Conversation(Intermediate Chapter 1)｜日常会話（中級１章）Lesson69: Office Meetings

PART A_1

Let’s learn new vocabulary. Listen and repeat these words with your tutor.

PART A_2

1.　pitch 　口上，売り込み
	The team’s business pitch has made the clients impressed.
2.　dedicated 　一身をささげた、打ち込んだ
	Mary is very dedicated in her craft.
3.　agenda 　議題
	It took almost five hours to finish discussing the meeting’s agenda.
4.　reminder 　リマインダー
	He set a reminder on his phone for the upcoming event.
5.　proposal 　提案
	Shane’s business proposal has been approved by the company.

PART A_3

I will ask the questions. Please answer them in complete sentences.

PART A_4

1.	What makes a good pitch?
2.	How dedicated are you in your studies/job?
3.	If you were to facilitate a meeting, how will you sort the agenda?
4.	How do you set reminders for yourself?
5.	If you were to create a business proposal for a brand/company, what would it be?

PART B_1

Let’s read the dialogue. I will play Ron and you will play Emma. Then, we’ll switch roles.

PART B_2

Hey, Emma. Is your pitch ready for today’s meeting?

Yes, Ron. I’ve been actually preparing for it for almost a month now.

Wow, you’re really dedicated in everything you do!

Oh, well. I’m just too afraid to fail.

No worries, I believe you’ll do great there later! By the way, have you seen the meeting’s agenda?

Oh, I might have overlooked it.

It was sent to us via e-mail. You should check it now before the meeting starts.

Thanks for the reminder, Ron.

No problem. Good luck on your proposal! See you later!

See you!

PART C_1

I will ask the questions about the conversation. Please answer them in complete sentences.

PART C_2

1.	For how long has Emma been preparing for her business proposal?
2.	How did Ron describe Emma in doing anything?
3.	What did Ron remind Emma before the meeting starts?

PART D_1

Fill in the blanks and complete the conversation.

PART D_2

1.	A: Who captured the judges’ attention? B: The __________ of the third team impressed everyone.
2.	A: I need to cover this story despite the typhoon. B: You’re indeed a ___________ journalist!
3.	A: We have a meeting later, right? B: Yes, and the ____________ is about our performance last month.
4.	A: How do you manage your tasks? B: I just set ______________ on my phone for the tasks I need to finish on a certain period.
5.	A: How’s your business _______________ to the clients? B: It was a success! They told me to wait for their offer.

PART E_1

Let’s do a roleplay. Talk with me according to the situation below, using the expressions you just learned.

PART E_2

You will be on a meeting a few minutes from now. Confirm to your colleague the meeting’s details and agenda.

PART E_3

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.