Reading N2–N1 · Lesson 6 · N2

Business email: apologising to a client for a delay

十月じゅうがつ十五日じゅうごにちの納品のうひんをお約束やくそくしていたにもかかわらず、期日きじつまでにお届とどけできませんでした。

A printer apologises for a late delivery: reason, new date, a polite refusal and an alternative. Read 「〜にもかかわらず」 and 「〜いたしかねます」.

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In this lesson

  1. 01The text
  2. 02Vocabulary
  3. 03Key sentences
  4. 04How to read a business email

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  • Did you understand?
  • Main point and reference words
  • True or false?
  • The order of the email and of events
  • Match the words to their meanings
  • Choose the right expression

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