Business (Intermediate Chapter 1)｜ビジネス会話（中級１章）Lesson2: Asking a favor from your colleague

PART A_1

Let’s learn new vocabulary. Listen and repeat these words and sentences after your tutor.

PART A_2

1.　favor 好意
	Could you do me a favor by cooking your specialty beef stew?
2.　conference 会議
	Is everything ready? Our guest speaker for the conference is now on his way.
3.　leave 休暇
	I am requesting to take a sick leave today.
4.　sign 署名する
	Could you remind Mr. Uy to sign the documents by tomorrow?
5.　owe 借りがある
	I owe you a drink for taking over my tasks last week.

PART A_3

I will ask the questions. Please answer them in complete sentences.

PART A_4

1.	What kinds of favor do you usually ask your colleagues?
2.	What types of company conferences have you attended?
3.	Why is it important to take vacation leaves?
4.	Do you read the entire content of a document before signing it? Why or why not?
5.	When you owe someone for taking over your tasks, how do you give back?

PART B_1

Let’s read the dialogue. I will play Ron and you will play Emma. Then, we’ll switch roles.

PART B_2

Hi, Emma. I’ll be on a scheduled leave tomorrow. Would you mind if I ask a favor from you?

Sure, Ron. What is it?

Could you let Mr. Cruz sign these documents tomorrow by afternoon after his conference?

Yeah, no problem. I also have some papers that need his signature.

Great! Could you let me know tomorrow if the documents have been signed already?

Certainly. I’ll just text you as soon as he signed them.

Thank you so much, Emma! I owe you one!

No problem, Ron.

PART C_1

Let’s read the dialogue. Read aloud and fill in the blanks as you remember the sentences you just read.

PART C_2

Hi, Emma. I’ll be on a scheduled leave tomorrow. Would _______________ if I ask a favor from you?

Sure, Ron. What is it?

Could you let Mr. Cruz sign these documents tomorrow by afternoon after his conference?

Yeah, no problem. I also have some papers that need his signature.

Great! Could ________________ tomorrow if the documents have been signed already?

Certainly. I’ll just text you as soon as he signed them.

Thank you so much, Emma! I owe you one!

No problem, Ron.

PART D_1

Let’s read the new dialogue. Read aloud and fill in the blanks with the vocabulary and expressions you learned.

PART D_2

Hi, Emma. Would _____________ if we reschedule our workshop because I’ll be on leave tomorrow?

Sure, Ron. Would Monday morning be okay?

Yes! Thank you. Oh, also, _____________ these papers to Mr. Santos tomorrow morning? These need his signature.

Yeah, no problem. I also have some papers that need his signature.

Great! Could you _____________ tomorrow if the documents have been signed already?

Sure. I’ll call you as soon as he signed them.

Thank you so much, Emma! I owe you one!

No problem, Ron.

PART E_1

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

PART E_2

Tomorrow is your scheduled vacation leave, but some documents need to be submitted to your manager tomorrow morning. Ask your tutor, who will play the role of a colleague, if he/she could submit the papers for you.

PART E_3

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.