B2 · Upper Intermediate
Formal Vocabulary
The formal, administrative Danish words that replace everyday vocabulary in official letters, contracts and reports.
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- Words & phrases
- 41
- Lessons
- 3
- Conversations
- 2
- Readings
- 1
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Words you’ll make your own.
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- to request
- to inform, to brief
- to acquire, to procure
- to retain, to maintain
- to submit, to send in
- to utter, to express
- to impose
- to exempt
- to grant, to approve (funds)
- to repair, to rectify
- to initiate, to set going
- to cease
- to cause, to bring about
- a formal demand, a claim
- a fee, an honorarium
- a reservation, a proviso
- a measure, an initiative
- a board, a tribunal
- a clause, a proviso
- a decree
- a set of rules
- wording
- an inspection, a check
- a task, an office, an assignment
- required, necessary
- adequate, satisfactory
- the one in question, relevant
- rightful, lawful
- appropriate, expedient
- necessary, requisite
- to set, to determine, to stipulate
- to pass on, to disclose
- to reimburse
- to convene
- to employ
- to exercise, to exert
- to forge
- to deem
- to undertake
- to incur
- to bind legally
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Your lessons, step by step.
- Lesson 1
Formal Vocabulary
- Lesson 2
Understanding an Official Letter
- Lesson 3
Reading a Contract Together
Where this unit fits
Courses with this unit.

Formal Letters and Complaints
Write a clear formal letter or complaint that explains the issue and states the response you are asking for.
3 Units · about 3 h

Upper Intermediate · Part 3
Work through the vocabulary, lessons, conversations and reading activities in this part. Practice grammar along the way.
21 Units · about 14 h
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