Business (Intermediate Chapter 2)｜ビジネス会話（中級２章）Lesson23: Participating in a meeting｜会議に参加すること

LESSON GOAL

Let’s check our lesson goal. In this material, you will learn how to participate in a meeting. You will also learn new vocabulary.

この教材では、会議に参加す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

transcribe (v.)
minutes (n.)
unbiased (adj.)
resolution (n.)
minute taker (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.	The _________ for the client meeting was stuck in traffic.
2.	To _________ an audio recording is challenging.
3.	You’re assigned to take the _________ of the meeting.
4.	No _________ was made due to disagreements between stakeholders.
5.	In decision-making, we should be _________ and consider every factor, given that it’s not what we initially wanted.

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

Tutor:	Good morning, Mr. Owada. I was told by my boss to be the (1) ________ for the meeting. What does he mean?
Student:	Ms. Lee, being the minute taker is an important role at work.
Tutor:	Okay, what will I do at the meeting later, then?
Student:	Your task is to listen carefully to the details of the meeting then (2)________ as much as you can.
Tutor:	Noted, sir. Would that be all?
Student:	Yes. Please pay attention until a (3) ____________ is made.
Tutor:	My boss told me that I should be (4)________ in writing the minutes. Is there a recommended format?
Student:	The (5)________ of the meeting is a business document so you have to write formally. Also, please take note of the time, the attendees, and the next steps.
Tutor:	Thank you, Mr. Owada. I have to go now. The meeting will start in 30 minutes.
Student:	You’re welcome, Ms. Lee. Good luck with your first meeting.

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, why is effective listening important?

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

You are the manager of a family restaurant which is in the brink of closure. To prevent the restaurant from closing, you decided to have a meeting with your employees to gather their inputs. On the day of the meeting, two of your employees are absent without notification. Knowing this, you still decided to push through with the meeting. During the meeting, some of your employees are chatting while the others are playing with their phones. What can you do to get their attention and focus on the matter at hand?

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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