論理的で筋の通った回答が明確なコミュニケーションにつながります。このレッスンでは、より明瞭で印象的な受け答えを構成する方法を学びます。
Is this logical? Why or why not?
- If you go outside without a coat, you’ll catch a cold and infect the rest of the team. Then your team would not be able to work and they will miss project deadlines and the client will part with the company.
- All the companies around us are using the new marketing software, so it must be good. We need to use it too, to stay competitive.
Read the case (Nature’s Legacy Initiative) with your teacher.
THE SITUATION
Nature's Legacy Initiative (NLI) is a conservation-focused NGO dedicated to preserving and restoring critical ecosystems.
The ongoing degradation of natural ecosystems is one of the primary drivers of the dual crises of climate change and biodiversity loss. Recognizing the urgency of this issue, GHI was founded in 2011 during the International Year of Forests to promote large-scale environmental preservation. Over the next decade, NLI aims to protect significant areas of land and ocean, emphasizing biodiversity as a core priority. Their strategy includes restoring degraded habitats and creating sustainable land-use plans that integrate biodiversity goals. Biodiversity is vital for human well-being. It provides essential services such as clean air, water security, and food production. Investing in biodiversity directly supports poverty alleviation and sustainable development. Unfortunately, biodiversity loss continues to accelerate, endangering its ecological, cultural, and economic benefits. Reversing these trends requires large-scale projects, which are resource-intensive, legally complex, and involve extensive collaboration between stakeholders such as local communities, governments, NGOs, and private donors.
THE PROBLEM
NLI has chosen the mangrove forests of Indonesia for its next major conservation project. The region also holds great potential for ecotourism, which focuses on sustainable travel to natural areas. Ecotourism attracts visitors who seek to experience pristine environments while ensuring minimal ecological disruption.
Currently, four communities in the region have basic tourism infrastructure and host approximately 200,000 visitors annually. By enhancing conservation efforts and upgrading ecotourism facilities, the following projections were made:
- Annual visitor numbers to these towns are expected to increase by 30% over the next five years
- The average stay for visitors will double from three to six days
- Visitor spending per person per day will remain constant at $150
How much additional revenue will ecotourism generate in these four communities five years from now?
Use these transition phrases and words when you discuss cases to make your ideas connect together.
1. Transitions
- Clauses to show reasoning
- As…/Since…
- Because…
- Prepositions to show reasoning
- Due to
- Because of
- As a result of
- Cause-and-effect phrases
- Therefore
- Consequently
- As a result
- Signposting phrases
- In other words
- Rather
- Better still
- Put simply
2. Quick Quiz
1. Fill in the blank with the correct clause to show reasoning:
_________ the mangrove forests' ecological importance, NLI selected this region for its next conservation project.
a) Because of
b) Since
c) Due to
d) Consequently
2. Choose the correct preposition to show reasoning:
NLI’s initiative will promote sustainable ecotourism _________ its potential to generate income for local communities.
a) Since
b) Because
c) Due to
d) In other words
3. Which word would not fit in this sentence?
Mangrove forests act as natural barriers against coastal erosion. ___________, they protect communities from flooding.
a) Consequently
b) As a result
c) Put simply
d) Since
Using the advice and phrases from the Language section, answer the case question for Nature’s Legacy Initiative:
How much additional revenue will ecotourism generate in these four communities five years from now?