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 be covered while you are away

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Dear Sir My name is Nam Nguyen and I am the
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employee
of Happy Dragon Technology Company. I am very happy to work under your
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instructions
and I have been working here for over ten years. I am writing
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letter to ask
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help because my son had
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illness
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and right now he is in
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hospital. My wife
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not have time to take care of him the whole day.
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why she
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me to take some
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off work
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to the hospital to take care of him. Can I ask
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hours off in the afternoon, from 5pm until 7pm
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I want to use
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time to be with my son and take care of him.
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of the quality of my work
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, I will spend more energy
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my job before 5 pm. I hope everything
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right and my son can recover soon so that I can
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continue
to support the company. Best
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Nam Nguyen
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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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