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第19課 - Workbook: Honorific Verbs 2

Complete the following problems using honorific expressions.
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You are the master of a ceremony (司会;しかい) at a school party. This is your speech, introducing your professor who will sing a song. Rewrite the blanks with honorific expressions.

大川先生を紹介します。大川先生は、イリノイ大学の大学院で勉強した後、
ずっとアメリカで日本語を教えていましたが、四年前にさくら大学に来ました
「最近はとても忙しくて、テレビを見る時間もない」と言っています
この間、ギターを買ったそうです。今日は「ドナ・ドナ」を歌ってくれます
きのうもお宅で練習したそうです。じゃあ、大川先生、よろしくお願いします。

Here is the interview of the professor after the performance. Fill in the blanks with appropriate honorific verbs.

司会:大川先生、ありがとうございました。
きのうの夜はよくか。
先生:いいえ、緊張していたので、あまり寝られませんでした。
司会:そうですか。今晩は何をんですか。
先生:家族とゆっくり晩ご飯を食べるつもりです。
司会:そうですか。おいしい晩ご飯をください。今日はどうもありがとうございました。
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