WEEK 4 : Section1~3
Past Tense & Familiar Conversations
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1.) Review of Week 3 (20 minutes)
Review Communication Strategies
Communication Strategy 1: Could you speak slowly, please?
Communication Strategy 2: What does ○○○ mean?
Communication Strategy 3: Could you rephrase that, please?
Communication Strategy 4: Could you say that again, please?
Communication Strategy 5: Let me search a word.
Communication Strategy 6: Let me think for a moment.
Communication Strategy 7: I'm afraid that I'm a little confused.
Vocabulary Review
Vocabulary List
English | English Definition | Japanese (日本語) |
|---|---|---|
Headquarters | a company's main office | 本社 |
Department | a section of a company | 部門 |
Sales | department of a company that sells products or services | 営業 |
Marketing | department of a company that advertises products or services | マーケティング |
Research | department of a company that advertises products or services | 研究 |
Distribution | the process of giving or sending things to different people or places | 流通 |
Customer support | help and service given to customers when they have questions or problems | 顧客サポート |
Production | the process of making things, especially in a factory | 生産 |
Profit | the money a business makes after paying all its costs | 利益 |
Revenue | the total money a business gets from selling things | 収入 |
Exercise: Multiple Choice Vocabulary Practice
Our __________ is responsible for solving customer problems.
a) Research
b) Customer support
c) Sales
The company headquarters is located in Tokyo, while the __________ office is here.
a) Department
b) Marketing
c) Sales
__________ refers to how much money the company makes.
a) Revenue
b) Profit
c) Headquarters
Our __________ team creates new product ideas.
a) Production
b) Sales
c) Research
__________ is important to delivering our products to stores on time.
a) Customer support
b) Distribution
c) Marketing
The __________ department sells our products to customers.
a) Research
b) Sales
c) Headquarters
Review Grammar Section : More Question Forms (Time)
Explanation:
In this section, we will review question forms about time. For example:
"When is the meeting?"
（会議はいつですか？）
"What time does the presentation start?"
（プレゼンテーションは何時に始まりますか？）
Exercise: Rewrite the sentences as questions about time.
The meeting is at 10 a.m.
The deadline is next Friday.
The presentation starts at 2 p.m.
The report is due at the end of the month.
Our next task begins tomorrow.
6. The client visit is scheduled for next Tuesday.
Review Speaking Section : Business Conversation - Asking and Answering Questions About Their Company
Instructions:
Students will practice asking and answering questions about their company, focusing on departments.
Business Conversation Prompts:
What department do you work in?
How does your department help the company?
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2.) New Material (60 minutes)
New Vocabulary Section
Vocabulary List:
English Word | English Definition | Japanese Definition |
Work | What you do for a job | 仕事 |
Task | A small job you need to do | 課題 |
Complete | To finish something | 完了する |
Important | Something matters a lot | 重要な |
Report | A document with information | 報告書 |
Meet | To talk with someone | 会う |
Help | To do something for someone else | 手伝う |
Write | To put words on paper or a computer | 書く |
Send | To give something to someone, like an email | 送る |
Call | To talk on the phone | 電話する |
Plan | To think about something before doing it | 計画 |
Check | To look at something carefully | 確認する |
Prepare | To get ready for something | 準備する |
Meeting | A time when people talk about work | 会議 |
Problem | Something that needs a solution | 問題 |
Exercise: Multiple Choice Vocabulary Practice
I need to __________ this report before the meeting.
Plan
Write
Help
Our team had a big __________ to talk about next week’s tasks.
Task
Meeting
Problem
Yesterday, I helped __________ a plan for the new project.
Complete
Prepare
Call
She had to __________ the email to the manager before leaving work.
Send
Check
Meet
The report was very __________, so everyone read it carefully.
Complete
Important
Problem
We had to __________ the data again because there was a mistake.
Write
Call
Check
New Grammar Section: Simple Past Tense for Talking About Past Experiences
Explanation: The Simple Past tense is used to talk about completed actions in the past.
Example:
"I worked in marketing last year." (私は昨年マーケティング部で働きました。)
Exercise 1: Fill-in-the-Blanks
Complete the sentences with the correct Past Simple form of the verb in parentheses.
1. Last week, I __________ (attend) a meeting.
2. Our team __________ (finish) the report yesterday.
3. They __________ (work) on the project last month.
4. She __________ (help) a client with a problem.
5. We __________ (have) a great time at the conference.
6. He __________ (present) his idea at the last meeting.
Exercise 2: Convert Present Tense Sentences to Past Tense
Change the following sentences into the past tense.
1. "I work in the sales department."
2. "They attend the training every month."
3. "She helps customers every day."
4. "We meet clients weekly."
5. "He presents his ideas in meetings."
6. "Our team works hard every day."
Business Activity: Reporting What Happened Last Week
Instructions:
The teacher will lead a group discussion where each student shares what they did in their job last week, using the past tense. Try to use the words from the word bank below.
Prompts:
"What did you do last week at work?"
"Did you complete any important tasks at work? What were they?"
TRY TO USE THE WORDS IN THE WORD BANK BELOW:
Work, Task, Complete, Important, Report, Meet, Help, Write, Send, Call, Plan, Check, Prepare, Meeting, Problem |
Speaking Section: Familiar Conversations
Instructions:
Students will participate in a group discussion led by the teacher, focusing on familiar topics related to their past experiences about Free Time, Travel, and Shopping.
Casual Discussion Prompts:
"What did you do last weekend?"
"What was your favorite vacation? What did you do?"
"Did you go shopping last week? What did you buy?"
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3.) Casual Discussion: Health (10 minutes)
Teacher Questions:
What do you do to be healthy?
How do you feel less stress?
Do you exercise? What do you do?
How many hours do you sleep? Is it enough?
What do you do so you don’t get sick?
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