A close relative of yours is having a birthday lunch next week, but you know you will be working. Write a letter to your boss or supervisor to ask for some time off. In your letter, – explain the situation and why you particularly want to attend the lunch – specify the dates, times and amount of time off you will need – offer to work late or come in early another time to make up for the time

Dear Ms Anna I am writing

this

to ask for your approval about the working

time

. Next week, my cousin has a birthday lunch at a restaurant next to her home, it’s on Friday. I will be working on that Friday until 5pm but the party will

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from 11 am. I have missed her parties

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several

times because the

time

is the same as my roster at work, so

this

time

I really want to attend the lunch. I would be extremely grateful if you can approve

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my request, I just need three hours to join that party and

then

I get back to

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, so here specify the request: Next Friday, June 2nd , from 10 am – 1 pm (3 hours) I will come early on Saturday and work late

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next Monday to cover the

time

that I spend

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. I would like you to know that I really appreciate your support. Yours faithfully, Mai Huong