Level B2 Business English
Lesson 73
Graphs And Charts
グラフとチャート

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TOPIC QUESTION
今日のトピック

Cost Reduction
コストの縮小

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ARTICLE
記事

Directions: Read the following article aloud.
課題: 以下の記事をはっきりとした声で音読しましょう。

Cost Reductions With Super Asset Manager

How did you reduce your overall costs by implementing Super Asset Manager?

Decreased costs by fewer assets being lost 67%

Reduced asset maintenance cost by identifying assets no longer in use 56%

Reduced software cost by identifying under or over-licensed software 78%

Avoided cost incurred by software audits 22%

Eliminated penalties for non-returned leased assets 33%

Consolidated hardware contracts for better service level agreements with vendors 33%

Note: this is a multiple-choice question – response percentages may not add up to 100.

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VOCABULARY
語い

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

assets
資産
audits
監査
implementing
実施する
consolidated
統合された
incurred
~を被る
eliminated
除外された、排除された

4
Questions
質問

Directions: Read the questions aloud and answer them.
課題: 質問を声に出して読んだ後、答えてみましょう。

1. What two ways reduced the greatest cost in the article?
2. Which cost reduction in the paragraph would you say is the most common?
3. What are some ways you reduce cost in your daily life?
4. If you owned a restaurant, what are some things you would do to reduce cost?