Main Topic 3: Meetings Lesson 27: Asking Questions/Clarifications (20-25 minutes) Today, you will: 1. Learn useful vocabulary related to ASKING QUESTIONS/CLARIFICATIONS. 2. Review Adjectives. 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. Mr. Finn asked his supervisor to elaborate (~ を詳しく説明する ) on the topic. a. ask more b. relate more c. explain more d. simplify more 2. The applicant asked her interviewer to clarify (~ を明確にする ) the instruction. a. make easy b. make clear c. read aloud d. read silently 3. The answer of the employee was quite vague ( 曖昧な はっきりしない ) because they did not understand it. a. not clear b. not usual c. not reliable d. not common 4. Mr. Hendricks is unsure ( 不確かな 確信のない ) of the status of the new project. a. not serious b. not worthy c. not certain d. not secure 5. The team took the initiative ( 率先 第一歩 ) in solving the problem. a. first talk b. first hand c. first look d. first move Page 1
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. In the middle of a meeting Mr. Sandico: This is the status of the project as of the moment. Ms. Legarda: Excuse me Mr. Sandico, but I have some (1) e. about the project, would that be ok? Mr. Sandico: Sure Ms. Legarda, go ahead! Ms. Legarda: Thank you. I think I (2) a. what you said about the investors in this project. Are they foreign or local investors? Mr. Sandico: Actually, we will have both. There will be a few Americans, and the rest would be local investors. Ms. Legarda: I see. And who will (3) f. the planning and execution of the project? Mr. Sandico: The local management will facilitate the project from start to finish. The investors are (4) b. strict, that is why the management decided to focus more on it. Ms. Legarda: Thank you for clarifying those things. Again, sorry for (5) c. the discussion. Please continue. Mr. Sandico: Okay. If that s settled, let s continue. Choices: a. misunderstood ( 誤解した ) b. quite ( とても 非常に ) c. interrupting ( 中断する 割り込む ) d. arguments ( 議論 討論 ) e. queries ( 質問 疑問 ) f. organize ( 準備する 編成する ) Page 2
II. GRAMMAR REVIEW: Topic: Adjectives (5-6 minutes) ( 形容詞 ) An adjective is a word that describes or modifies a noun. Usually, adjectives are placed before a noun, but sometimes, it could also come after the verb. Two or more adjectives can be put together in the following order to describe a noun or a pronoun: ( 形容詞は 名詞を説明 修飾する言葉です 通常名詞の前に置かれますが 動詞の後 に置かれることもあります 2 つ以上の形容詞は 名詞や代名詞を説明するために 次 の順番で一緒につなげることができます ) Opinion (what you think of it) ( 意見 ( それについてどう思うか )) Beautiful ( 美しい ) Size (how big or small) ( 大きさ ( どのくらい大きい 小さいか )) tall ( 長身の ) Age (how old or young) ( 年 ( どのくらいの年か )) young ( 若い ) New ( 新しい ) Shape ( 形 ) Color ( 色 ) Origin (where it comes from) ( 出身 ( どこから来たか )) - - American ( アメリカ 人の ) rectangular ( 長方形の ) yellow ( 黄色の ) Material (what it is made out of) ( 素材 ( 何からできているか )) Purpose (what it is used for) ( 目的 ( 何のために使われるのか )) Noun ( 名詞 ) - - women. ( 女性 ) silk ( シルクの ) sleeping ( 寝具の ) mattress ( マットレス ) Remember: Always follow the order given above when using more than one adjective in a sentence. ( ポイント :2 つ以上の形容詞を同じ名詞に対して使用する場合は 上記の順番に従う ) Examples ( 例 ): The ( その ) A The ( その ) Adjective/s ( 形容詞 ) honest ( 正直な ) serious, tall ( きまじめな 長身の ) young, Japanese ( 若い 日本人の ) Noun/Pronoun ( 名詞 / 代名詞 ) employee ( 従業員は ) manager ( マネージャーは ) man ( 男性は ) was given an award. ( 表彰された ) scares me. ( 私を怖がらせる ) is new to the company. ( 会社の新人だ ) Page 3
A big, brown ( 大きい 茶色の ) suitcase ( スーツケース ) was left at the table. ( は テーブルに置いたままにされている ) Comprehension Check: Describe your office using adjectives. Exercise 1: Incomplete Sentences (5-6 minutes) Choose the word or phrase that would best complete the following sentences. 1. The woman is the new secretary. a. serious, tall, German b. tall, serious, German c. German, serious, tall d. serious, German, tall 2. They left the machines in the storage room. a. old, computing, useless b. computing, old, useless c. useless, old, computing d. useless, computing, old 3. Ralph Calvin is than Kevin Klein. a. popular b. more popular c. most popular 4. Ms. Toralba is the among the supervisors in the office. a. admirable b. more admirable c. most admirable Page 4
5. Epic Tower is the building in that city. a. big b. bigger c. biggest Page 5