Level B2 Business English
Lesson 13
Meeting - Identifying Problems
ミーティング 問題を明確にする

1
PHRASE OF THE DAY
今日のフレーズ

Our major concern is...
私たちの主要な問題点は、、、です。

2
SITUATION
状況

Serge is identifying the major problems with the new advertising campaign.
サージは新しい広告キャンペーンの主要な問題点を明らかにしようとしています。

3
DIALOGUE
ダイアログ

Directions: First repeat after your tutor and then practice each role.

Serge
Cathy, do you have any dilemmas about the advertising campaign that I should be aware of?
Cathy
Our major concern is finding a substitute for Yuta, who left the company last week.
Serge
And how has this effected the headway you’re trying to make in the campaign?
Cathy
Well, finding a suitable replacement is proving to be quite difficult. He was the point-of-contact between the advertising department and the Japanese promotional agencies, which we’re still trying to reconnect with.
Serge
Keep me informed of any changes in the situation.

4
VOCABULARY
語い

Directions: First repeat after your tutor and then read aloud by yourself.

dilemma
ジレンマ
replacement
交換、交代要員
substitute
置き換える
headway
前進、進歩
suitable
適切な

5
LANGUAGE FOCUS
今日のポイント

Our major concern is...
私たちの主要な問題点は、、、です。
Meeting - Identifying Problems

Directions: First repeat after your tutor and then read aloud again by yourself.

Our biggest worry is about the …
One of the most major issues we’re facing is in regards to the …
Another concern of ours is …
A major/minor problem we’ve encountered …
We’ve experienced a slight hiccup.
Finding a way to deal with … is our top most concern at the moment.
Currently, we’re having difficulty trying to …

6
ACTIVITY
練習

Activity 1: Tell your tutor about a recent report you gave at work. How did you identify the problems? If you haven’t, imagine that you need to give a report identifying current problems. You can use the following information:

Advertising Plan: the celebrity chosen to represent the product has pulled out.

Packaging: the supplier recently changed the adhesive that they use and the boxes often come apart.

Application Sales: expecting a decrease as the number of free applications for smartphones increases

HINTS
a result of
～の結果
because of
～により
caused by
～により引き起こされる
due to
～による
not likely
可能性の低い
probably
おそらく