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【Class Material】 Beginner : WEEK 4

WEEK 4 : Section 1~3

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 develops new 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

  1. Our __________ is responsible for solving customer problems.

    • a) Research

    • b) Customer support

    • c) Sales


  2. The company headquarters is located in Tokyo, while the __________ office is here.

    • a) Department

    • b) Marketing

    • c) Sales


  3. __________ refers to how much money the company makes.

    • a) Revenue

    • b) Profit

    • c) Headquarters


  4. Our __________ team creates new product ideas.

    • a) Production

    • b) Sales

    • c) Research


  5. __________ is important to delivering our products to stores on time.

    • a) Customer support

    • b) Distribution

    • c) Marketing


  6. 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.

  1. The meeting is at 10 a.m.

  2. The deadline is next Friday.

  3. The presentation starts at 2 p.m.

  4. The report is due at the end of the month.

  5. 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:

  1. What department do you work in?

  2. 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

something that you do for a living

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


  1. I need to __________ this report before the meeting.

    • Plan

    • Write

    • Help

  2. Our team had a big __________ to talk about next week’s tasks.

    • Task

    • Meeting

    • Problem

  3. Yesterday, I helped __________ a plan for the new project.

    • Send

    • Prepare

    • Call

  4. She had to __________ the email to the manager before leaving work.

    • Send

    • Check

    • Meet

  5. The report was very __________, so everyone read it carefully.

    • Complete

    • Important

    • Problem

  6. 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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