📄 Passage 1 – Company Email
Subject: Product Launch Coordination
From: Hiro Tanaka, Marketing Manager
To: Sales Department
Date: August 2
Dear Team,
As you know, our new smartwatch — TimeX Nova — will be officially launched on September 10. The marketing team has already finalized the promotional video and online advertisements.
However, we still need the sales brochure to be ready by August 25, as it will be distributed at the pre-launch event. Please make sure all product specifications and pricing details are accurate and consistent with the latest version from the R&D department.
If you need additional design support, contact Lisa from Creative Design.
Best regards,
Hiro
📄 Passage 2 – Internal Chat Messages
Lisa: The brochure draft looks great! Just confirming — should we include the new “sleep tracking” feature? It wasn’t in the original plan.
Ken (Sales): Yes, it’s now official. R&D approved it last week.
Lisa: Got it. Also, are we still using the ¥39,800 price point?
Ken: Not sure — I heard the marketing team might change it after comparing competitor pricing.
Lisa: OK, I’ll wait for confirmation before finalizing the layout. Deadline is coming up fast!
📄 Passage 3 – Company Announcement
TimeX Nova Release Postponed
Due to unexpected shipping delays affecting component parts, the release date of TimeX Nova has been moved from September 10 to September 25.
Marketing materials will be adjusted accordingly, but the brochure will still be distributed at the pre-launch event as scheduled.
We appreciate everyone’s hard work and patience during this period.
— Corporate Communications Department
💡 Questions
Q1. What is the main reason for the postponement of the TimeX Nova launch?
A. Marketing strategy changes
B. Design problems
C. Shipping delays
D. Software issues
Q2. According to the chat messages, what information was still unconfirmed at that time?
A. The inclusion of a new feature
B. The product price
C. The event date
D. The brochure layout
Q3. What can be inferred about Lisa?
A. She works in the Sales Department.
B. She is responsible for graphic design.
C. She is a product engineer.
D. She is in charge of pricing decisions.
Q4. When will the pre-launch event most likely be held?
A. Before August 25
B. On August 25
C. Between August 25 and September 10
D. After September 25
Q5. What is true about the brochure distribution?
A. It will be postponed due to the shipping delay.
B. It will be canceled entirely.
C. It will proceed as originally scheduled.
D. It will be redesigned completely.
✅ 解答・詳細解説（目標スコア付き）
Q1. 正解：C（Shipping delays）
📘 Passage 3 に「Due to unexpected shipping delays…」と明記。
🎯 目標スコア：850点
💡 キー表現：「Due to」＝原因を表す重要表現。Part7頻出。
Q2. 正解：B（The product price）
📘 チャットで Ken が “Not sure — I heard marketing might change it” と述べている。
🎯 目標スコア：900点
💡 複数会話での「未確定情報」を見抜く練習に最適。
Q3. 正解：B（She is responsible for graphic design）
📘 Passage 1 に「contact Lisa from Creative Design」とある。
🎯 目標スコア：880点
💡 “Creative Design”＝デザイン部門を示す。職務理解の問題。
Q4. 正解：C（Between August 25 and September 10）
📘 8/25までにパンフレット完成 → 発売前のプレイベント＝発売前（9/10前）。
🎯 目標スコア：920点
💡 時系列・日付問題は上級者でもミスしやすい要注意ポイント。
Q5. 正解：C（It will proceed as originally scheduled）
📘 Passage 3：「the brochure will still be distributed as scheduled」
🎯 目標スコア：950点
💡 「日程変更されても一部の業務は予定通り」パターンは超頻出。
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