INTRODUCE
Office culture is the personality of a company. It’s important because it affects employee productivity and motivation.社風とは、その会社の個性です。従業員の生産性やモチベーションに影響するため、重要なものです。
PRESENT
STEP A VOCABULARY
I. Listen and repeat.聴いて、リピートしましょう。
common一般的・共通の |
unusual普通ではない |
crazy気が狂ったような |
frustrating苛立つ |
unhealthy不健康な |
unnecessary不必要な |
II. Which of the adjectives above describe the activities below? Choose one or two for each activity.上記の形容詞のうち、次の行動を説明しているのはどれですか？それぞれ１つか２つ選びましょう。
skydiving
working overtime
drinking and smoking
III. Practice reading the words.単語を読む練習をしましょう。
 /z/ |
 /t/ |
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crazy 気が狂ったような |
party パーティ |
hazel 栗色の |
hotel ホテル |
breezy 微風の |
pretty かわいい |
STEP B GRAMMAR TIP
Use it’s + (adjective) + (to-infinitive) to describe an activity.
it’s+形容詞+to不定詞を使って、行動を説明することができます。-
- It’s common to ask for help from coworkers.
- 同僚に助けを求めることは、一般的です。
- It’s unnecessary to talk about the same thing over and over.
- 同じことを何度も話すことは、不必要です。
- It’s frustrating to be late because of train issues.
- 電車のせいで遅刻するのは、苛立ちます。
- It’s difficult to do many things at the same time.
- 同時に多くのことをすることは、難しいです。
UNDERSTAND
SPEAKING
Tim is chatting with Sho on his way out of the office.
ティムは会社を出ようとした際にショウと話しています。
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- Tim:
Sho, you look depressed again. Is it because Ai is going on maternity leave soon?
- Sho:
Yeah, that’s one reason, but I’m also upset because of the new overtime guidelines.
- Tim:
I know. It’s frustrating to work overtime and not get paid. So instead of sitting in front of your computer, why don’t we go out and drink? Come on! It’s Friday night. It’s unnecessary to finish everything tonight.
- Sho:
You know I can’t leave until I finish my tasks. You know Mr. Goto.
- Tim:
But you do overtime every day. It’s unhealthy to work that much.
- Sho:
(sighs) Yeah, it’s very stressful.
- Tim:
I think it’s the office culture here that’s depressing you. Good thing we’re going to Brazil in a few weeks. I’m sure you’ll feel better when we get there.
- Sho:
I hope so.
- Tim:
Well, I’ll see you on Monday. Have a good weekend!
- Sho:
What weekend?!
TRIVIA
The Japanese phrase otsukaresama deshita (お疲れ様でした) doesn’t have a direct English translation. In English-speaking countries, coworkers often say see you tomorrow or have a good night/weekend when they leave the office.
「お疲れ様でした」という日本語は、直訳できません。英語圏では、仕事から帰る際、「see you tomorrow」 または 「have a good night/weekend」とあいさつします。
PRACTICE
STEP A EXERCISE
Make sentences using the words in parentheses.
カッコの単語を使って文を作りましょう。
ex. (unusual / leave the office early at my company)
→ It’s unusual to leave the office early at my company.
- (unnecessary / worry about that)
- (crazy / believe such a strange story)
- (interesting / work with different people)
STEP B EXERCISE
Complete the sentences with it’s (adjective) to using your own information.
it’s+形容詞+toと自分の情報を使って、文を完成させましょう。
ex. It’s frustrating to work for other people.
- _____ stay up very late at night.
- _____ get promoted.
- _____ wait for a long time.
CHALLENGE
Challenge 1
You’re having lunch with your new foreign coworker.
あなたは外国人の新しい同僚とランチをしています。
Chat with him/her about office culture at Japanese companies.
彼/彼女と日本企業の社風について話しましょう。
Today's grammar tip
- it’s + (adjective) + to
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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 GOOD OFFICE CULTURE |
2 OFFICE RULES |
3 BAD OFFICE CULTURE |
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1 GOOD OFFICE CULTURE
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2OFFICE RULES
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3BAD OFFICE CULTURE
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FEEDBACK
I can talk about office culture.社風について話せるようになる。
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?
