Business (Expert Chapter 1)｜ビジネス会話（上級１章）Lesson49: Roles of my team and its members

PART A_1

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

PART A_2

1.　Incorporated
	-used after the name of a company that is a corporation (= a company or group of companies controlled as one organization)
	VTM Incorporated will launch its new product in June.
2.　entail
	-to make something necessary, or to involve something
	Will production entail profits or losses?
3.　inspecting
	-the act of looking at something carefully to check its quality or condition
	When you are ready to start inspecting the mail messages, you should press the TAB key.
4.　alongside
	-next to, or together with
	Charles spent a week working alongside their clients.
5.　on board
	-to be part of a company
	She started on board yesterday.

PART A_3

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

PART A_4

1. Incorporated
Answer:
2. entail
Answer:
3. inspecting
Answer:
4. alongside
Answer:
5. on board
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

Lisa

Hi, Ken! Welcome to MNL Incorporated. I’m Lisa from the Production Department.

Ken

Hello, Lisa. It’s very nice to meet you.

Lisa

Since you are new here, let me first share with you our organizational chart.

Ken

Okay, that would be really helpful.

Lisa

Our department’s major responsibilities, as you may know, are to ensure product quality and schedule manufacturing.

Ken

I see.

Lisa

The two teams are as follows. Tracy, I, and Ben, our boss, make up the Product Quality Team. Betty is in charge of the Scheduling Production Team. Currently, she just has Henry as a part of her team.

Ken

Which sub-team are you a part of?

Lisa

Product Quality is where I belong. My job entails a lot of planning, observing, and inspecting. In Scheduling Production, you’ll be working alongside Henry.

Ken

I see. What am I in charge of?

Lisa

You are in charge of managing and controlling the execution of a production process as a member of the Scheduling Production Team.

Ken

Lisa, I appreciate your assistance. I’m very eager to get started.

Lisa

Well, we’re grateful to have you on board.

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

Today, you will meet the newest member of your team. As team manager, you must describe your role in the group as well as some of the members’ obligations. Your tutor will be the newest member of your team.

PART C_3

PART D_1

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

PART D_2

1.	Could you please describe the organizational chart of your department? Please explain each member’s position in detail.
2.	What are your responsibilities in the department? Please describe your roles and tasks.

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.