Missing a class

Missing a class

Listen to a student explain why she can't come to class to practise and improve your listening skills.

Do the preparation task first. Then listen to the audio and do the exercises.

Transcript

Student: Excuse me, Ms Henderson?

Teacher: Yes, Diana. How can I help you?

Student: I'm sorry, but I can't come to class next Wednesday. I have a doctor's appointment.

Teacher: OK. Thanks for letting me know.

Student: Is there anything to do at home?

Teacher: Let me just check my notebook. OK, first of all … you need to read chapters 17, 19 and 20 in the book. There are also some articles and a video to watch – those are online. I'll post the links online in the usual place.

Student: Chapters 17 to 20.

Teacher: Yes, except chapter 18. Chapters 17, 19 and 20.

Student: Ah, OK. Um ... is there a deadline?

Teacher: Yes, this Friday. But there's something else. I was going to give you all a practice test.

Student: A practice test?

Teacher: Yes, to help people prepare for the mid-term exam.

Student: Ah. All right.

Teacher: Don't worry, I can send you the practice test by email on Wednesday. Can you send it to me before Friday?

Student: Sure, no problem.

Teacher: And don't forget to bring a certificate from the doctor to the office.

Student: Thanks, Ms Henderson! I'll do that.

Teacher: You're welcome, Diana. Take care.

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Average: 4 (63 votes)

Submitted by guaranini on Sun, 16/02/2025 - 19:11

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I have a lot of homework. I am learning English at a English School in Spain. I love learning English and I don`t mind to dohomeworks because this is good for my improvement.

Submitted by Mus_Omer25 on Sun, 09/02/2025 - 04:21

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Actually i have a lot of homeworks i like reading books and learning languages so i have many things to do in my day and every day.

 

 

Submitted by Himoouu on Thu, 23/01/2025 - 21:03

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Yes, I have. I perfer science project 

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Submitted by ASSAMOI on Mon, 18/11/2024 - 14:25

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I have a lot of homework. I like all the kind of homework because I want to learn.

Submitted by long7aclass on Thu, 17/10/2024 - 03:59

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Currently I am studying on my own. no homework, no teacher. I learn English through free documents on the web. There is no deadline, but you need to develop a habit of studying for 1 hour every day.

Submitted by ShellinaV on Sat, 12/10/2024 - 17:56

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I am a first-year student, and I have some homework to do. Honestly, there isn’t any type of homework that I particularly like, but I find the homework from listening lessons quite fun. I also want to study listening more deeply because my skills in this area are still lacking.

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Submitted by questorito_ on Wed, 09/10/2024 - 01:45

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I have a lot of assignments as a first-semester student. At first, it was difficult because I had to manage my time to complete them. I don’t really like homework, but I also get bored if there’s no homework because I can spend my time working on assignments.

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Submitted by ra_fujiwaraa on Tue, 08/10/2024 - 09:32

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I don’t have a lot of homework, but whenever I am assigned tasks, I always approach them with enthusiasm. The type of homework I enjoy the most usually involves writing, like essays or text analyses. I love exploring new ideas and expressing my thoughts through writing. Assignments like these are not only challenging but also give me the opportunity to learn more deeply about the topics I'm studying.

Submitted by Andhika Pratama on Tue, 08/10/2024 - 09:10

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Do you have a lot of homework? What kind of homework do you like?

As a first semester college student i have a  lot of homework to finish. But i also have a lot of time to do it because i have a quite loose schedule.

I personally don't like a homework because i much rather spend my time on something else, but if had to choose one i probably more enjoy doing a homework that involves just a little amount of writing.

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