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1 Main Topic 3: Meetings Lesson 28: Explaining Ideas (20-25 minutes) Today, you will: 1. Learn useful vocabulary related to EXPLAINING IDEAS. 2. Review Comparatives. 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 human resource specialist needs to propose ( 提案する ) a new venue for the training. a. advocate b. suggest c. submit d. oppose 2. The meeting will adjourn ( 休会に入る ) as soon as all the board members agree to the business plan. a. begin b. continue c. suspend d. disband 3. They are brainstorming ( 意見を出し合っているアイデアを引き出している ) in the conference room for more than three hours now. a. a kind of meeting with team-building activity b. a kind of meeting when there s storm c. a kind of meeting where people argue about a topic d. a kind of problem solving where people contribute ideas Page 1

2 4. We are encouraged to voice-out (~ を声に出す表明する ) our ideas at the summit which will be held soon. a. express b. whisper c. sing d. shout 5. If you have a bright ( 素晴らしい気の利いた ) idea, you need to know how to express it well. a. effective b. intelligent c. shiny d. exceptional 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. Ms. Lou and Mr. Monty gathered their members for an emergency evaluation of the team s performance for the day. Ms. Lou: We would like to thank everyone for attending this meeting at such a short notice. Is everyone in? Mr. Monty: Yes, Ms. Lou. The attendance sheet has been filled out. Ms. Lou: Great. Shall we begin, Mr. Monty? Mr. Monty: We would like to have your full attention. Earlier today, there had been complaints about our performance. Twenty-five percent of our customers were dissatisfied with our service. Ms. Lou: That is a huge number! A quarter of our customers had been dissatisfied with our services. And that accounted for today s work only. Mr. Monty: The purpose of this meeting is to gather all of your (1) as to how such incident can be avoided in the future. Ms. Lou: Your suggestions would be very valuable to the improvement of our company s services. Mr. Monty: We will (2) your opinion if we think it is a good solution. Ms. Lou: Right. It doesn t have to be very (3) ; only appropriate. Mr. Monty: Let s get through this as quickly as possible. No need to (4) your explanations. Ms. Lou: Please remember that we will not (5) you even if your opinion is different from the company s. This is your chance to voice out your ideas. Mr. Monty: That s right. We shall begin by reviewing the customers feedback. Page 2

3 Choices: a. ideas ( 考え発想 ) b. accept ( 受け入れる認める ) c. clever ( 思い付きのいい ) d. useful ( 役立つ有用な ) e. lengthen ( 延ばす長くする ) f. criticize ( 批判する ) II. GRAMMAR REVIEW: Topic: Comparatives (5-6 minutes) ( 比較級 ) A comparative may be an adverb or an adjective. It is used to compare two or more things. It tells if the characteristics of two objects are the same or are greater/lesser than the other. It may be used in the following contexts: (2 つ以上のものを比べる際には副詞や形容詞を比較級にします比較級を使用し 2 つの対象物の性質が同じまたは一つの対象物がもう一つの対象物よりもよりよい / より劣っている等ということを表します例を見てみましょう ) a. As an adjective ( 形容詞 ) - formed by adding the suffix er. (-er を加えた形 ) She is assigned to introduce the guest speaker because her voice is louder than anyone else. ( 彼女の声は他の誰よりも大きかったので来賓後援者を紹介するために任命された ) b. As an adverb ( 副詞 ) - formed by adding the suffix er. (-er を加えた形 ) The assembly started earlier than usual. ( その集会は通常よりも早く始まった ) Page 3

4 c. Comparative in two-clause sentences (2 つの節による比較級 ) Subordinating conjunctions such as as as, not so/not as as, the same as, less/more than are used to compare two-clause sentences. (as as, not so/not as as, the same as,less/more than のような従属接続詞は 2 つの節による比較級に使用されます ) John cleaned the living room as fast as James washed the car. ( ジョンはジェームズが車を洗ったのと同じくらい早く居間を掃除した ) Remember: Some adjectives/adverbs are irregular and cannot use the suffix er, so the word more or less should come before the adjective/adverb. ( ポイント : 副詞 / 形容詞の中には -er を付け加える形にはならない不規則なものもあるその場合は more, less が副詞 / 形容詞の前に置かれる ) Examples ( 例 ): The meeting could have been less boring if the presentation was not too heavy on text. ( その発表は字が多すぎなければより退屈でなかったかもしれない ) Through team effort, the summit was conducted more effectively than last year. ( チームの尽力によってその会談は昨年より効果的に行われた ) Their team leader facilitates the meeting better than ours. ( 彼らのチームリーダーは私たちのリーダーよりもうまく会議を促進する ) Comprehension Check: Please combine the following sentences using an appropriate comparative. My idea was sound and practical. Andrea Smith s idea was very ambitious. Page 4

5 Exercise 1: Incomplete Sentences (5-6 minutes) Choose the word or phrase that would best complete the following sentences. 1. Paul did great because he summarized the three main problems than the previous speaker. a. clear b. more clearly c. less clearly d. clearly 2. Her opinion on the matter is Troy s, so we decided to go for it. a. not so credible as b. the same credibility as c. less credible than d. more credible than 3. The options could have been had everyone shared their insights. a. more than varied b. less varied c. more varied d. less than varied 4. The heated argument among the bosses ended the conference than expected. a. more soon b. sooner c. more sooner d. less soon 5. Our seniors usually have insights about certain matters. a. wiser b. more wise c. less wise d. more wiser 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:

4. We are encouraged to voice-out (~ を声に出す 表明する ) our ideas at the summit which will be held soon. a. express b. whisper c. sing d. shout 5. If you ha

4. We are encouraged to voice-out (~ を声に出す表明する ) our ideas at the summit which will be held soon. a. express b. whisper c. sing d. shout 5. If you ha