INTRODUCE
It’s common for employees to announce when they’re taking leave so that their coworkers can prepare.同僚が準備できるように、社員が休暇・休業を取る時期を発表するのは一般的です。
PRESENT
STEP A VOCABULARY
I. Listen and repeat.聴いて、リピートしましょう。
announce知らせる |
report報告する |
apologize for謝罪する |
worry about心配する |
take over [person]’s tasks[人]の仕事を引き継ぐ |
temporarily cover [person]’s job一時的に[人]の仕事をする |
II. Which of the things above have you done before?上記のうち、あなたが今までにしたことがあるものはどれですか？
III. Practice reading the words.単語を読む練習をしましょう。
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worry 心配する |
whirly 渦巻く |
wear 着る |
where どこ |
wit 理知 |
wheat 小麦 |
STEP B GRAMMAR TIP
Use someone/anyone/no one/something/anything/nothing + (to-infinitive) to talk about people or things.
someone、anyone、 no one、something、anything、nothing + to不定詞を使って、人や物について表すことができます。-
Use someone/anyone/no one + (to-infinitive) to talk about people.
someone、anyone、no one + to不定詞を使って、人について表すことができます。 -
- I have a lot of work today, so I need someone to finish the report for me.
- 私には今日たくさん仕事があるので、報告書を仕上げてくれる人が必要です。
- Sandra is sick today, but there isn’t anyone to take over her tasks.
- サンドラは今日病気ですが、彼女の仕事を引き継ぐ人がいません。
- Everyone went home, so there’s no one to help me with this.
- みんな帰宅してしまったので、この件で私を手伝ってくれる人はいません。
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Use something/anything/nothing + (to-infinitive) to talk about things.
something、anything、nothing + to不定詞を使って、物について表すことができます。 -
- We have something to announce.
- 私たちには発表することがあります。
- Everything’s okay now. You don’t have anything to worry about.
- すべて大丈夫です。あなたには何も心配することはありません。
- Please go. There’s nothing to see here.
- 行ってください。ここには何も見るものがありません。
UNDERSTAND
LISTENING
Ai has an announcement for her coworkers.
アイは同僚にお知らせがあります。
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TRIVIA
In Japan, less than 10% of men take paternity leave, but in Sweden, approximately 90% of men take paternity leave! In Sweden, both men and women can take up to 240 days of parental leave. They also get paid 90% of their salary for the first 180 days of parental leave.
日本ではわずか１0％以下の男性しか育児休暇を取得しませんが、スウェーデンでは約90％の男性が育児休暇を取っています！スウェーデンでは男女ともに240日の育児休暇が取得できます。さらに育児休暇中の最初の180日間に対し、給与の90％が支給されます。
PRACTICE
STEP A EXERCISE
Choose the correct words in the parentheses.
カッコの中から正しい単語を選びましょう。
- I can’t go out this weekend. There’s (someone / no one) to take care of my kids.
- Can we go to your office? I have (anything / something) to report.
- Calm down. You don’t have (anything / no one) to worry about.
- The phone rang, but there wasn’t (something / anyone) to answer it.
STEP B EXERCISE
Complete the sentences using the words in parentheses as clues.
カッコ内の単語をヒントにして、文を完成させましょう。
ex. We have a problem. There isn’t (person: take over his tasks) anyone to take over his tasks.
- Can I talk to you? I have (thing: tell you).
- All of the Russian-speaking staff went home. There’s (person: translate the documents).
- Thanks, but I already found (person: temporarily cover my job).
- It was really boring. There was (thing: talk about).
CHALLENGE
Challenge 1
During a meeting, your foreign boss has an important announcement.
会議で外国人の上司が重要な発表をします。
Listen to his announcement. Then, tell your coworker who missed the meeting about your boss’ announcement.
上司の発表を聞きましょう。それから、会議に出席しなかった同僚に、その内容を伝えましょう。
Today's grammar tip
- something/anything/nothing + (to-infinitive)
- someone/anyone/no one + (to-infinitive)
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Challenge 2
Discuss your ideas. あなたの意見を言いましょう。
If TimeAllows
1 TAKING LEAVE |
2 PARENTAL LEAVE |
3 MAKING ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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1 TAKING LEAVE
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2PARENTAL LEAVE
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3MAKING ANNOUNCEMENTS
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FEEDBACK
I can listen to and understand an announcement about leave.休暇・休業の発表を聞き、理解できるようになる。
LESSON GOAL ACHIEVEMENT
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4
Very GoodCould complete the task with ease
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3
GoodCould complete the task with some clarifications
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2
FairCould complete the task with additional instructions
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1
PoorCould somehow complete the task with difficulty
PERSONALIZED FEEDBACK
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RANGE
表現の幅
語彙をどの程度使えるか How well can you use vocabulary? -
ACCURACY
正確さ
文法が正しく使えているかどうか Are you using grammar correctly? -
FLUENCY
流暢さ
円滑に喋ることができるかどうか Are you able to speak smoothly?
