あっという間に11月に入り、今年も残りわずかとなぜが焦燥感を感じてしまいます。

レッスンは先週だったのにまたまたアップが遅れてしまいました。


今まで週一で通っていたのですが、急に多忙となり、3週間ぶりにレッスンを受けました。さすがにこれだけ間が空くと行きにくい感じもありましたが、行ってみるとやはり楽しいです。

ということで、今回も講師はデイビッドです。休日に京都に行ったみたいでそのパンフレットを見ながら結構盛り上がりました。やはり美しい風情に感じるものは万国共通のようですね。

さて、レッスン内容は自分の職場紹介でした。以前も書いたかも知れませんが、英会話教室は平日14:00~17:00までアイドルタイムのようです。この時間を有効活用したいとデイビッドは言ってました。

まぁ、多くの人は仕事の後に来るわけだから仕方がないとは言え、何かよい活用法があればいいのですが。

僕のアイデアは、主婦とか水商売の方をターゲットにその時間だけ使える格安チケットを販売すればいいと思います。銀座の買い物ついでとか、夕方から出勤の人とかを取り込めば、アイドルタイムを有効活用できると思います。

これ、結構よくないですか?(自画自賛)ということで今日はこれで。


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I have been very busy recently. It is a busy time of year. I really enjoy Kyoto. I have been three times. My favorite places are Kiyomizudera and Tenryuji. It has been very cold these days, and i don't enjoy it. I am planning to go jogging and do some shopping for winter wear.
On the third, I will go to Nassu Kogen to run in a marathon. It is about 20 kilometers. I have jogged for about five years. I run in Yokohama in Minatorai on the weekend. I am running in the Tokyo Marathon this year in the full marathon wmihich starts in Shinjuku and goes to Tokyo Big Site. There are 42.193 kilometers. I ran it before in 5 hours in 2007.
I run twice a week, and I run in marathons about three or four times a year.


I cant carry these suitcases, they are too heavy.
It is too early in the morning.
It is too slow. It isn't fast enough.
It is too dangerous. It isn't safe enough.
It is too big. It isn't small enough.

There isn't enough space in the office. They need a more spacious office. There is a more spacious office outside the city centre.

The workers worry about losing their jobs. There are many changes at the company. The workers come to work late and they go home early.

One of the colleagues is not helpful. He doesn't work well with other colleagues. He doesn't send reports on time. He doesn't go to meetings.


This company has high expenses. They are having cash flow problems.

We need more employees. There is too much work and not enough time. My company isn't looking for new workers. There is a cash flow problems.
10月に入り、忙しいのか時間を使うのが下手なのか英会話スクールに通うのが困難になってきました。(おそらく後者の方だが)

どんな習い事や趣味でもそうだが、始めて3か月くらいが継続できるか、できないかの分かれ目になりますね。今までの成果とこれからの期待感に疑問を持つと思わず辞めたくなってしまいます。

スクール運営にとってはこのあたりのケアやフォローをするシステムがあるとうまく囲い込みができるのではないでしょうか。

ということで今回のレビューは先週のレッスンです。

今回もデイビッドにお願いしました。やはりある程度講師を固定した方がお互いにやりやすいかも知れませんね。それとこのようにメールで復習できるのはありがたいです。

ということで来週からはちゃんとスケジュールを立て通おうと思います。


I went mountain climbing in Tanzawa which is in Kanagawa prefecture. I took about two
hours to climb. I don't climb mountains so much. That's all.

I work flexible hours, I don't have to wear a suit.
I work about 40 hours a week.
I finish work about 7 o'clock.
I sometimes go for dinner with my colleagues,
In my free time, I enjoy jogging.

What is your position?
What do you do in your job?
What hours do you work?
How often do you have a break?
When do you have lunch?
What do you like about your job?

I work as a production assistant.
I book the studios, assist during filming, and help to move equipment.
I work from 9 to 6 midday to Friday, and I sometimes work later and i sometimes work
on the weekend.
I have no regular breaks.
I have no definite time, I usually get fast food.
I enjoy the job, and I am very good at it. I like my helpful colleagues. The salary is
ok, but I do a lot of overtime and my office is very small. I want a promotion to be a
producer.

It is located in Vancouver, Canada.
They are unhappy, because they work hard, have no breaks, and their hours aren't
flexible. Human Resources is worried about employees leaving, so. Managers interview
the employees.
前回のレッスンからしばらく間が空いてしまい正直億劫なところもあったけど、英語力を向上させたいという欲望が最近また高まったので行ってきました。

前日20分、当日15分くらい予習する時間があったので今回も比較的内容は理解することができました。最近は細かい発音とかはあまり気にせず、全体の抑揚や流れを意識するようにしています。とにかく先に進む事を考えて読んだり、話したりしています。

いつものようにメールでレッスン内容を送ってもらったのでばっちり復習できますね。

Last week, I went shopping in Harajuku. I bought some new sneakers. My favorite area
is Shinjuku, Harajuku , and Omotesando area. I sometimes go to Shimokitazawa. Most
of my friends don't smoke, but I have a few.
I really enjoy the fall weather in Japan.

Recently. Business has been a little busy, because we have new customers. Our fiscal
year starts in March, and it is not so busy now. I am in the office four days a week a
week, and one or two days a week, I am out of the office.i really enjoy being out of the
office.

I am very busy in the morning and in the afternoon. In the morning, Because I must
check email and call my customers. Sometimes I have a meeting with my boss, co-
workers or clients. In the afternoon, I make presentations for clients and have a meeting
at my clients office.

Business is quiet in February and August, because we have to plan the budget in
February, and in August, everyone has/takes a long vacation.

I am busy on Mondays, because I have a lot of emails to check. Every morning, I must
participate in meeting.

0 . I spend 10% of my time reading new information for work.
1 . We make new marketing plans for each customer.
2 . We don't have international customers either, but we hope to have some in the
future.
3 . I think Michael Dell's work day is very similar to Japanese working days.
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4 . Michael Dell makes two trips to Asia each year
5 . He lives in Austin, Texas.
6 . It's true
7 . It's true
8 . He has dinner with his family
9 . It's true
Language focus one
I sometimes have trouble in the morning.
My boss is usually angry because he hasn't slept.
Generally, we must work late.


最後に講師と話しをしていて思ったのですが、平日の14:00~17:00の間は受講生も少ないようなので、グルーポンのようなサービスを活用し、集客できるのではないでしょうか。価格によっては利用時間限定のチケットも受け入れられるでしょう。サンクコストを考えればこのようなやり方も教室運営にはプラスになると思います。

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