Practice Set 25 — Explaining an absence to a teacher
Task 1 · Writing an Email — a realistic situation requiring a 150-200 word email: complaint, request, apology, recommendation, cancellation, workplace or neighbourhood issue
Writing Task 1W1-25Intermediate
150-200 wordsExplaining an absence to a teacher
You are taking an evening college course. You missed two classes because of a family emergency and you need to catch up.
Write to: Your college instructor · Semi-formal tone
Write an email to your instructor explaining your absence and asking for help.
Write an email of 150-200 words. Read the situation, then write to the person named. Cover every required point, keep the tone appropriate, and organise your email into short paragraphs. You have 27 minutes for Task 1.
You must include:
- Explain which classes you missed and why
- Say what you have done so far to keep up
- Ask for the materials or help you need
- Ask about the assignment deadline
27:00
0 words · target 150-2000 characters
- 1Greeting
- 2Opening purpose
- 3Point 1
- 4Explanation
- 5Point 2
- 6Explanation
- 7Point 3
- 8Explanation
- 9Closing