Lesson 67: Assembly Lines (18-25 minutes)

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1 JNS-09 JPO-88 HMI-23 KLB-34 レアジョブ英会話オフィシャル教材 Main Topic 12: Manufacturing Today, you will practice your Reading and Listening Skills as you study texts related to ASSEMBLY LINES. Lesson 67: Assembly Lines (18-25 minutes) I. READING Exercise 1: What s missing? (5-6 minutes) Read the following REPORT carefully. Choose the best word that would fill in the blanks. GLOBAL MOBILE PHONES The world s leading manufacturer of mobile phones QUARTERLY PRODUCTION REPORT CODE MOBILE BRAND DIMENSIONS QUANTITY PRODUCED SCRAP LOSS JNS-09 CZ 2 Blaze 111 x 47 x 13.3 mm 48, JPO-88 CZ 3 Blaze 108 x 45 x 14 mm 13, HMI- VX 2 Flash 108 x 46 x 11.7 mm 67, KLB- VXX Flash 108 x 48 x 15.5 mm 2, TOTAL 133, Remarks: 80,000 60,000 40,000 20,000 0 Series1 *Our quarterly production report shows that a total of 133, 317 mobile phones have been. 1.a.produce b. produced c. produces d. producing *The production of code KLB-34 has been temporarily stopped for programmed maintenance. Due to this maintenance programming, 20% of our quarterly production total output has. 2.a.delivered b. divided c. dissolved d. declined * expect to get back in full operation in the next quarter to reach our target production data. 3. a. He b. She c. We d. They Prepared By: Michael Lee Approved By: Carl Johnson 1

2 Exercise 2: Reading Check-up (3-4 minutes) Answer the following questions based on the previous text. 1. What is the total quantity produced based from the quarterly production report? 2. If the maintenance programming isn t able to finish until the next quarter, what would happen to the next production report? Exercise 3: Compare and Connect (3-5 minutes) Read the following PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT and try to answer the questions that follow. GLOBAL MOBILE PHONES The world s leading manufacturer of mobile phones NEW PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT Global Mobile Phones announces its latest mobile phone creation - VZ Rocket. The VZ Rocket is the finest mobile creation ever to be launched worldwide. It is a stylish combination of a video camera, personal computer, music player, and television - all on the palm of your hands. With its 6.5 wide touch screen has a resolution (640 x 360 pixels) this phone can display over 16 million spectrums of colors which makes pictures so clear and crisp.. As the mobile data technology innovates rapidly, VZ Rocket ensures you to bring a rocket speed performance on every software application you wish to use. You can browse and download as fast as a blink of an eye through its Wi-Fi and HSDPA access, up to 50 times faster than other phones in the market today. It's the ultimate mobile experience you could ever imagine. Get a VZ Rocket today! For full specifications or ordering details, visit our official website: 2

3 Questions: 1. What are the features of the mobile phone? 2. If a customer wants to see the full specifications of the new product, what should the customer do? 3. What do you think the company should do if a big demand for VZ Rocket arrives? II. LISTENING (1-2 minutes) Exercise 1: What s in the photo? Study the following picture carefully. Then listen to the audio clip that follows. 3

4 Question: Which of the following statements is true about the picture? AUDIO 1 cdn.rarejob.com/material/intermediate/toeic/audio/toeic2mc_067.mp3 Exercise 2: Fill in the details (3-4 minutes) Listen to the following audio clip once then try to answer the exercises that follow. AUDIO 2 Read the following sentences carefully. Try to supply the missing word or phrase based on the listening clip. 1. we need to continue working until the end of this month. 2. Thank you for all your. 3. Your patience and are greatly appreciated. CHOICES: cdn.rarejob.com/material/intermediate/toeic/audio/toeic2convo_067.mp3 overtime loyalty on time hard work 4

5 Exercise 3: Answering Questions (3-4 minutes) Read the following questions about the audio clip then choose the best answer from the four choices. You may opt to listen to the clip one more time with your tutor. 1. Who is giving the speech? a. company manager b. company engineer c. company president d. company supervisor 2. How many weeks have the workers been working overtime? a. 2 weeks b. 3 weeks c. 4 weeks d. 5 weeks 3. What attributes were mentioned to describe the workers? a. honest and sincere b. obedient and intelligent c. efficient and trustworthy d. dedicated and hardworking 4. What is the reason for the company s overtime work? a. to avoid hiring additional workers b. to manufacture new product line c. to compete with other companies sales production d. to regain losses from last quarter s decrease in production 5. Which of the following statements is true? a. The president introduced a new product. b. The president announced the best workers. c. The president increased the workers salary. d. The president encouraged the workers to work overtime. 5