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1 Main Topic 4: Business Presentations Lesson 32: Business Deals (20-25 minutes) Today, you will: 1. Learn useful vocabulary related to business deals. 2. Review Superlatives ( The and most/-est ) 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. The senior manager aims to seal (~ を決定確定する ) the multi-million business deal by tomorrow. a. settle b. dictate c. propose d. authorize 2. A sales representative must always treat the client ( 顧客得意先 ) with respect. a. officer b. producer c. customer d. messenger 3. Mr. Hopkins said yes to the offer with the condition ( 条件 ) that he will get a higher salary. a. supplement b. requirement c. development d. arrangement 4. The company needs to make enough profit, or else it will be forced to close. ( 廃業する ) a. go out of town b. go out of business c. run out of clients d. run out of employees Page 1

2 5. We guarantee ( 保証する約束する ) that our products are 100% genuine and original. a. think b. prove c. guess d. promise 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. Sabrina Hodge, a restaurant owner, is in a business meeting with Mr. Henry Gates, a client. Sabrina Hodge: Good morning, Mr. Gates. It s nice to see you again. Mr. Gates: It s nice to see you too, Ms. Hodge. Shall we proceed with our (1)? Sabrina Hodge: Yes of course. Yesterday you agreed for our restaurant to provide food for your wedding at the rate of $30 per person. Mr. Gates: Yes. But I still would like to (2) with you. Sabrina Hodge: All right. What do you have in mind? Mr. Gates: Since we have a lot of guests at the wedding, 500 to be exact, I hope you can give me a 20% (3). Sabrina Hodge: Hmm. We would really like to be of service to you. I hope we can reach a (4). Instead of a 20% discount, how about a 10% discount, plus free sodas for your guests? Mr. Gates: That sounds good to me. That amounts to $27 per person, right? Sabrina Hodge: Yes Mr. Gates. For a total of $13,500. Mr. Gates: Thank you Ms. Hodge. I really appreciate it. Sabrina Hodge: Thank you for doing business with us, Mr. Gates. We will (5) with the contract within today. Page 2

3 Choices: a. compromise ( 妥協案歩み寄り ) b. discount ( 割引値引き ) c. follow-up ( 次に ~ を行う ) d. restrict ( 制限する禁止する ) e. negotiate ( 交渉する ) f. transaction ( 取引商取引 ) II. GRAMMAR REVIEW: Topic: The or Most/est Omitted (5-6 minutes) ( 最上級 ) Superlative adjectives are used to describe the extreme quality of a person or thing. We use superlatives to compare three or more persons or things. ( 最上級の形容詞は 3 つ以上の人や物の中でどれ ( 誰 ) が一番かを表す際に使用されます ) There are two ways to form a superlative adjective: ( 最上級の形容詞には 2 つの形があります ) 1. Short adjectives Examples ( 短い形容詞 ) ( 例 ) Rule:add "the -est" old the oldest ( ルール :"the -est" をつける ) ( 古い ) if the adjective ends in -e, just add st late the latest ( 語尾が-e の形容詞には -st のみをつける ) ( 遅い ) if the adjective ends in consonant, vowel, consonant, double big the biggest the last consonant ( 大きい ) ( 子音 + 母音 + 子音で終わる形容詞には語尾の子音を重ねてから est をつける ) if the adjective ends in -y, change the y to i happy the happiest ( 語尾が-y の形容詞は y を i に変えてから est をつけ ( 幸せな ) る ) 2. Long adjectives ( 長い形容詞 ) 2-syllable adjectives not ending in y modern, pleasant (2 音節からなる形容詞で語尾がyでないもの ) ( 現代の楽しい ) all adjectives with 3 or more syllables expensive, intellectual (3 音節以上の形容詞 ) ( 高い知的な ) Rule: use "the most" ( ルール :"the most" を形容詞の前に置く ) modern the most modern ( 現代の ) expensive the most expensive ( 高い ) Page 3

4 Remember: To make sure that you are making a correct comparison, always follow the above rules. Do not forget to add the, -est, and most to your adjectives. ( ポイント : 上記のルールに従い形容詞に the, -est, most をつけることを忘れないようにする ) Examples ( 例 ): Correct: She is the prettiest among her coworkers Beth, Lisa, and Jane. ( 正しい文 : 彼女は同僚のベスリサジェーンの中で一番かわいい ) Incorrect: She is pretty among her coworkers Beth, Lisa, and Jane. Correct: They are the most hardworking salespersons in the company. ( 正しい文 : 彼らは会社の中で一番熱心に働く販売員だ ) Incorrect: They are the hardworking salespersons in the company. Correct: Elena is the youngest worker in the office. ( 正しい文 : エレナはオフィスで一番若い従業員だ ) Incorrect: Elena is youngest worker in the office. Comprehension Check: Complete the following sentence: Jupiter is the planet in the solar system. Page 4

5 Exercise 1: Incomplete Sentences (5-6 minutes) Choose the word or phrase that would best complete the following sentences. 1. Viola is among the office staff. a. the punctual b. the punctualest c. the very punctual d. the most punctual 2. Mr. Jenkins and Mr. Jones were the bosses I ve ever had. a. excellent b. more excellent c. most excellent d. very excellent 3. office building in the world is Taipei 101. a. Most tall b. Most tallest c. The tallest d. The most tall 4. She deserves a promotion because she is employee in the department. a. the diligent b. most diligent c. the more diligent d. the most diligent 5. Mr. Harris got discount for our services last month. a. biggest b. most big c. the biggest d. the most big 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:

5. We guarantee ( 保証する 約束する ) that our products are 100% genuine and original. a. think b. prove c. guess d. promise Exercise 2: What s the word? (5-7

5. We guarantee ( 保証する約束する ) that our products are 100% genuine and original. a. think b. prove c. guess d. promise Exercise 2: What s the word? (5-7