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1 Main Topic 2: Business Interactions Lesson 15: Training (20-25 minutes) Today, you will: 1. Learn useful vocabulary related to TRAININGS. 2. Review Non-Count Nouns and Plural Verbs. 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. Who was your coach( 指導者 )at the management training? a. leader b. group mate c. instructor d. speaker 2. Did you conduct( 指揮をとる )the previous seminar lecture? a. make b. lead c. produce d. own 3. The evaluation( 評価 )of your performance is good. a. assessment b. promotion c. action d. comments 4. The manager asked me to facilitate( 手助けをする )in the upcoming event. a. talk b. assist c. demonstrate d. discuss Page 1

2 5. Someone has to guide( 指導する )the newly hired staff. a. watch the training of b. supervise the training of c. write the activities of d. delegate the tasks of 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. Mr. Tuff inquires about the upcoming events in the company. He tries to plan things with his secretary, Ms. Jones. Mr. Tuff: What were the decisions made during the meeting? Ms. Jones: The Planning Committee decided to (1) a writing seminar for the junior staff. Mr. Tuff: That s a splendid idea. How about the (2) for the senior employees? When will they leave for Tokyo to attend that event? And how many of them are going? Ms. Jones: We have five representatives from different departments who will participate in the event in Tokyo. Meanwhile, the (3) trainees will fulfill their tasks. Mr. Tuff: Good. But how about the (4) workshop? When will it be? Ms. Jones: That one hasn t been decided yet. The five members will submit a report and plan that one when they get back. They will conduct the workshop for other employees, too. Mr. Tuff: Okay. Sounds like everything s going smoothly. How are the newly hired employees doing? Ms. Jones: So far, so good. They re learning things quickly. The good thing is we have Mr. Patterson to (5) them. Page 2

3 Choices: a. onsite( 現場の ) b. on-the-job( 実地の ) c. lecture( 講義 ) d. train( 訓練する ) e. conduct( 実施する ) f. certification( 証明書 ) II. GRAMMAR REVIEW: Topic: Subject and Verb Agreement Rules Part 5 (5-6 minutes) ( 主語と動詞の一致に関する決まりパート 5) 1. When gerunds are used as the subject of a sentence, they take the singular form of the verb, but when they are linked by and, they take the plural form. ( 動名詞を文の主語として用いる場合動詞は単数形となりますしかし動名詞を and で結合したものが主語になる場合動詞は複数形となります ) Gerunds are nouns formed by adding ing to verbs. A gerund takes a singular verb unless two or more gerunds are linked using and. ( 動名詞は原型動詞の末尾に ing を付けて作る名詞です 2 つ以上の動名詞が and で結合されていない限り動名詞に続く動詞は単数形になります ) Singular Eating makes Eating makes me happy. Plural Painting and singing are Painting and singing are her hobbies. ( 単数形 ) ( 複数形 ) ( 食べること ) (~にする) ( 食べることは私を幸せにしてくれます ) ( 絵を描くことと (~である) ( 絵を描くことと歌うことは彼女の歌うこと ) 趣味です ) 2. Collective nouns like herd, senate, class, crowd, etc. usually take a singular verb form. (herd senate class crowd などの集合名詞に続く動詞は通常単数形になります ) Collective nouns are nouns that take things and people as one unit, thus, taking a singular verb. But if collective nouns are taken as two or more units, a plural form of verb is used. ( 物や人をの集まりを一体として扱う名詞を集合名詞といい単数形動詞で受けます集合名詞を 2 つ以上の単位として扱う場合は複数形動詞で受けます ) Page 3

4 Singular My family likes My family likes to go hiking. Plural The two classes decide The two classes decide to throw a party for the teacher. ( 単数形 ) ( 私の家族 ) ( 好き ) ( 私の家族はハイキングに行くのが好きです ) ( 複数形 ) ( クラスの生徒たち ) ( 決定する ) ( クラスの生徒たちは先生のためにパーティーを開くことを決めます ) 3. Titles of books, movies, novels, etc. are treated as singular and take a singular verb. ( 書籍や映画小説のタイトルは単数として扱い単数形動詞で受けます ) Singular The Three Musketeers is The Three Musketeers is an interesting novel. Plural Avatar and Twilight are Avatar and Twilight are both good. ( 単数形 ) ( 三銃士 ) (~である) ( 三銃士は面白い小説です ) ( アバターと ( 複数形 ) トワイライト ) (~である) ( アバターもトワイライトも良い作品です ) Remember: Use singular verbs with gerunds, collective nouns and titles unless two or more of them are linked and taken as subjects. Take note that only the subject affects the verb. ( 注意 : 動名詞集合名詞タイトルを主語として用いる場合 2 つ以上並列されていなければ単数形動詞で受けます動名詞が動詞の形に影響を及ぼすのは主語として用いられる場合のみです ) Comprehension Check: When should we use a singular verb for gerunds? When should we use a plural verb for titles? Page 4

5 Exercise 1: Incomplete Sentences (5-6 minutes) Choose the word or phrase that would best complete the following sentences. 1. The on-site training what she looks forward to this week. a. is b. are c. was d. were 2. The Seven Must-Haves in Management the first part of the module. a. was b. were c. having d. do 3. are the activities for today. a. Managing calls and forwarding messages b. Sleeping and chatting c. Working at the office d. Checking files and errors 4. She told me were both her supervisors during her first month at work. a. John James Smith b. Tom Grey and Jerry McWell c. Shiela or Alex d. Robert nor Rodney 5. The team been working hard to meet deadlines. a. has b. was c. have d. has been Page 5

5. Her stress ( 緊張ストレス ) increases when she talks to the manager. a. tension b. annoyance c. pain d. anger Exercise 2: What s the word? (5-7 minutes)

5. Her stress ( 緊張ストレス ) increases when she talks to the manager. a. tension b. annoyance c. pain d. anger Exercise 2: What s the word? (5-7 minutes) Main Topic 2: Business Interactions Lesson 12: Talking with Your Boss (20-25 minutes) Today, you will: 1. Learn useful vocabulary related to TALKING WITH YOUR BOSS. 2. Review Subject and Verb Agreement