Business (Expert Chapter 1)｜ビジネス会話（上級１章）Lesson71: Risk management lecture

PART A_1

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

PART A_2

1.　supply chain
	-the system of people and organizations that are involved in getting a product from the place where it is made to customers
	With this framework, the supply chain can achieve channel coordination.
2.　mitigate
	-to make something less harmful, unpleasant, or bad
	We need more measures to mitigate the harmful effects of global warming on our business.
3.　disaster preparedness plan
	-measures taken to prepare for and reduce the effects of disasters
	Kindly include the specific contents of the supply kits in the disaster preparedness plan.
4.　course of action
	-a procedure adopted to deal with a situation
	For now, let us brainstorm courses of action to increase our sales while reducing costs more effectively.
5.　unforeseen
	-not expected
	The project’s progress has been slow the past two months due to unforeseen circumstances.

PART A_3

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

PART A_4

1. supply chain
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2. mitigate
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3. disaster preparedness plan
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4. course of action
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5. unforeseen
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PART B_1

Let’s read the article. Please read it aloud, and I will check your pronunciation and intonation.

PART B_2

Electronics manufacturing supply chain risk prevention

Several key factors can threaten the supply chain of electronics manufacturing. One is natural disasters. From delivery pauses and delays to supply and demand inconsistency caused by natural calamities, they can induce a devastating effect on the supply chain. The true impact of natural disasters is generally unpredictable, which is why we must come up with plans to mitigate the risks. First, we must develop 1.) a disaster preparedness plan and 2.) a recovery process. These will provide detailed guidelines for everyone responsible for the shipment. Another course of action in risk reduction is maintaining consistent contact with the external suppliers. We have to ensure that the other party has robust procedures to analyze the risks, avoid possible problems during shipment, and moderate the consequences of unforeseen incidents.

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 are conducting a risk management lecture with a fellow manager. Answer these questions from your tutor, who will pretend to be the other manager:
– potential risks of team management
– impact of the internal risks to the company
– ways to mitigate such risks

PART C_3

PART D_1

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

PART D_2

1.	Please give one external risk that your company may encounter and describe it briefly.
2.	Which risk poses more danger to the company, external or internal? Why?

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.