B. Quick Q&A (2-3 minutes) 1. Who comes to your mind when you hear the word, leader? 2. What does leadership mean to you? 3. Have you ever led a group

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Exercise 1: Picture Conversation

A. Read the dialogue below.

次の会話を読んでみましょう

Intermediate Conversation

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I LOOK UP TO…

Leadership

Who’s your role model at work? I look up to James. He’s very smart.

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B. Quick Q&A (2-3 minutes)

1. Who comes to your mind when you hear the word, “leader?” 2. What does “leadership” mean to you?

3. Have you ever led a group before?

4. Do you see yourself more like a leader or a follower?

5. If you had the chance, would you like to be your country’s leader?

Exercise 2: Say It! (3 minutes)

Read the following words and sample sentences below.

次の単語と例文を読んでみましょう。

A. Vocabulary

ボキャブラリー

motivate

動機づける、誘導する

A good leader knows how to motivate employees to always do their best.

優れたリーダーは、従業員が常にベストを出せるよう導く方法を知っている。

head

先頭に立つ、トップにたつ

Ricky will head the new department.

リッキーは新しい部のトップになります。

vision

ビジョン、未来像

The prime minister’s vision for the country is to lower the unemployment rate by 10% in one year.

首相のビジョンは、国の失業率を 1 年で 10％下げることです。

leadership

指導者

I’m not confident to lead the team yet because I think I need to work on my leadership skills.

私は、チームを率いる自信がありません。なぜなら指導者としてのスキルを磨く必要があると感じているからです。

solutions

解決策

I admire my team leader’s ability to come up with solutions quickly.

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B. Expressions

表現

count on

(someone/something)

（人・もの）に頼る

I can always count on my boss to make a decision quickly.

迅速な決断をする際、私はいつも上司に頼っています。

lead by example

手本を示す

Our CEO leads by example – she’s never late, so we make it a point to be on time always.

当社の CEO は手本を示します。決して遅刻をすることはなく、常に時間通りです。

strike a balance

バランスをとる

Our boss always reminds us it’s important to strike a

balance between our work and home life.

私達の上司はいつも、仕事と家庭生活のバランスをとる重要性を私たちに思い出させてくれます。

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Exercise 3: Role-Play (4 minutes)

Read the dialogues below. The vocabulary words and expressions from the previous exercise are highlighted for your reference.

次の会話を読んでみましょう。太字で示されているのはエクササイズ 2 で学習した単語と表現です。

A.

Tutor Let’s talk about the manager position now. What skills will we put in the job ad?

Student Well, the first would be strategic thinking. A manager should be able to have a vision that all members will work towards. Next, the ability to make tough decisions.

Tutor Those are good ideas. A manager must be able to come up with

solutions if problems arise.

Student I agree. Excellent organizational skills are also necessary. Please add that in the ad.

B.

Student I heard you’ll be heading the next project. Congratulations!

Tutor Thanks. I’m a bit worried, to be honest.

Student Why?

Tutor I don’t think I’m ready. I’ve never headed a project yet. Any tips for me?

Student Hmm…be sure to manage your time properly. Your members are

counting on you now, so you have to strike a balance between your

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Exercise 4: Answer It! (5 minutes)

A. Complete the dialogue using the new vocabulary words and expressions we learned.

今日学習した単語と表現を使って会話を完成させましょう。

Tutor Looking forward to the leadership training?

Student Yeah. What do you want them to discuss in the talks?

Tutor I hope they talk about effective communication. There’s been a lot of miscommunication in my team lately, so I hope to learn more on how to address communication gaps.

Student That would be really helpful. I’m also interested in learning more about how to ___________ my team members. Some of my members look demotivated lately.

B. Complete the dialogue using your own answers. You can use any of new vocabulary words and expressions, if possible.

好きな言葉を入れて会話を完成させましょう。今日学習した単語や表現を使っても構いません

Tutor What qualities do you think a leader should have?

Student A good leader should be ______________________________________ because _________________________________________________________________.

Tutor Do you think leadership skills are learned or are people born with them?

Student I think _______________________________________________________________.

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Exercise 5: Conversation Starter (10 minutes)

Pick one of the four scenarios below, and start a conversation with your tutor.

次の 4 つのシナリオの中から好きなものを選んで、講師と会話をしてみましょう。

Talk about possible ways on how a person can enhance his/her

leadership skills.

自分の指導力を高めるにはどうしたらいいか、考えられる方法を話しましょう。

Share your opinion on why leadership is important. Support your answer by citing your own experiences of leading.

指導力が重要である理由について、あなたの考えを教えてください。これまでの指導の経験を思い起こすことで、あなたの答えを裏付けてください。

Share your understanding of the phrase, “lead by example.”

「お手本を示す」という言葉を、あなたはどう考えますか？

Name a person you consider a leader, then describe the qualities you admire in him/her.

あなたが、まさに指導者だと考える人の名前を挙げてください。そして、彼／彼女の持つ資質で、あなたが尊敬できる点を説明してください。