Asking for Leave of Absence
Direction: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition entitled Asking for Direction: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition entitled Asking for Leave of Absence. You should write at least 120 words according to the following guidelines: Your name and role: Sam, a sophomore in English Class Two Your Foreign Teacher＇s name: Ms.Riddle Incident: you cannot come to her class for some reason Task: write her a note, asking for leave of absence Asking for Leave of Absence To: Ms.Riddle, my dear Oral English teacher From: Sam, a respectful sophomore student of yours in Oral English Class Two Date: January 8,2005 Subject: Asking for Leave of Absence Dear Ms.Riddle, I would like to know if I could ask for a casual leave of absence from your Oral English class this Wednesday morning. Yesterday evening I got a phone call from my cousin, who is now running a small firm in suburbs of this city . He needs an interpreter for two days but cannot find the most reliable person, so he wants me to have a try. Personally, I regard this as a golden opportunity to put what I have learned in your class into practice, but I need your permission of absence . If you think I may go and help him get over the difficulty, I am confident that I ＇ll do a good job and both of us will grateful. Earnestly yours,
Sam
Direction: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition entitled Asking for Direction: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition entitled Asking for Leave of Absence. You should write at least 120 words according to the following guidelines: Your name and role: Sam, a sophomore in English Class Two Your Foreign Teacher＇s name: Ms.Riddle Incident: you cannot come to her class for some reason Task: write her a note, asking for leave of absence Asking for Leave of Absence To: Ms.Riddle, my dear Oral English teacher From: Sam, a respectful sophomore student of yours in Oral English Class Two Date: January 8,2005 Subject: Asking for Leave of Absence Dear Ms.Riddle, I would like to know if I could ask for a casual leave of absence from your Oral English class this Wednesday morning. Yesterday evening I got a phone call from my cousin, who is now running a small firm in suburbs of this city . He needs an interpreter for two days but cannot find the most reliable person, so he wants me to have a try. Personally, I regard this as a golden opportunity to put what I have learned in your class into practice, but I need your permission of absence . If you think I may go and help him get over the difficulty, I am confident that I ＇ll do a good job and both of us will grateful. Earnestly yours,
Sam
