Business (Expert Chapter 1)｜ビジネス会話（上級１章）Lesson39: Meeting about financial problems

PART A_1

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

PART A_2

1.　operating in the red
	-used to refer to a business that continues operating while losing money
	Many leisure establishments have been operating in the red since the pandemic has started.
2.　financial loss
	-loss of money or decrease in financial value
	The company experiences financial loss due to a lack of investors.
3.　undertake
	-to do or begin to do something, especially something that will take a long time or be difficult
	Kindly undertake all the arrangements for tomorrow’s conference.
4.　(be in a) tight spot
	-to be in a difficult situation
	The CEO was put in a tight spot after the rest of the board voted ‘yes’.
5.　grievous
	-having very serious effects or causing great pain
	The bankruptcy of the Smith’s business was grievous to the whole clan.

PART A_3

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

PART A_4

1. operating in the red
Answer:
2. financial loss
Answer:
3. undertake
Answer:
4. (be in a) tight spot
Answer:
5. grievous
Answer:

PART B_1

Let’s read the dialogue. After that, we’ll switch roles.

以下の会話文を読みましょう。終わったら交代してもう一度読みましょう。

PART B_2

Harry

Hi, Liam! Do you know what happened at the meeting yesterday?

Liam

Yes, Harry. I was there. Mr. Lim announced a financial problem that the company is currently experiencing.

Harry

What did he say?

Liam

He said that our company is currently operating in the red because of the drop in oil prices.

Harry

Really? How is it affecting us?

Liam

We are suffering from a heavy financial loss exceeding $100 million.

Harry

Then what steps are they going to undertake to solve this?

Liam

Mr. Davidson said that they will cancel the development of new supplies to get us out of this tight spot.

Harry

This sounds grievous. I hope that the company can recover soon.

Liam

Exactly.

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

A coworker is asking you about the meeting with the fast-food chain owner yesterday. Relay the meeting’s agenda/information (financial loss) to your tutor, who will play your coworker’s role. Please use the following points as your guide:
– Cause: current pandemic; lack of customers/diners
– Effect: financial loss of more than $30 million
– Proposed solution: lay off some crew members

PART C_3

PART D_1

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

PART D_2

1.	What can companies/businesses do to prevent financial issues?
2.	What financial advice would you give to people starting in business?

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 in 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.