Business (Expert Chapter 1)｜ビジネス会話（上級１章）Lesson44: Offshore operations

PART A_1

Let’s learn vocabulary. Listen and repeat the words and the sentences with your tutor.

PART A_2

1.　offshore
	-to base a business or part of a business in a different country
	My uncle’s shoe company has been offshoring for about a year now.
2.　operations
	-the activities involved in a company producing goods or delivering services
	We are proposing to realign the sales operations.
3.　reinvest
	-to put money that you receive from an investment back into that investment, or into another investment
	We aim to reinvest the company profits productively.
4.　pool
	-several people who are available to work when needed
	Offshoring will allow us to utilize a cheaper pool of labor.
5.　workforce
	-all the people who work for a company or organization
	The company is still small, but it has a diverse workforce.

PART A_3

Let’s make sentences using the vocabulary we’ve just learned.

PART A_4

1.　offshore
Answer:
2.operations
Answer:
3.reinvest
Answer:
4.pool
Answer:
5.workforce
Answer:

PART B_1

Let’s read the dialogue. After that, we’ll switch roles.

以下の会話文を読みましょう。終わったら交代してもう一度読みましょう。

PART B_2

Charlie

Hi, Olivia. Back from the meeting?

Olivia

Yes, and it was quite lengthy.

Charlie

I can tell. Care to fill me in on the details?

Olivia

Well, the company is planning on offshoring its operations.

Charlie

I do hear a lot of pros about offshoring.

Olivia

Definitely. We’re planning to reduce labor costs to reinvest funds into the business.

Charlie

I understand. Plus, it can expand our offerings and services.

Olivia

True, they go hand-in-hand. The goal of the company’s offshoring plan, however, is to broaden our accessibility.

Charlie

Ah, more access to staff, you mean?

Olivia

Yes, offshoring will allow us to garner a vast pool of talents. Moreover, having different timezones means our workforce will ideally be available 24/7.

Charlie

Oh, I see! If we widen our workforce, we will be able to cater and reach out to more customers, and potential clients.

Olivia

There’s a lot of benefits we can get from offshoring so I agreed with the idea.

Charlie

I do, too. Let’s do our best to make it happen.

PART B_3

Please summarize the conversation using your own words and expressions.

PART B_4

PART C_1

Let’s do a roleplay. Talk with me according to the situation below, using the expressions you just learned.

PART C_2

You were tasked to research the benefits of offshoring your tutorial business’ operations. Share your study with your tutor, who will pretend to be your supervisor. Kindly include the following information in order:
– Introduction to the company’s plan of offshoring its services
– Benefits of offshoring regarding costs
– Benefits of offshoring regarding workforce

PART C_3

PART D_1

Let’s discuss today’s theme. Please answer the questions below.

PART D_2

1.	What are the possible consequences of offshoring, and how do you think they can affect a business?
2.	If you are planning to offshore your business, what characteristics would you look for in a country?

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.