7. Who most likely is the speaker? //

(A) A director of a personnel department //

(B) A CEO of a multi-national company //

(C) An international travel agent //

(D) A newly elected ambassador //

8. What will the speaker most likely do? //

(A) Pay a visit to overseas production sites //

(B) Apologize for his late arrival //

(C) Recommend downsizing the company //

(D) Nominate an award winner //

9. What does the speaker request? //

(A) Scheduling job interviews //

(B) Greater efforts in the months ahead //

(C) Ideas and recommendations //

(D) Revisions to the budget //


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As the newly appointed chairman of our company, /

I would like to offer you all my sincere greetings. //

I want to let each and every one of you know /

that I am very excited about working together as a team /

in the months and years ahead. //

As you know, / we are one of the world’s largest electronics manufacturers, /

with operations in many countries / on nearly every continent. //

This makes it impossible for me /

to meet and greet each and every one of you in person today. //

And it is why I have asked your local office /

to present this video message / at a time convenient to you. //

During the next month, /

I will be traveling to our major production locations all over the world /

to learn more about our operations, our strengths, our weaknesses, /

and our potential for the future. //

I encourage you all to introduce yourselves / when I visit your area, /

and make any recommendations / or share any ideas you see fit. //



要 注 意 フ レ ー ズ !

トークは CEO の就任スピーチということで、かなり凝った表現が使われている。CEO になりきって、下線の部分に特に注意しながら堂々と音読しよう。

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