Business (Expert Chapter 1)｜ビジネス会話（上級１章）Lesson47: Eco-friendly efforts of businesses

PART A_1

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

PART A_2

1.　corporate social responsibility
	-projects that show concern to the environment and the company’s workers
	If the company undertakes corporate social responsibility, it upgrades the enterprise value in the long run.
2.　viability
	-sustainability or continuity
	The situation has restricted the economic viability of meat production on hill and upland farms.
3.　pledge
	-a serious or formal promise, especially one to give money or to be a friend, or something that you give as a sign that you will keep a promise
	The management has given a pledge that there will be no job losses this year.
4.　accountability
	-the fact of being responsible for what you do and able to give a satisfactory reason for it, or the degree to which this happens
	There is a lack of accountability in the company.
5.　endeavor
	-an attempt to do something
	Despite our endeavors, we have not been able to pursue the client to sign the contract.

PART A_3

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

PART A_4

1. corporate social responsibility
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2. viability
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3. pledge
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4. accountability
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5. endeavor
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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

Hello, everyone! Let me tell you about the Car of the Future Project, our new corporate social responsibility program. Recently, we have discussed ways on how to help our environment. We all know that using gasoline cars has a significant environmental impact. It increases air pollution, which is one of the major causes of global warming.

There are numerous options for resolving this issue. However, the only viable alternative is to manufacture more electric cars than mobile phones.

We consider this program a pledge to long-term viability because it will save money and strengthen our corporate accountability.

We anticipate everyone’s complete support in our endeavor.

Thank you very much.

PART B_3

Please summarize the text 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 attended a general assembly about an authorized eco-friendly initiative “Work from Home Project”. You were given the task to discuss it with your team members. Your tutor will be one of your team members. Use the following items as your guide.

1. The energy consumption of desktop computers has increased.
2. Some employees are assigned to work from home with a company-provided laptop.
3. It would result in additional costs for the new computers but will lessen energy costs and boost employee happiness.
4. Employees are expected to give this program their full support.

PART C_3

PART D_1

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

PART D_2

1.	What are the advantages of eco-friendly policies to businesses?
2.	How can these policies be applied effectively?

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.