Business (Intermediate Chapter 2)|ビジネス会話(中級2章)
Lesson10: |サプライヤーへの連絡

LESSON GOAL

Let’s check our lesson goal. In this material, you will learn how to contact suppliers on the phone. You will also learn new vocabulary.

PART A_1
Read aloud the vocabulary words.
PART A_2
dispatch (v.)
elated (adj.)
so long (phrase)
shelve (v.)
exigent (adj.)
PART A_3
Read aloud and complete the sentences.
PART A_4
1. I received an _________ call from the manufacturer.
2. She was _________ to hear about the huge discount offered by the supplier.
3. The shipment has been _________ at the port due to the tropical storm.
4. They failed to _________ the shipment on time.
5. Til our next transaction, Mr. Hanson. _________.
PART A_5
Read the whole dialogue with your tutor.
Fill in the blanks with the words you just learned.
PART A_6
Tutor: Simon & Schuster, this is Peter speaking. How can I help you today?
Student: Hello Peter, this is Ms. Abby Rodriguez of J&P Book Store. May I speak to Mr. Marco Adams?
Tutor: I’m afraid Mr. Adams is out of the office at the moment. Would you like me to take your message?
Student: Actually, this call is rather (1) _________ . We spoke yesterday about a delivery problem that Mr. Adams mentioned. Did he leave any information with you?
Tutor: Yes, he did. He said that a representative from your company might be calling. He also asked me to ask you a few questions.
Student: Well, we still haven’t received the shipment of books that’s supposed to arrive last Friday.
Tutor: I’m terribly sorry about that. In the meantime, I’ve spoken with our delivery department, and they assured that the books will be delivered by Tuesday morning.
Student: Excellent. I’m sure my boss will be (2) _________ to hear that.
Tutor: Yes, the shipment has been (3) _________ in New York due to snow storm, which is why we weren’t able to (4) _________ the shipment last Thursday.
Student: I understand now. Thank you for the update. (5) _________ .
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, how can entrepreneurs have a bigger chance of success?
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
Due to severe weather condition, the shipment arrival from the US will be delayed. Profit is expected to plummet, and it will negatively impact the quarterly sales. It is indeed a pressing matter yet early prediction can still help turn the situation around and it is your responsibility to do an immediate damage control.
PART B_7
How do 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.