Business (Intermediate Chapter 2)|ビジネス会話(中級2章)
Lesson18: Making announcements|アナウンスをする

LESSON GOAL

Let’s check our lesson goal. In this material, you will learn how to make announcements in the workplace setting. You will also learn new vocabulary.

PART A_1
Read aloud the vocabulary words.
PART A_2
call the shots (idiom)
jot down (verb phrase)
game plan (n.)
looking forward (verb phrase)
eager beaver (idiom)
PART A_3
Read aloud and complete the sentences.
PART A_4
1. The marketing director is developing a _________ to lure businesses to the city.
2. Penny is an _________ when it comes to work. It is not surprising that he’s appointed as the head of the trading team.
3. Since the president is away, the vice president will _________ for the business proposal.
4. During meetings, Sara makes sure to _________ important information on her notebook.
5. She’s _________ to work for a multinational company.
PART A_5
Read the whole dialogue with your tutor.
Fill in the blanks with the words you just learned.
PART A_6
Tutor: Good morning, Ms. Natalie Lanzen. How is everything going? It seems to me that this meeting is an urgent one.
Student: Good morning to you, too, Christian. Indeed, this meeting is urgent, and I am sorry for the short notice. This is about our new branch.
Tutor: It’s alright, ma’am. What about our new branch? Are we going to try to come up with a (1)_________ for its opening?
Student: I was told by the chairman to (2)_________ for this project. Please (3)_________ the minutes of this meeting.
Tutor: Will do, ma’am. So, when is the opening?
Student: The event will be held at exactly 6 pm at Hilton Auckland.
Tutor: Noted on this, ma’am. I will also communicate with the events planning team for updates.
Student: Yes, please do so. Since Sherry is the (4)_________ in our team, kindly assign her the job of notifying our media partners to cover the upcoming event. Make sure that everything is going smoothly since the chairman is really (5)_________ to a successful launch.

Tutor: Don’t worry, Ms. Lanzen. We’ll do our best. Is there anything else I can do for you?
Student: That’s about it, Christian. Thank you for your initiative. You may now go back to your workstation.
PART B_1
Listen to your tutor as he/she reads a passage twice.
Then, answer your tutor’s question.
PART B_2
According to the passage, what are the things you must consider when making an announcement?
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.
PART B_6
You received a letter from the CEO that you are to annouce the fixed working hours of the employees. It will be implemented starting next week. The Human Resources Department of your company agreed to abolish the flexi-time option, so all employees will be required to be at the office from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. each working day.
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.
(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.