	Let us hire top celebrities for our TV _______ this season.

PART A_5

Read the whole dialogue with your tutor.
Fill in the blanks with the words you just learned.

講師と会話文を読みましょう。
空欄には先ほど習った単語を入れましょう。

PART A_6

Student:	Good morning, Samantha! Do you have a minute? I need your help in our new marketing (1) ________.
Tutor:	Sure! It’d be my pleasure to be of help.
Student:	I have this proposal of making TV ads that will introduce our hotel’s (2)________ , services, rooms, etc. While the main target will be local customers, catching the interest of the foreign market wouldn’t hurt either. It will be nice if a few of the country’s top celebrities can appear on the TV advert.
Tutor:	That sounds like a good idea, but it will be quite expensive considering the talent fees of celebrities. How about using a social media (3)________ ?
Student:	That’s a possibility. Can you tell me more about it?
Tutor:	Since the majority has access to the Internet and social media sites, we may be able to reach a larger audience not only here but also overseas. Our potential customers can also send in their (4)________ feedback. On top of that, it will be cost-efficient.
Student:	Sounds great! Perhaps we could hire celebrities for a seasonal photo shoot, then we can post them on social media. We can have the TV (5)________ plan as a backup.
Tutor:	Yes! That seems good enough to me. However, you need to coordinate with the Finance Department for the budget.
Student:	Of course, but first, I need to present this plan to the president before we proceed any further. I appreciate your insights. Thank you!
Tutor:	You’re right. Anytime. Good luck!

PART B_1

Listen to your tutor as he/she reads a passage twice.
Then, answer your tutor’s question.

講師が文章を2回読むので聞きましょう。
その後、質問に答えましょう。

PART B_2

下の質問は、講師が読みあげる英文の内容に関する質問です。
よく聞いて、質問に答えましょう。

According to the passage, what will happen to an organization that does not encourage constructive criticisms, healthy disagreements, and debates?

PART B_3

Text read out by the tutor

PART B_4

PART B_5

Read the following text aloud. Then, answer your tutor’s question.

下の文章を読んでみましょう。その後、講師の質問に答えましょう。

PART B_6

Your fellow employee has been failing to finish your team’s weekly task assignment on time. He seems to be distracted by his recent divorce. You understand where he is coming from, but his teammates are also upset about his irresponsible actions. You want to talk to him about it, but he keeps on avoiding you.

PART B_7

How would you deal with the situation?

PART B_8

REVIEW AND FEEDBACK

Now, let us review the things that you learned in this lesson.

ではこのレッスンで学んだことを振り返りましょう。

(Please give a short feedback on how your student did on your class.)

	Grammar 文法	Pronunciation 発音	Vocabulary 単語	Comprehension 理解
GOOD	文法の誤りはほとんどなく、完全な文章で話すことができる	ほとんどの単語をはっきりと正しく発音することができる	習った表現を適切に使うことができる	文章を理解し、質問に正しく答えることができる
FAIR	文法の誤りはあるが、完全な文章で話すことができる	発音の練習が必要な言葉がいくつかある	たまにミスはあるが、習った表現を適切に使うことができる	文章を完全に理解するのは難しく、質問に正しく答えられないときもある
POOR	文章で話すのは難しく、単語だけで話すことができる	発音の練習が必要である	習った単語と表現を少しだけ使うことができる	文章を理解するのは難しく、質問に答えるのは難しい

TUTOR FEEDBACK

GRAMMAR
Good:	Was able to speak in complete sentences with minimal grammatical errors.
Fair:	Was able to speak in complete sentences with evident grammatical errors.
Poor:	Was able to speak using words only.
PRONUNCIATION
Good:	Was able to pronounce most of the words clearly and correctly.
Fair:	Mispronounced a few words.
Poor:	Mispronounced most of the words.
VOCABULARY
Good:	Used appropriate expressions learned in class.
Fair:	Used appropriate expressions learned in class and made a few errors in word choice.
Poor:	Used only a few words and expressions.
COMPREHENSION
Good:	Was able to understand the passages and answer the questions correctly.
Fair:	Had a little difficulty in understanding passages and answering questions.
Poor:	Had a hard time understanding passages and answering questions.

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