Level B1 Business English
Lesson 18
Used To ~ / Would
過去における状態・習慣

1
PHRASE OF THE DAY
今日のフレーズ

This company used to be consistently profitable.
この会社は、かつて継続的に利益をあげていました。

2
SITUATION
状況

Mr. Wayne and Mr. Yamada are discussing why sales figures are decreasing.
ウェイン氏と山田氏は、どうして売上高が落ちているのか話し合っています。
男性2人が話をしている写真

3
DIALOGUE
ダイアログ

Directions: First repeat after your tutor and then practice each role.
課題： 先生の後に続いてくり返した後、それぞれの役を練習してみましょう。

Mr. Wayne
Over the past twelve months, our sales figures have fluctuated constantly. We made a loss of 3.2 million last year.
Mr. Yamada
I think the sales team is working hard but we have so many new competitors. We need to rethink our strategy.
Mr. Wayne
This company used to be consistently profitable. Our sales have fallen by 25.5% over the last twelve months.
Mr. Yamada
I’d like to have a strategic meeting for all the sales staff next week.
Mr. Wayne
I’m relying on you to get results.
ウェイン：この１２ケ月は、売上高が絶えず変動しているね。昨年は３２０万の損失をだしているし。

ヤマダ：営業部は、一生懸命働いているのですが、新しい競合が多すぎるのです。戦略を再考する必要があります。

ウェイン：この会社は、かつて継続的に収益をあげていた。我々の売り上げは、過去１２ケ月で２５．５％も落ちている。

ヤマダ：来週、全営業社員と戦略会議を開きたいのですが。

ウェイン氏：君が結果を出すことを頼りにしているよ。

4
VOCABULARY
語い

Directions: First repeat after your tutor and then read aloud by yourself.
課題： 先生の後に続いてくり返した後、今度はひとりで発音してみましょう。

competitor
競合
make a loss
損失を出す/利益を出す
fluctuate
変動する
strategic meeting
戦略会議
constantly
絶えず
consistently
継続的に
rely on
頼りにする
profitable
利益になる

5
LANGUAGE FOCUS
今日のポイント

This company used to be consistently profitable.
この会社は、かつて継続的に利益をあげていました。
Used To~ / Would

過去における状態・習慣

Directions: Compare what Yumi said five years ago and what she says today.
課題：ユミが５年前に言ったことと今言っていることを比べてみましょう。

Yumi – Five years ago

• I’m a hotel receptionist.
• I don’t like beer.
• I travel a lot.
• I don’t save money.
• I don’t read newspapers.
• I play tennis.

Yumi – Today

• I work for an IT company.
• Beer is great! I love it now.
• I don’t take many trips these days.
• I opened a savings account at the bank.
• I read newspapers everyday now.
• I haven’t played tennis for years.

6
ACTIVITY
練習

Activity: Compare your life in the past and now using (used to / would).What things are different?
練習： used to / would を使って、あなたの以前の生活と今を比べてみましょう。何が違いますか。

1) You are an adult now. What did you use to do when you were in high school that you don’t do now?
2) Imagine - You are living in a foreign country now. What did you use to do in your own country that you don’t do now?
3) Describe a typical day when you were in elementary school. What did you use to do that you don’t do now?

Hints
How to count numbers?

*コンマを目安に覚える。

300
three hundred
3,000
three thousand
3,000,000
three million
3,000,000,000
three billion
6.08
six point zero eight
1/2
a(one) half
1/4
a(one) quarter
2/3
two thirds
7:15
seven fifteen / a quarter after(past) seven
8:50
eight fifty / ten to nine
〜以上
or over / and over
〜以下
or under / and fewer
未満
under / less than / below