Reading N2–N1 · Lesson 29 · N1

Formal speech and letter: a retirement speech and thanks

会社かいしゃを離はなれましても、皆様みなさまのご活躍かつやくを陰かげながら応援おうえんしてまいる所存しょぞんでございます。

A retirement speech and the thank-you letter after it. Find the real content in set formats; 「〜に際さいしまして」「〜所存しょぞんです」.

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In this lesson

  1. 01The texts
  2. 02Vocabulary
  3. 03Key sentences
  4. 04Reading tips

Practice

  • Did you understand?
  • Main point and demonstratives
  • True or false
  • The order of the speech and the letter
  • Match the formal expressions to their meanings
  • Choose the right expression

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