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1.  What is this?

*It’s a clock

OK…and…

2.       What kind of card is this? (Point)

*It’s a time card

And…Do you remember…

Before you start work…

3.       What do you do with a time card?

*You clock in

*You clock in with a time card

*You clock in with your time card

Sounds good…now…

After you clock in….you are “kinmujikan chu de aru”…in English, please

#1 ~ “kinmujikan chu de aru” ~ on the clock

So...

If you are “on the clock”….you are working

Clock = work time

Ok…now…

4.       “In” no hantai is “out”

5.       What are you supposed to do after work?

*You are supposed to clock out

*You are supposed to clock out with your time card

Alright…

How about over here…

6.       What is this ….in English, please

“Itsutsu no naka no hitotsu no kaisha”

#1 ~ *1 in 5 companies

Alright now…

There is another word for company…

#1 ~ Firm…

Alright …so then…

One more time…

7.       “Itsutsu no naka no hitotsu no kaisha”

#2 ~ *1 in 5 firms…

Alright …Sounds good…now…

At 1 in 5 firms…

8.       How much overtime do employees tend to clock a month?

*They tend to clock 80 hours

*They tend to clock 80 hours of overtime

*They tend to clock 80 hours of overtime each month

We saw this part last week…as well…

Since workers are so busy…

1.       What don’t they have time to do?

*They don’t have time to relieve stress

#1 ~ “stress hassan” ~ #1 ~ relieve stress

                                         #2 ~ Stress relief

OK…and…

2.       #1 ~ If you don’t have time to relieve stress…. “stress ga tamaru”…

What is “stress ga tamaru” in English, please?

#2 ~ “stress ga tamaru” ~ #1 ~ Stress will build up

Sounds good…now…

If you don’t have time to relieve stress…

3.       How does YOUR body react?

*I feel down

*I get irritated

*I get irritable

*I get angry easily

*I get a stomach ache

*I have a pain in my shoulder

*I get frustrated

*I can’t concentrate

*I have no new symptoms

Sounds good…now…

4.       #1 ~ What did you do to relieve stress LAST WEEK?

*….to relieve stress…..

*I buy many things

*I sleep

*I played fetch with my dog

*I pet my dogs to relieve stress

*I relieved stress by petting my dogs

Overtime in Japan Video...

Alright…now…

Because of too much overtime…

Many Japanese people don’t have time to relieve stress…and so…

5.       What has Japan been having problems with? (Karoushi is OK)

*It has been having problems with “karoushi”

*Japan has been having problems with “karoushi”

Alright and…If we take a look over here…

6.       What is “Karoushi” in English? (0:00~0:04)

*It is death from overwork

Whew...Well there are a couple of notes from just the beginning of class....
and...Here is a worksheet that we used...