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Fine for most work and travel ・ Unit 8

Emails and chat at work

メールとチャット

🎯 Goal: Write natural work emails and chat messages

🎮 Play this in class

🔑 Key phrases

  • Just following up on…〜の件で確認です。
  • Please find attached…〜を添付します。
  • Let me know if you have any questions.ご質問があればお知らせください。
  • Thanks for the heads-up.知らせてくれてありがとう。

⏱️ 50-minute lesson plan

  1. 1. Warm-up (5 min)

    Check last homework. Ask the warm-up questions to relax.

    • How many emails do you write in English?
    • What's hard about work emails?
  2. 2. Input (10 min)

    Introduce the key phrases one by one. The student repeats each 3 times; check meaning (short Japanese is OK).

  3. 3. Practice (15 min)

    Run the unit's practice activity. Maximize student talking time.

    The student writes 2 short emails in the chat during class (follow-up, request). The tutor corrects live and explains tone.

  4. 4. Role-play (10 min)

    Tutor plays the other person. Praise when the key phrases are used; fix only 2 things afterwards.

    🎭 A Slack-style chat: the tutor is a busy coworker; the student needs a file by tomorrow.

  5. 5. Free talk (5 min)

    Use the discussion questions for free conversation.

    • Email or chat for work?
    • What's a bad email habit?
  6. 6. Wrap-up (5 min)

    Review today's phrases and give the homework. Write the lesson note right after.

    📌 Write one real work email in English to check next time実際に使うメールを1通英語で書いてくる

25-minute lessons: skip step 5 and shorten steps 3 and 4.

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