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1 Main Topic 4: Business Presentations Lesson 30: Presenting a Report (20-25 minutes) Today, you will: 1. Learn useful vocabulary related to PRESENTING A REPORT. 2. Use of As - As. I. VOCABULARY Exercise 1: What s the meaning? (5-6 minutes) Choose the meaning of the underlined words from the choices that follow. Then practice using the words in your own sentences. 1. Nervousness ( 緊張感 ) is what I feel whenever I report the monthly sales. a. Relief b. Tension c. Dismay d. Excitement 2. While presenting, gestures ( 手ぶり ) help capture the attention of your audience. a. jokes b. volume c. laughter d. movements 3. Confidence ( 自信 ) is needed to establish credibility while making a sales presentation. a. Belief in one s capabilities b. Sharing of one s experiences c. Display of one s achievements d. Presentations of one s sales records 4. One determinant of success in reporting is clarity ( 明瞭性 ) in the pronunciation of words. a. softness b. clearness c. gentleness d. cheerfulness Page 1

2 5. You need to prepare ( 準備する ) the things you need for the up-coming meeting. a. be ready with b. be anxious with c. be contented with d. be concerned with Exercise 2: What s the word? (5-7 minutes) Read the following dialog with your tutor and try to use context clues to fill in the blanks with the most appropriate word. You can find the missing word from the pool of words at the bottom. Ben and Maria are preparing the Annual Sales Report to be presented to the major stockholders of the company. Ben: Maria, we have to make this report as (1) as possible so that we will not bore those who will be attending the meeting. Maria: I agree. However, we still have to put-in all the details because more importantly, our report has to be (2). Ben: Okay. Just remember to inject some (3) during the presentation okay? You need to be as entertaining as possible so no one will fall asleep while you are presenting. Maria: Don t worry. I will. Ben: And pay careful attention to your (4). It is necessary to project confidence by the way you stand and move while delivering the report. Maria: Okay, yes I will. Wait a minute, why is it that you re telling me all of these? How about your role in the presentation? Ben: Well, I m too shy to present in front. Please manage the presentation without me. Would you please? I ll just create a wonderful power point presentation for you to use. Just remind me to adjust the (5) of the speakers on that day to ensure that the sound effects I shall be adding to the power point presentation would be heard. Maria: Oh ok. Just make sure you come-up with a superb presentation and I ll handle the rest. Page 2

3 Choices: a. volume ( 音量 ) b. seriousness ( 重大さ ) c. posture ( 態度 ) d. interesting ( 興味深い ) e. informative ( 有益な ) f. humor ( ユーモア ) II. GRAMMAR REVIEW: Topic: Use of As As (5-6 minutes) (As As の用法 ) This structure is used to measure and compare items with similar proportions. Similar proportion means: having similarity in structure and equality in importance. ( この構文は類似した構造を持つ項目について比較をしたり程度を計る目的で使われます類似した構造とは文章の構造上に類似性があり同じぐらいの重要性を持つという意味です ) Let us try to analyze this sentence: Sasha presented as well as I did. ( 次の文章を分析してみましょう : サーシャは私と同じぐらい上手にプレゼンをしました ) 1) Similarity in structure - This sentence contains two independent clauses: ( 構造上の類似性この文章は 2 つの独立節を含んでいます ) Sasha presented and I did Imbalance would result if two different structures are used i.e. if an independent clause is compared to another noun or pronoun only. Take for example, this sentence: Sasha presented as well as I. The first clause Sasha presented is compared only to the pronoun I resulting in a sentence which sounds imbalanced and incorrect. (2 つの異なる構造が使われている場合バランスが悪くなってしまいますたとえば独立節が別の名詞や代名詞のみと比較される場合などです例として Sasha presented as well as I という文を取り上げてみましょう最初の節 Sasha presented が代名詞の I のみと比較される結果バランスが悪く間違った文が作られてしまいます ) Page 3

4 2) Equality in importance - The structure as as is applicable in the sentence above because the sentence implies that both items: Sasha and I presented well. One did not present in a better way than the other. ( 等しい重要性上の文では as as の構文が当てはまりますがこれは Sasha と I の両方がプレゼンを上手にできたことを文が示唆しているためですどちらか一方がより上手にプレゼンをしたというわけではないのです ) The structure as as is also used with a few fixed phrases such as: ( as as の構文はまた以下のようないくつかの定型句と共に用いられます ) E.g. as soon as possible as much as I can as much as possible ( 可能な限りすぐに ) ( 可能な限りたくさん ) ( 可能な限りたくさん ) Remember: The items to be compared should be similar in structure and equal in importance. ( 比較の対象となる項目は構造上似通っており重要性が等しいものが望ましいです ) Examples: Case ( 状況 ) Example ( 例 ) Comparing items of equal weight ( 同程度の項目を比較する ) Fixed phrases ( 定型句 ) He spoke as confidently as I did. ( 彼は私と同じぐらい堂々と話しました ) She is as brilliant as her other colleagues. ( 彼女は同僚と同じぐらい優秀です ) I will be there for the meeting as soon as I can. ( 可能な限りすぐに会議のためにそこへ行きます ) Comprehension Check: Please complete the following sentence using the pattern as as. ( as as のパターンを使って以下の文を完成させましょう ) His report is. Page 4

5 Exercise 1: Incomplete Sentences (5-6 minutes) Choose the word or phrase that would best complete the following sentences. 1. The conference room is as as the auditorium. a. big b. bigger c. biggest d. more big 2. The volume of the microphone to be used by the presenter is as loud as a. a. bell ringing b. bird chirping c. wind blowing d. mouse scampering 3. The of this meeting was as long as the previous meeting. a. size b. distance c. duration d. dimension 4. Hurry! We need the report on the operating expenses. a. as soon as possible b. as much as possible c. as much as you can d. as soon as you know 5. He delivered the presentation as well as. a. she b. she did c. she has d. she was Page 5

5. Do not forget to revise ( 見直す ) your report to make sure it does not have any errors.. a. rewrite b. read c. save d. copy Exercise 2: What s the wo

5. Do not forget to revise ( 見直す ) your report to make sure it does not have any errors.. a. rewrite b. read c. save d. copy Exercise 2: What s the wo Main Topic 4: Business Presentations Lesson 29: Making a Report (20-25 minutes) Today, you will: 1. Learn useful vocabulary related to MAKING A REPORT. 2. Review Superlatives. I. VOCABULARY Exercise 1: