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Preparation
From: Jameela Lee
To: Professor Kim Hart
Subject: Absence from class for two weeks
Attached: doctor's_certificate.pdf
Dear Professor Hart,
I'm writing to let you know that I can't attend class for two weeks as I've had an accident and hurt my back. I'm afraid I also need to ask for an extension for next week's essay.
I have medicine for the pain but I can't get up or walk around much, and the doctor said I should stay in bed and rest as much as possible. This makes reading and studying very difficult for me at the moment. I've attached a copy of the doctor's certificate and I hope to be back in class from 12 May.
Until then, my friend is going to record the lectures so I can listen to them at home. I will try to catch up with all the reading too. However, I don't think I can submit the essay next week. Is it possible to have an extension?
Thank you for your understanding.
Regards,
Jameela
(ENG101 class)
Tips
- Start with Dear and the person's title and name.
- Say what the problem is first. Then, give more details. Finally, offer a solution or say what you hope will happen next.
- Make it short and clear. Just include the most important information.
- Say Thank you for your understanding at the end. It shows that you hope the reader will understand your problems.
When I was in school, I had many left many classes due to headache and stomach pain or fever. I was doing home coaching in that time so I had not face any problem in studies.
Well, when I can't attend classes, it's usually only for a day or two, it never happens longer than that. So I usually ask my friends for help to give me the subjects of the last class, and I explain to the teacher what the problem was.
i have but at that time i was a child, I had stomach ache and diarrhea i can not go to school so I have to suspend my studies for a week. when i return to the school my teacher helped me revise the lesson so I can keep up with my classmates