1. asking for leave of absence
to: ms. riddle, an oral english teacher
from: sam, a sophomore student in oral english class two
date: june 18th, 2005
subject: asking for leave of absence
dear ms. riddle,
i’m sam, a respectful sophomore student of yours in oral english class two. i wonder if i could be excused for absence from your oral english class this wednesday morning.
yesterday evening i got a phone call from my cousin, who is now running a small firm in the suburbs of this city. he needs an interpreter for two days but cannot find the most reliable person, so he wants me to have a try. personally, i regard this as a golden opportunity to put what i have learned in your class into practice, but i need your permission of absence. if you think i may go and help him get over the difficulty, i am confident that i’ll do a good job and both