<Beginner> Lesson No.9
Response to Delays in Obtaining Local Permits and Approvals / 現地許認可取得の遅延対応
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?
- 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
Explaining the current status of permit acquisition delays with local government agencies and seeking understanding for schedule adjustments that affect the project timeline.
現地政府機関での許認可取得遅延の現状を説明し、プロジェクトスケジュールへの影響について理解と協力を求める場面です。
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.I apologize for...(...について謝罪いたします)
2.We submitted the new documents...(新しい書類を提出しました...)
3.This will push back...(これにより...が遅れることになります)
4.We prepared a recovery plan with...(...を含む挽回計画を準備しました)
5.We will work with...(...と協力します)
6.We will overlap the equipment procurement phase with...(機器調達フェーズを...と重複させます)
7.We will assign a dedicated team member to...(...するために専任のチームメンバーを配置します)
1-2 Essential words
1.delay(遅延)
2.explain(説明する)
3.require(要求する)
4.reduce(削減する)
5.increase(増やす)
6.confirm(確認する)
7.assign(配置する)
8.follow up(フォローアップする)
9.appear(現れる)
10.immediately(直ちに)
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)
Explaining the current status of permit acquisition delays with local government agencies and seeking understanding for schedule adjustments that affect the project timeline.
現地政府機関での許認可取得遅延の現状を説明し、プロジェクトスケジュールへの影響について理解と協力を求める場面です。
👨💼【Teacher / Client Project Director】:
Thank you for meeting with me today. I understand there's a delay with the government permits. Could you explain the current situation and how this affects our project timeline?
(本日はお時間をいただきありがとうございます。政府の許認可に遅延が生じていると伺っています。現状とプロジェクトスケジュールへの影響について説明していただけますか?)
🧑🎓【Student / Project Manager】:
I apologize for this delay. The local authority requires additional environmental documents that were not mentioned in the initial guidelines. We submitted the new documents 2 weeks ago, but the review process takes 6 to 8 weeks. This will push back our construction start date by approximately 2 months.
(この遅延について謝罪いたします。地方当局が当初のガイドラインに記載されていなかった追加の環境関連書類を要求しています。2週間前に新しい書類を提出しましたが、審査プロセスには6週間から8週間かかります。これにより建設開始日が約2か月遅れることになります。)
👨💼【Teacher / Client Project Director】:
2 months is a serious concern for us. Our business plan depends on the plant starting operations by the end of next year. What recovery plan do you have to reduce this impact?
(2か月は我々にとって深刻な懸念事項です。我々の事業計画は来年末までにプラントが稼働開始することを前提としています。この影響を軽減するためにどのような挽回計画をお持ちですか?)
🧑🎓【Student / Project Manager】:
We prepared a recovery plan with 3 key actions. First, we will work with the local authority to speed up the review process by providing additional support staff. Second, we will overlap the equipment procurement phase with the permit approval period to save 3 weeks. Third, we will increase construction resources by 15 percent to complete the work faster. These actions can reduce the overall delay to 4 weeks instead of 8 weeks.
(3つの主要な対策を含む挽回計画を準備しました。第一に、追加のサポートスタッフを提供することで地方当局と協力して審査プロセスを加速させます。第二に、機器調達フェーズを許可承認期間と重複させて3週間節約します。第三に、建設リソースを15パーセント増やして作業をより速く完了させます。これらの対策により全体の遅延を8週間ではなく4週間に削減できます。)
👨💼【Teacher / Client Project Director】:
I appreciate your detailed plan. However, even 4 weeks affects our operations schedule. Can you confirm that there will be no further delays beyond this revised timeline?
(詳細な計画に感謝します。しかし4週間でも我々の運用スケジュールに影響します。この修正されたスケジュールを超えてさらなる遅延が発生しないことを確認していただけますか?)
🧑🎓【Student / Project Manager】:
I understand your concern completely. We will assign a dedicated team member to follow up with the government office every 3 days to track the permit status. We will also report progress to you every week. If any new risk appears, we will contact you immediately and discuss additional countermeasures. Our goal is to meet the revised deadline without any further changes.
(ご懸念を完全に理解しております。許可状況を追跡するために3日ごとに政府機関にフォローアップする専任のチームメンバーを配置します。また毎週進捗状況をご報告いたします。新たなリスクが現れた場合は直ちにご連絡し追加の対策を協議いたします。我々の目標はこれ以上の変更なく修正された期限を守ることです。)
👨💼【Teacher / Client Project Director】:
Thank you for your commitment. I will share this plan with our management team. Please keep me updated as you mentioned, and let me know immediately if anything changes.
(ご尽力に感謝します。この計画を我々の経営陣と共有します。おっしゃった通りに最新情報を共有し続けてください。何か変更があれば直ちにお知らせください。)
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)
Explaining the current status of permit acquisition delays with local government agencies and seeking understanding for schedule adjustments that affect the project timeline.
現地政府機関での許認可取得遅延の現状を説明し、プロジェクトスケジュールへの影響について理解と協力を求める場面です。
👨💼【Teacher / Client Project Director】:
Thank you for meeting with me today. I understand there's a delay with the government permits. Could you explain the current situation and how this affects our project timeline?
🧑🎓【Student / Project Manager】:
I apologize for this [遅延]. The local authority [要求する] additional environmental documents that were not mentioned in the initial guidelines. We submitted the new documents 2 weeks ago, but the review process takes 6 to 8 weeks. This will push back our construction start date by approximately 2 months.
👨💼【Teacher / Client Project Director】:
2 months is a serious concern for us. Our business plan depends on the plant starting operations by the end of next year. What recovery plan do you have to reduce this impact?
🧑🎓【Student / Project Manager】:
We prepared a recovery plan with 3 key actions. First, we will work with the local authority to speed up the review process by providing additional support staff. Second, we will overlap the equipment procurement phase with the permit approval period to save 3 weeks. Third, we will [増やす] construction resources by 15 percent to complete the work faster. These actions can [削減する] the overall [遅延] to 4 weeks instead of 8 weeks.
👨💼【Teacher / Client Project Director】:
I appreciate your detailed plan. However, even 4 weeks affects our operations schedule. Can you confirm that there will be no further delays beyond this revised timeline?
🧑🎓【Student / Project Manager】:
I understand your concern completely. We will [配置する] a dedicated team member to [フォローアップする] with the government office every 3 days to track the permit status. We will also report progress to you every week. If any new risk [現れる], we will contact you [直ちに] and discuss additional countermeasures. Our goal is to meet the revised deadline without any further changes.
👨💼【Teacher / Client Project Director】:
Thank you for your commitment. I will share this plan with our management team. Please keep me updated as you mentioned, and let me know immediately if anything changes.
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)
Explaining the current status of permit acquisition delays with local government agencies and seeking understanding for schedule adjustments that affect the project timeline.
現地政府機関での許認可取得遅延の現状を説明し、プロジェクトスケジュールへの影響について理解と協力を求める場面です。
👨💼【Teacher / Client Project Director】:
Thank you for meeting with me today. I understand there's a delay with the government permits. Could you explain the current situation and how this affects our project timeline?
🧑🎓【Student / Project Manager】:
[この遅延について謝罪いたします。] The local authority requires additional environmental documents that were not mentioned in the initial guidelines. [2週間前に新しい書類を提出しましたが、審査プロセスには6週間から8週間かかります。] [これにより建設開始日が約2か月遅れることになります。]
👨💼【Teacher / Client Project Director】:
2 months is a serious concern for us. Our business plan depends on the plant starting operations by the end of next year. What recovery plan do you have to reduce this impact?
🧑🎓【Student / Project Manager】:
[3つの主要な対策を含む挽回計画を準備しました。] First, we will work with the local authority to speed up the review process by providing additional support staff. Second, we will overlap the equipment procurement phase with the permit approval period to save 3 weeks. Third, we will increase construction resources by 15 percent to complete the work faster. These actions can reduce the overall delay to 4 weeks instead of 8 weeks.
👨💼【Teacher / Client Project Director】:
I appreciate your detailed plan. However, even 4 weeks affects our operations schedule. Can you confirm that there will be no further delays beyond this revised timeline?
🧑🎓【Student / Project Manager】:
I understand your concern completely. We will assign a dedicated team member to follow up with the government office every 3 days to track the permit status. We will also report progress to you every week. If any new risk appears, we will contact you immediately and discuss additional countermeasures. Our goal is to meet the revised deadline without any further changes.
👨💼【Teacher / Client Project Director】:
Thank you for your commitment. I will share this plan with our management team. Please keep me updated as you mentioned, and let me know immediately if anything changes.
\ 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
The government permit approval is delayed and affects the project schedule.
The project manager needs to explain the situation and propose a recovery plan to the client.
政府の許認可承認が遅延しプロジェクトスケジュールに影響している。
プロジェクトマネージャーはクライアントに状況を説明し挽回計画を提案する必要がある。
👨💼【Teacher / Client Project Director】:
I heard there's an issue with the permit process. Can you walk me through what happened and what you plan to do about it?
(許可プロセスに問題があると聞きました。何が起こったのか、そしてそれについて何をする予定なのか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.Apologize for the delay(遅延について謝罪する)
2.Explain the root cause(根本原因を説明する)
3.Present the recovery actions(挽回対策を提示する)
4.Commit to regular updates(定期的な報告を約束する)
※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)
