2006年4月16日 NOVA G1/G42

G1 The most important thing... (Talking about priorities in life)
マイク(加)

Mからヘルプで来た人。
どんな顔してたか？ぜんぜん覚えていません(汗)。
よほど印象に残っていなかったのかなぁ……。

レッスンはその人の人生観を問われるところ（ぉ?）。
シアワセって何だろう？
プライベートと仕事とどっちが大事か？
リスニングは、
家族と過ごす時間を大事にするGrant氏と仕事命なSimon氏の独白。

Main Language:
Reflecting on what's important:
I prefer to ... because ...
... is (kind of) an important part of my life.
I really need to ... in order to be able to ...
Without ..., I don't think life would be much fun.

Questioning other people's priorities:
I don't really understand how some people can ...
I could't imagine ...
What's the point of ..., if you can't ...?
I don't think I could spend my life ...

Ranking priorities:
... just isn't that important in the long run.
... isn't nearly as meaningful as ...
... just doesn't matter as much when compared to ...
It's much more important to ....

これらの表現を使って自分にとって大事なものは何かを話したような記憶……。


G42 So, how can I help you? (Speaking appropriately on the phone)
ロジャー(米)

テーマはフォーマルな電話の対応とカジュアルな対応。
カジュアルなほうは簡単なのでもっぱらフォーマルなほうを重点的に。

Main Language:
Speaking politely on the phone:
Good morning. A & G Banking. Lisa Gould speaking.
Would it be possible to speak to Ms. Hamell?
May I ask who's calling, please?
This is Maxwell Media.
Please hold. I'll contact you.
I'm afraid she's not available at the moment.
Would you like me to take a message?
Sorry, I did't quite catch that.
Thank you very much for your help.

Calling frieds:
Hi.
Is Jane there?
Who is it?
It's Mike.
Hold on. I'll get her.
She's not in.
Do you want to leave a message?
What was that again?
Thanks.

フォーマルなほうの例文を元にロールプレイングなど。