Business (Beginner Chapter 2)｜ビジネス会話（初級２章）Lesson4: Greeting your coworkers 同僚への挨拶

LESSON GOAL

Let’s check our lesson goal. In this material, you will learn some basic greetings in the workplace setting. You will also learn new vocabulary.

この教材では、職場での基本的な挨拶と新しい単語を学びます。

PART A_1

Let’s read the meaning and examples of each word aloud. Please repeat after me.

単語の意味と例文を読みましょう。講師にあとに続いて読んでください。

PART A_2

1.　smoothly　滑らかに、すらすらと
definition:	[adverb：副詞] to do something without any problems or difficulties
example:	The project has been going smoothly this month.
2.　quite　並外れ、かなりの
definition:	[adverb：副詞] completely; to a high degree
example:	It was quite a challenge.
3.　superior　上役、先輩
definition:	[noun：名詞] a person higher in rank or status
example:	Thanks to my encouraging superiors.
4.　launch　開始する
definition:	[verb：動詞] to start or introduce something
example:	We will launch it next month.
5.　finalize　完成させる
definition:	[verb：動詞] to complete all the details of
example:	We’re about to finalize everything by Thursday.
6.　promising　将来有望な
definition:	[adjective：形容詞] showing signs of future success
example:	The project sounds promising.
7.　hesitate　ためらう
definition:	[verb：動詞] to pause before saying or doing something
example:	Don’t hesitate to ask.

PART A_3

Make sentences using the given vocabulary words.

単語を使って文章を作ってみましょう。

PART A_4

smoothly

Answer:

quite

Answer:

superior

Answer:

launch

Answer:

finalize

Answer:

promising

Answer:

hesitate

Answer:

PART B_1

We will read aloud the dialogue below. I will check your pronunciation and intonation.

会話文を読みましょう。講師が発音、イントネーションについて確認します。

PART B_2

Tutor:	Good Morning, Mr. Watanabe! How is your team’s project going?
Student:	Good Morning, Mr. Myers! It was (1) quite a challenge at first, but it has been going (2) smoothly this month. Thanks to my hardworking teammates and encouraging (3) superiors.
Tutor:	Good to know that you’re getting all the support you can get. By the way, when will your team (4) launch this project?
Student:	We will launch it next month. We’re now about to (5) finalize everything by Thursday.
Tutor:	Sounds (6) promising. Should you need my assistance, don’t (7) hesitate to ask.
Student:	Thank you. That’s so nice of you.

PART B_3

Read aloud, filling in the blanks as you remember the sentence you just read.

先ほど読んだ文を思い出しながら、空欄を埋めて音読しましょう。

PART B_4

Tutor:	Good Morning, Mr. Watanabe! How is your team’s project going?
Student:	Good Morning, Mr. Myers! It was (1) _______ a challenge at first, but it has been going (2) _________ this month. Thanks to my hardworking teammates and encouraging (3) ________.
Tutor:	Good to know that you’re getting all the support you can get. By the way, when will your team (4) _______ this project?
Student:	We will launch it next month. We’re now about to (5) ________ everything by Thursday.
Tutor:	Sounds (6)_______. Should you need my assistance, don’t (7) ______ to ask.
Student:	Thank you. That’s so nice of you.

PART C

Your tutor will read the following statements.
Choose the appropriate response for each item.

講師が１∼５の文章を読みます。
それぞれの文章に対して適切な答えをa∼dから選び、音読してください。

PART C_1

Good morning! How is your team’s project going?

PART C_1

a.	It was late in the evening when we stopped.
b.	It has been going smoothly this month.
c.	Thanks for asking.
d.	Sounds promising.

PART C_2

Thanks to my hardworking teammates and encouraging superiors.

PART C_2

a.	You’re very much welcome.
b.	I’m sorry to hear that. I’ll make it up to you.
c.	The feeling is mutual.
d.	Good to know that you’re getting all the support you can get.

PART C_3

When will your team launch this project?

PART C_3

a.	We will launch it next month.
b.	No, we will launch it soon.
c.	Actually, we started the project six months ago.
d.	Do you have any idea?

PART C_4

We’re about to finalize everything by Thursday.

PART C_4

a.	What can I do for you?
b.	Little did I know.
c.	Sounds promising.
d.	Please stay on the line.

PART C_5

Should you need my assistance, don’t hesitate to ask.

PART C_5

a.	I’m not sure.
b.	What do you want to ask?
c.	How may I help you?
d.	Thank you. That’s so nice of you.

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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