Business (Expert Chapter 1)｜ビジネス会話（上級１章）Lesson85: Business report

PART A_1

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

PART A_2

1.　inadequate
	-too small in amount
	The company has inadequate profit this month.
2.　morale
	-the amount of confidence felt by a person or group of people, especially when in a dangerous or difficult situation
	Teams with good morale perform efficiently.
3.　engagement
	-an arrangement to do something, or to be somewhere
	We need to come up with various activities to develop employee engagement.
4.　progression
	-the process of changing or developing towards an improved situation or state
	You ought to think of your career progression plan.
5.　initiate
	-to cause something to begin
	She wants to initiate change in the workplace.

PART A_3

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

PART A_4

1.　inadequate
Answer:
2. morale
Answer:
3. engagement
Answer:
4. progression
Answer:
5. initiate
Answer:

PART B_1

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

PART B_2

Executive Summary

This report was prepared to investigate the issue of high employee turnover in Maya Logistics last year.

Below are the reasons for the high percentage:
– Inadequate compensation
– Decreased morale and engagement
– Lack of progression

Here are the recommendations to address the problems:
– Offer competitive pay and benefits.
– Organize effective team-building activities.
– Initiate training programs.

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 assigned to report on the high employee dissatisfaction ratings of your company, SunLink call center, from June to September. Your tutor will act as your supervisor and will ask you the following questions:
– What caused the high rates?
– What solutions does your team recommend?

PART C_3

PART D_1

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

PART D_2

1.	Do you think business reports are helpful in solving the issues of a company? Why or why not?
2.	What are some issues that need to be addressed in a company right away? Give some examples.

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.