Business (Upper Intermediate)|ビジネス会話(中上級)
Vocabulary 9: 語彙習得 9

PART A_1

We will read aloud the words and the meaning below. Please repeat after me. Then, please express your opinion about the statement in the discussion part.

PART A_2

Word: dispatch
Meaning: send off to a destination for a purpose
Discussion: Team leaders can dispatch their subordinates anywhere they want.
PART A_3

Word: distribute
Meaning: give shares of (something); deal out
Discussion: Company sales bonus should be distributed equally to employees no matter how well or bad they perform.
PART A_4

Word: divide
Meaning: separate or be separated into parts
Discussion: Spreading rumors divide a team.
PART A_5

Word: employ
Meaning: give work to (someone) and pay them for it
Discussion: Companies should start to employ more persons with disabilities.
PART A_6

Word: encourage
Meaning: give support, confidence, or hope to (someone)
Discussion: The only way to encourage an applicant to work in your company is to attract him/her with salary and other financial benefits.
PART A_7

Word: establish
Meaning: set up (an organization, system, or set of rules) on a firm or permanent basis
Discussion: An organization’s yearly action plan must be established ahead of time.
PART A_8

Word: estimate
Meaning: roughly calculate or judge the value, number, quantity, or extent of
Discussion: Executives can estimate budget for projects even without facts and figures as bases.
PART A_9

Word: exchange
Meaning: an act of giving one thing and receiving another (especially of the same type or value) in return
Discussion: Different companies of the same industry must organize themselves to exchange ideas and work procedures.
PART A_10

Word: extend
Meaning: cause to cover a larger area; make longer or wider
Discussion: Extending working hours could greatly affect an employee’s motivation to work.
PART A_11

Word: fix
Meaning: fasten (something) securely in a particular place or position
Discussion: One of the tasks of a manager is to fix the problems of his/her subordinates.
PART A_12

Now, let’s review your answers.
(Please review your student’s answers by sending the correct answers in complete sentences. After that, ask your student to read aloud his or her corrected answers.)

PART A_13