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<Elementary> Lesson No.29

Energy Efficiency Performance and Cost Reduction Effect Explanation / 設備の省エネ性能とコスト削減効果の説明

0.Greetings & Ice-break (2min.)|挨拶と導入

 

0-1 Greetings

Let’s practice a short small talk that you can use to greet a business partner and start building a good relationship.

講師との挨拶を兼ねて、ビジネスパートナーと信頼関係を築くための短いスモールトークを練習してみましょう。

[Tips / 会話のヒント]

・Can you hear me clearly? 

 私の声はクリアに聞こえますか?
・How's your day going so far?

 今日はどんな一日でしたか?
・Talk about one small topic (Work, Weather, News, Hometown, Sports event, etc.)

 軽い話題について話しましょう(仕事、天気、ニュース、地元、スポーツイベントなど)

0-2 Introduction​

In today’s lesson, we’ll learn about the following situation. Have you ever experienced something similar?

本日のレッスンでは以下のようなシチュエーションについて学びます。同様のシチュエーションを経験したことがありますか?​

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- If you have experience, please tell us what it was like, what was difficult, or what you learned.

   経験があれば、どんな内容だったか、難しかったことや学んだことなどを教えて下さい。 

- If you don’t have experience, try to imagine yourself handling that situation in English.

  What do you think would be challenging?

  経験がなければ、英語でその状況に対応しているところを想像してみましょう。どんなことが難しそうですか?

Situation / シチュエーション

A sales representative explains energy-saving performance and operational cost reduction effects with quantitative data to overseas clients.
海外顧客の運用コスト削減ニーズに対応し、省エネ性能と運用コスト削減効果を定量的に説明する場面です。

1. Read (2 min)|型を学ぶ
Let's read the following key sentences aloud!
下記の文章や単語を順番に音読しましょう!

1-1 Basic phrases
1.Let me explain our technology...(当社の技術を説明させてください)
2.Our new system reduces energy consumption by...(当社の新システムはエネルギー消費量を...削減します)
3.This leads to an operating cost reduction of...(これにより...の運用コスト削減につながります)
4.You are right to consider...(...を検討されるのは正しいです)
5.We have test reports from...(...からの試験報告書があります)
6.Actual results depend on...(実際の結果は...に依存します)
7.I can send you these documents by...(...までにこれらの文書をお送りできます)

1-2 Essential words
1.reduce(削減する)
2.explain(説明する)
3.achieve(達成する)
4.confirm(確認する)
5.provide(提供する)
6.consider(検討する)
7.reach(達する)
8.support(裏付ける)
9.arrange(手配する)
10.review(検討する)
2. Try  (3 min)|ロールプレイ練習

Let’s practice the role-play.

ロールプレイの練習をしましょう!

Situation / シチュエーション(Reference again)

A sales representative explains energy-saving performance and operational cost reduction effects with quantitative data to overseas clients.
海外顧客の運用コスト削減ニーズに対応し、省エネ性能と運用コスト削減効果を定量的に説明する場面です。

👨‍💼【Teacher / Procurement Manager】:
Thank you for coming today. We need to discuss the energy-saving performance of your equipment. Could you explain how much we can reduce our operating costs?
(本日はお越しいただきありがとうございます。貴社設備の省エネ性能について話し合う必要があります。運用コストをどれだけ削減できるか説明していただけますか?)
🧑‍🎓【Student / Sales Engineer】:
Certainly. Our new system reduces energy consumption by 25 percent compared to the current model. This leads to an operating cost reduction of approximately 30000 USD per year for your facility.
(承知しました。当社の新システムは現行モデルと比較してエネルギー消費量を25パーセント削減します。これにより貴社施設では年間約30000米ドルの運用コスト削減につながります。)

👨‍💼【Teacher / Procurement Manager】:
That sounds promising. However, we need more details. What specific energy-saving technology makes this possible?
(それは有望に聞こえます。しかし、より詳細な情報が必要です。どのような具体的な省エネ技術がこれを可能にするのですか?)
🧑‍🎓【Student / Sales Engineer】:
Let me explain our technology in detail. First, we use a high-efficiency motor that reduces power consumption by 15 percent. Second, our intelligent control system adjusts operation based on actual load. Third, the improved insulation design keeps heat loss to a minimum. These three features work together to achieve the 25 percent reduction.
(当社の技術を詳しく説明させてください。第一に、消費電力を15パーセント削減する高効率モーターを使用しています。第二に、当社のインテリジェント制御システムが実際の負荷に基づいて運転を調整します。第三に、改良された断熱設計が熱損失を最小限に抑えます。これら3つの特徴が連携して25パーセントの削減を実現します。)

👨‍💼【Teacher / Procurement Manager】:
I understand the technology. But what about the return on investment? The initial cost seems high.
(技術は理解しました。しかし投資対効果はどうでしょうか?初期費用が高いように思えます。)
🧑‍🎓【Student / Sales Engineer】:
You are right to consider the investment carefully. The equipment costs 120000 USD, but with annual savings of 30000 USD, you will recover the investment in 4 years. After that, you continue to save 30000 USD every year. Additionally, our equipment has a service life of 15 years, so the total savings reach 330000 USD over its lifetime.
(投資を慎重に検討されるのは正しいです。設備費用は120000米ドルですが、年間30000米ドルの節約により4年で投資を回収できます。その後も毎年30000米ドルを節約し続けます。さらに当社設備の耐用年数は15年ですので、生涯にわたる総節約額は330000米ドルに達します。)

👨‍💼【Teacher / Procurement Manager】:
The numbers look reasonable. Can you provide documentation that supports these performance claims?
(数字は妥当に見えます。これらの性能主張を裏付ける文書を提供していただけますか?)
🧑‍🎓【Student / Sales Engineer】:
Absolutely. We have test reports from an independent laboratory that confirm the 25 percent energy reduction. We also have case studies from three similar facilities that achieved the expected savings. I can send you these documents by the end of today. One important point is that actual results depend on your operating conditions, so we offer a free energy audit before installation.
(もちろんです。25パーセントのエネルギー削減を確認した独立研究所の試験報告書があります。また、期待される節約を達成した3つの類似施設のケーススタディもあります。本日中にこれらの文書をお送りできます。重要な点として、実際の結果は貴社の運転条件に依存しますので、設置前に無料のエネルギー監査を提供しています。)

👨‍💼【Teacher / Procurement Manager】:
That would be very helpful. Please send the documents and let me know how to arrange the energy audit. We will review everything and get back to you next week.
(それは非常に助かります。文書を送付し、エネルギー監査の手配方法を教えてください。すべてを検討して来週ご連絡します。)
3. Use  (4 min)|ロールプレイ & 実践(空欄補完)

Let's perform the role-play and fill in the blanks by translating the Japanese into English!
空欄の日本語を英語に訳しながら、ロールプレイを実践してみましょう!

Situation / シチュエーション(Reference again)

A sales representative explains energy-saving performance and operational cost reduction effects with quantitative data to overseas clients.
海外顧客の運用コスト削減ニーズに対応し、省エネ性能と運用コスト削減効果を定量的に説明する場面です。

👨‍💼【Teacher / Procurement Manager】:
Thank you for coming today. We need to discuss the energy-saving performance of your equipment. Could you explain how much we can reduce our operating costs?
🧑‍🎓【Student / Sales Engineer】:
Certainly. Our new system [削減する]s energy consumption by 25 percent compared to the current model. This leads to an operating cost reduction of approximately 30000 USD per year for your facility.

👨‍💼【Teacher / Procurement Manager】:
That sounds promising. However, we need more details. What specific energy-saving technology makes this possible?
🧑‍🎓【Student / Sales Engineer】:
Let me [説明する] our technology in detail. First, we use a high-efficiency motor that [削減する]s power consumption by 15 percent. Second, our intelligent control system adjusts operation based on actual load. Third, the improved insulation design keeps heat loss to a minimum. These three features work together to [達成する] the 25 percent reduction.

👨‍💼【Teacher / Procurement Manager】:
I understand the technology. But what about the return on investment? The initial cost seems high.
🧑‍🎓【Student / Sales Engineer】:
You are right to [検討する] the investment carefully. The equipment costs 120000 USD, but with annual savings of 30000 USD, you will recover the investment in 4 years. After that, you continue to save 30000 USD every year. Additionally, our equipment has a service life of 15 years, so the total savings [達する] 330000 USD over its lifetime.

👨‍💼【Teacher / Procurement Manager】:
The numbers look reasonable. Can you provide documentation that supports these performance claims?
🧑‍🎓【Student / Sales Engineer】:
Absolutely. We have test reports from an independent laboratory that [確認する] the 25 percent energy reduction. We also have case studies from three similar facilities that [達成する]d the expected savings. I can send you these documents by the end of today. One important point is that actual results depend on your operating conditions, so we offer a free energy audit before installation.

👨‍💼【Teacher / Procurement Manager】:
That would be very helpful. Please send the documents and let me know how to arrange the energy audit. We will review everything and get back to you next week.
4. Challenge (7 min)|応用実践

Let's perform the role-play and fill in the blanks by translating the Japanese into English!
空欄の日本語を英語に訳しながら、ロールプレイを実践してみましょう!

*Let's practice this part repeatedly until we can speak it smoothly.

  このパートはスムーズにスピーキングできるようになるまで繰り返し練習しましょう。

Situation / シチュエーション(Reference again)

A sales representative explains energy-saving performance and operational cost reduction effects with quantitative data to overseas clients.
海外顧客の運用コスト削減ニーズに対応し、省エネ性能と運用コスト削減効果を定量的に説明する場面です。

👨‍💼【Teacher / Procurement Manager】:
Thank you for coming today. We need to discuss the energy-saving performance of your equipment. Could you explain how much we can reduce our operating costs?
🧑‍🎓【Student / Sales Engineer】:
Certainly. [当社の新システムは現行モデルと比較してエネルギー消費量を25パーセント削減します。] [これにより貴社施設では年間約30000米ドルの運用コスト削減につながります。]

👨‍💼【Teacher / Procurement Manager】:
That sounds promising. However, we need more details. What specific energy-saving technology makes this possible?
🧑‍🎓【Student / Sales Engineer】:
[当社の技術を詳しく説明させてください。] First, we use a high-efficiency motor that reduces power consumption by 15 percent. Second, our intelligent control system adjusts operation based on actual load. Third, the improved insulation design keeps heat loss to a minimum. These three features work together to achieve the 25 percent reduction.

👨‍💼【Teacher / Procurement Manager】:
I understand the technology. But what about the return on investment? The initial cost seems high.
🧑‍🎓【Student / Sales Engineer】:
[投資を慎重に検討されるのは正しいです。] The equipment costs 120000 USD, but with annual savings of 30000 USD, you will recover the investment in 4 years. After that, you continue to save 30000 USD every year. Additionally, our equipment has a service life of 15 years, so the total savings reach 330000 USD over its lifetime.

👨‍💼【Teacher / Procurement Manager】:
The numbers look reasonable. Can you provide documentation that supports these performance claims?
🧑‍🎓【Student / Sales Engineer】:
Absolutely. [25パーセントのエネルギー削減を確認した独立研究所の試験報告書があります。] We also have case studies from three similar facilities that achieved the expected savings. I can send you these documents by the end of today. One important point is that actual results depend on your operating conditions, so we offer a free energy audit before installation.

👨‍💼【Teacher / Procurement Manager】:
That would be very helpful. Please send the documents and let me know how to arrange the energy audit. We will review everything and get back to you next week.
\ If you have some extra capacity, give it a try(余力があればやってみましょう)/
5. Real-world application (5 min)|実務応用

Let's speak freely with the phrases and flow we learned today. If you can, imagine your real job—it makes practice more effective.
本日学習した単語やフレーズ、会話の流れを思い出しながら、自由に話してみましょう。可能であれば、自身の実務を想像しながら話すと効果的です。​

Situation / シチュエーション
A customer asks you to explain the energy-saving performance and cost reduction benefits of your equipment.
You need to provide specific data on energy consumption reduction and return on investment.
海外顧客が貴社設備の省エネ性能と運用コスト削減効果について説明を求めています。
エネルギー消費量の削減率と投資対効果について具体的なデータを提供する必要があります。

👨‍💼【Teacher / Procurement Manager】:
We are interested in your energy-saving equipment. Could you explain the performance and cost benefits for our facility?
(貴社の省エネ設備に興味があります。当社施設における性能とコスト面のメリットを説明していただけますか?)

🧑‍🎓【Student / Your Role】:
(Free Speaking based on today's lesson)

Hints / ヒント
1.Explain the energy reduction percentage(エネルギー削減率を説明する)
2.Describe the annual cost savings(年間コスト削減額を述べる)
3.Present the payback period(投資回収期間を提示する)
4.Provide supporting documentation(裏付け文書を提供する)
​※This is not a role-play. Please speak until you finish your thoughts.
 このパートはロールプレイ形式ではありません。最後まで通して話してみましょう。
6.  Wrap-up (2 min) |レッスンの振り返り

Let's review today's lesson with your teacher!
今日のレッスンについて講師と振り返ってみましょう!

 

6-1 Comments from student

・Good points / 良かったところ・上手くできたところ
・Things to work on / 今後強化したいところ

 

6-2 Feedback from teacher

・Good points / 良かった点
・Things to work on / 今後の強化ポイント
・What to review / 復習ポイント

 

*6-3 Questions from student (if any)

Japanese translation(日本語訳)

1. Read (2min)(型を学ぶ)|基本フレーズ

2. Try  (4min)(ロールプレイ練習)|型を使った練習
Let’s practice the role-play.
ロールプレイの練習をしましょう!

3. Use  (7min)|応用
Let’s perform the role-play and filling in the missing English!
英語を補完しながら、ロールプレイを実践してみましょう!

4. Challenge (7min)|実践
Let’s perform the role-play and filling in the missing English!
英語を補完しながら、ロールプレイを実践してみましょう!

5. Wrap-up (3min) – レッスンの振り返り

"Let’s review today’s lesson with your teacher!”

「今日のレッスンについて講師と振り返ってみましょう!」

5-1.  Comments from Student

  - Good points / 良かったところ・上手くできたところ

  - Things to work on / 今後強化したいところ

5-2.  Feedback from Teacher

  - Good points / 良かった点

  - Things to work on / 今後の強化ポイント

  - What to review / 復習ポイント

5-3. Question from Students (If any)

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