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You are working for a company. You need to take some time off work and want to ask your manager about this. Write a letter to your manager. In your letter: • Explain why you want to take time off work • Give details of the amount of time you need • Suggest how your work could covered while you are away

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Dear
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 Johnson, I am writing to you to ask
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permission to take a day off the following Monday. I would be grateful if you could allow me to do it because my daughter will have her
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 school play, and it is very important for me to be there with my family. The play will start at 3 am, so I need to leave work after
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lunch time
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 to be there in time. Unfortunately,
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 will
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 for 3 hours, so I could not be at work for the rest of the day. I can assure you that I will catch
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 everything I will miss during
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 event. I already asked
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 Pembroke to take my responsibilities for
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 day and she succeeded, because, as you might know, people in our company help each other every time when somebody needed it. Thank you in advance for your help and understanding, and I look forward to hearing from you soon. Sincerely yours, Valentin Bakin

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Respectful greeting (e.g., 'Dear [Manager's name],')
  • Time off, absence, leave of absence
  • Personal circumstances, compelling reason
  • Duration, number of days/weeks
  • Cover duties, delegate tasks, work handover
  • Alternative arrangements, contingency plans
  • Preparation, advance work, assistance
  • Gratitude, appreciate, understanding
  • Inconvenience, minimal disruption
  • Request approval, formally request
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