Business (Upper Intermediate)｜ビジネス会話（中上級）Business Meeting Practice 7: 会議 13

PART A_1

First, we will check the points in this lesson. Please repeat after me.

まず講師とレッスンのポイントを確認します。講師に続いて読みましょう。

PART A_2

1.	When you want to confirm with yourself your understanding of someone’s opinion, say, “Do you mean…?” or “Let me make sure I understand you. You mean…?”
2.	When you are pressed to explain more details, say, “To elaborate further on this point…”

PART B_1

We will read aloud the dialogue below. Once we are done, we will switch roles and read aloud the dialogue again. I will check your pronunciation and intonation.

会話文を読みましょう。読み終わったら役を交代してもう一度読みましょう。講師が発音、イントネーションについて確認します。

(Please send the mispronounced words and expressions to your student.)

PART B_2

A:	Let me make sure I understand you. You mean you still believe we need to conduct all this research to confirm what we all know to be true, that is, the weakness of this company is the motorcycle division?
B:	I know it sounds like a lot of extra work, and maybe you think our resources would be better spent elsewhere. But to elaborate further on this point, we simply can’t ignore other factors, factors that contribute to a company or division’s profitability.
A:	So do you mean that even though we will probably end up selling the division, you still think these extra steps are required?
B:	Correct. It means that we will be 100% secure in our decision to sell.

PART B_3

Now, let’s review some words and expressions from part B_2.

ではいくつかの単語、文章を復習してみましょう。

(Please review the mispronounced words and expressions from part B_2.)

PART B_4

PART C_1

Now, please answer the following questions. I will check if your sentences are complete and if the grammar is correct.

講師が質問しますので答えましょう。講師は文法と完全な文章であるかを確認します。

PART C_2

1.	Do you find it easy to ask someone in a meeting to elaborate further on different ideas or topics?
Answer:
2.	Have you ever been asked to explain yourself or elaborate further on a topic?
Answer:
3.	Would you ask your boss to elaborate further on his/her idea? Why or why not?
Answer:

PART C_3

Now, let’s review your answers.

では、あなたの答えを復習してみましょう。その後、修正したあなたの答えを読んでみましょう。

(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 C_4

PART D_1

Let’s do a role play with the given situations.

以下の設定でロールプレイをしましょう。

PART D_2

Situation:	You will practice sharing an idea, disagreeing with the idea, and asking your teammate to elaborate on the idea. (Your tutor will pretend to be your teammate.)
Expressions:	– Let me make sure I understand you. You mean… – Correct. It means that…