Business (Expert Chapter 1)｜ビジネス会話（上級１章）Lesson3: Replying to a proposal

PART A_1

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

PART A_2

1.　notion
	-impression
	In order to build a positive notion, we must exceed our customers’ expectations as much as we can.
2.　streamline
	-to change something so that it works better, esp. by making it simpler
	Kindly streamline the hiring process and remove unnecessary work.
3.　best practice
	-a working method, or set of working methods, that is officially accepted as being the best to use in a particular business or industry
	The company has a great reputation for following best practices at all times.
4.　patron
	-a regular customer
	The restaurant has garnered about 10% more patrons in the past three months.
5.　proposition
	-an offer or suggestion, usually in business
	Please give me a week to review your proposition.

PART A_3

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

PART A_4

1.　notion
Answer:
2.streamline
Answer:
3.best practice
Answer:
4.patron
Answer:
5.proposition
Answer:

PART B_1

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

PART B_2

From: Alexander Mason
To: Jack Connor
Subject: Product promotion proposal | Promotional gifts

Good day, Jack

I would like to express my gratitude for the proposal you sent.

Upon review, I have decided to accept your product promotion proposal. Giving promotional gifts is a wonderful idea to create a positive notion of our company as a whole.

However, I would like to point out some areas for improvement. I would like you to streamline the best practice you made in gathering suppliers for the gifts.

I am confident that having useful promotional gifts such as pens and table calendars is a great idea to garner more patrons. If this proposition is successful, we can proceed to promote our products further.

I hope to hear from you soon.

Best regards,

Alexander Mason

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 received a proposal from your team member for a billboard print advertisement. Respond to your tutor, who will pretend to be your team member, using the following feedback structure:
– proposal evaluation
– revisions needed/areas for improvement
– expected outcome/s

PART C_3

PART D_1

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

PART D_2

1.	What is the importance of business proposals?
2.	What factors must be looked into when checking proposals?

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.