<Beginner> Lesson No.28
Environmental Consideration Discussion with Local Residents / 現地住民との環境配慮協議
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 environmental protection measures and their effects to local residents who expressed environmental concerns and requested additional consideration measures for plant construction.
プラント建設に対して現地住民から環境への懸念と追加配慮措置の要求があり、環境保護対策の内容と効果を説明して理解を求める場面です。
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.Let me explain our...(私たちの...を説明させてください)
2.We will install advanced...(高度な...を設置します)
3.We will also set up...(...も設置します)
4.These measures will reduce...(これらの対策は...を削減します)
5.We will arrange a dedicated...(専用の...を手配します)
6.We will provide a monthly report to...(...するために月次報告書を提供します)
7.We will set up monthly community meetings where...(...できる月次住民会議を設定します)
1-2 Essential words
1.avoid(避ける)
2.measure(測定する)
3.reduce(削減する)
4.handle(対処する)
5.appreciate(感謝する)
6.limit(制限する)
7.share(共有する)
8.raise(提起する)
9.resolve(解決する)
10.review(確認する)
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)
Explaining environmental protection measures and their effects to local residents who expressed environmental concerns and requested additional consideration measures for plant construction.
プラント建設に対して現地住民から環境への懸念と追加配慮措置の要求があり、環境保護対策の内容と効果を説明して理解を求める場面です。
👨💼【Teacher / Community Representative】:
Thank you for meeting with us today. Our residents are deeply concerned about the environmental impact of this plant construction. We need you to explain your environmental protection measures in detail and how they will actually protect our local ecosystem.
(本日はお会いいただきありがとうございます。住民は、このプラント建設が環境に与える影響を深く懸念しています。環境保護対策の詳細と、それが実際にどのように地域の生態系を守るのか説明していただく必要があります。)
🧑🎓【Student / Project Manager】:
I understand your concerns completely. Let me explain our environmental protection plan. We will install advanced water treatment systems to avoid any pollution of the nearby river. We will also set up air quality monitoring stations around the site to measure emissions in real time. These measures will reduce environmental impact by 40 percent compared to standard requirements.
(ご懸念は完全に理解しております。環境保護計画について説明させてください。近くの川の汚染を避けるため、高度な水処理システムを設置します。また、排出物をリアルタイムで測定するため、サイト周辺に大気質監視ステーションを設置します。これらの対策により、標準要件と比較して環境への影響を40パーセント削減します。)
👨💼【Teacher / Community Representative】:
That sounds promising, but we require more specific commitments. What about noise levels during construction? And how will you handle the increased traffic through our residential area? We need clear answers before we can support this project.
(それは有望に聞こえますが、より具体的な約束が必要です。建設中の騒音レベルはどうなりますか?また、住宅地を通る交通量の増加にどう対処しますか?このプロジェクトを支援する前に、明確な回答が必要です。)
🧑🎓【Student / Project Manager】:
I appreciate your questions. We will limit construction work to daytime hours only, from 8 AM to 6 PM on business days. For traffic management, we will arrange a dedicated route that avoids the main residential streets. We will also provide a monthly report to share our environmental performance data with the community. This ensures full transparency throughout the construction period.
(ご質問に感謝します。建設作業は平日の午前8時から午後6時までの日中のみに制限します。交通管理については、主要な住宅街を避ける専用ルートを手配します。また、環境パフォーマンスデータを地域と共有するため、月次報告書を提供します。これにより、建設期間中の完全な透明性が確保されます。)
👨💼【Teacher / Community Representative】:
Those are important steps. However, we also request regular community meetings during construction. We want to be able to raise concerns immediately if problems happen. Can you commit to that? And what will you do if environmental standards are not met?
(それらは重要なステップです。しかし、建設中の定期的な住民会議も要求します。問題が発生した場合、すぐに懸念を提起できるようにしたいのです。それを約束していただけますか?また、環境基準が満たされない場合はどうしますか?)
🧑🎓【Student / Project Manager】:
Absolutely. We will set up monthly community meetings where you can ask questions and review our progress. If any environmental standard is not met, we will stop the related work immediately and resolve the issue before continuing. We take full responsibility for maintaining environmental quality. Our goal is to build this plant while protecting the environment that your community depends on.
(もちろんです。質問をしたり進捗を確認したりできる月次住民会議を設定します。環境基準が満たされない場合は、関連作業を直ちに停止し、継続前に問題を解決します。環境品質の維持について全責任を負います。私たちの目標は、地域が依存する環境を保護しながらこのプラントを建設することです。)
👨💼【Teacher / Community Representative】:
Thank you for these commitments. We will discuss this with our community members. If you follow through on these promises, we believe we can work together. Please send us the detailed environmental plan in writing by the end of this week so we can review it carefully.
(これらの約束に感謝します。地域のメンバーとこれについて話し合います。これらの約束を実行していただければ、協力できると信じています。詳細な環境計画を今週末までに書面で送付してください。慎重に確認できるようにします。)
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)
Explaining environmental protection measures and their effects to local residents who expressed environmental concerns and requested additional consideration measures for plant construction.
プラント建設に対して現地住民から環境への懸念と追加配慮措置の要求があり、環境保護対策の内容と効果を説明して理解を求める場面です。
👨💼【Teacher / Community Representative】:
Thank you for meeting with us today. Our residents are deeply concerned about the environmental impact of this plant construction. We need you to explain your environmental protection measures in detail and how they will actually protect our local ecosystem.
🧑🎓【Student / Project Manager】:
I understand your concerns completely. Let me explain our environmental protection plan. We will install advanced water treatment systems to [避ける] any pollution of the nearby river. We will also set up air quality monitoring stations around the site to [測定する] emissions in real time. These measures will [削減する] environmental impact by 40 percent compared to standard requirements.
👨💼【Teacher / Community Representative】:
That sounds promising, but we require more specific commitments. What about noise levels during construction? And how will you handle the increased traffic through our residential area? We need clear answers before we can support this project.
🧑🎓【Student / Project Manager】:
I [感謝する] your questions. We will [制限する] construction work to daytime hours only, from 8 AM to 6 PM on business days. For traffic management, we will arrange a dedicated route that avoids the main residential streets. We will also provide a monthly report to [共有する] our environmental performance data with the community. This ensures full transparency throughout the construction period.
👨💼【Teacher / Community Representative】:
Those are important steps. However, we also request regular community meetings during construction. We want to be able to raise concerns immediately if problems happen. Can you commit to that? And what will you do if environmental standards are not met?
🧑🎓【Student / Project Manager】:
Absolutely. We will set up monthly community meetings where you can ask questions and [確認する] our progress. If any environmental standard is not met, we will stop the related work immediately and [解決する] the issue before continuing. We take full responsibility for maintaining environmental quality. Our goal is to build this plant while protecting the environment that your community depends on.
👨💼【Teacher / Community Representative】:
Thank you for these commitments. We will discuss this with our community members. If you follow through on these promises, we believe we can work together. Please send us the detailed environmental plan in writing by the end of this week so we can review it carefully.
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 environmental protection measures and their effects to local residents who expressed environmental concerns and requested additional consideration measures for plant construction.
プラント建設に対して現地住民から環境への懸念と追加配慮措置の要求があり、環境保護対策の内容と効果を説明して理解を求める場面です。
👨💼【Teacher / Community Representative】:
Thank you for meeting with us today. Our residents are deeply concerned about the environmental impact of this plant construction. We need you to explain your environmental protection measures in detail and how they will actually protect our local ecosystem.
🧑🎓【Student / Project Manager】:
I understand your concerns completely. [環境保護計画について説明させてください。] [近くの川の汚染を避けるため、高度な水処理システムを設置します。] [また、排出物をリアルタイムで測定するため、サイト周辺に大気質監視ステーションを設置します。] [これらの対策により、標準要件と比較して環境への影響を40パーセント削減します。]
👨💼【Teacher / Community Representative】:
That sounds promising, but we require more specific commitments. What about noise levels during construction? And how will you handle the increased traffic through our residential area? We need clear answers before we can support this project.
🧑🎓【Student / Project Manager】:
I appreciate your questions. We will limit construction work to daytime hours only, from 8 AM to 6 PM on business days. For traffic management, we will arrange a dedicated route that avoids the main residential streets. We will also provide a monthly report to share our environmental performance data with the community. This ensures full transparency throughout the construction period.
👨💼【Teacher / Community Representative】:
Those are important steps. However, we also request regular community meetings during construction. We want to be able to raise concerns immediately if problems happen. Can you commit to that? And what will you do if environmental standards are not met?
🧑🎓【Student / Project Manager】:
Absolutely. We will set up monthly community meetings where you can ask questions and review our progress. If any environmental standard is not met, we will stop the related work immediately and resolve the issue before continuing. We take full responsibility for maintaining environmental quality. Our goal is to build this plant while protecting the environment that your community depends on.
👨💼【Teacher / Community Representative】:
Thank you for these commitments. We will discuss this with our community members. If you follow through on these promises, we believe we can work together. Please send us the detailed environmental plan in writing by the end of this week so we can review it carefully.
\ 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 community representative has environmental concerns about your plant construction project.
You need to explain your environmental protection measures and build trust with local residents.
地域住民代表があなたのプラント建設プロジェクトについて環境上の懸念を持っています。
あなたは環境保護対策を説明し、地域住民との信頼関係を構築する必要があります。
👨💼【Teacher / Community Representative】:
We are worried about the environmental impact of this construction. Can you explain what measures you will take to protect our community?
(この建設の環境への影響を心配しています。地域を守るためにどのような対策を取る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.Explain environmental protection systems(環境保護システムを説明する)
2.Describe monitoring and measurement plans(監視と測定計画を述べる)
3.Present impact reduction commitments(影響削減の約束を提示する)
4.Offer transparency through regular reporting(定期報告による透明性を提供する)
※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)
