Business (Expert Chapter 2)|ビジネス会話(上級2章)
Lesson8: Reporting progress進捗状況の報告

LESSON GOAL

Let’s check our lesson goal.
In this material, you will learn how to report progress in a meeting and important vocabulary words.

PART A_1
Study the following words and expressions together with their definitions with your tutor.
Then, construct your own sentences using each word/expression on the list.
PART A_2
acquire
obtain or develop
Sample Sentence:
call (somebody) up
call a person by phone
Sample Sentence:
prompt
done quickly and without delay
Sample Sentence:
pass (something) out
to distribute something to someone
Sample Sentence:
disruption
an interruption in a process
Sample Sentence:
PART B_1
Listen to your tutor as he/she reads the text.
Study and interpret the given data. Then, discuss with your tutor.
PART B_2
Prime company has a summary of its sales for the year 2016. You’re assigned to explain the sales improvement based on the graph below.
• introduce the general idea
• enumerate main points
• make a conclusion
PART B_3
PART C_1
Read the passage below silently. Then, discuss with your tutor.
In your discussion, talk about how you would deal with the situation.
PART C_2
The agency implemented the management plan published last month. It seemed to have a negative impact on the employees due to the following reasons: (a) lengthy documents, (b) lengthy reports, (c) weekend work, and (d) unpaid overtime. There was a decline in performance and attendance. Motivation is lacking within the workplace. How should you go about reporting the progress, and solving the issue regarding the new management setup?
PART C_3
PART C_4
Sample Answer
PART D_1
Read the text silently. Express your opinion on each statement in 4-5 sentences.
PART D_2
Reporting should be strategical.
Answer:
I’d focus on results, not just the activities.
Answer:
A progress report is informative.
Answer:
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 in 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.