Sorry I missed class: an email to your teacher
Daniel emails his English teacher to explain an absence and ask about missed work; students study polite, semi-formal language and write their own email explaining a problem and asking for help.
A2Adults35 minEmail
About this lesson
An A2 writing lesson (email). Prompts, model texts and simple checklists — from a first email to an opinion essay.
- Level
- A2
- Skill
- Writing
- Type
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 35 minutes
- Topic
- Education & studying
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, True / False, Matching, Gap-fill
- Key words
- miss a class, absence, I'm afraid ..., catch up, handout, deadline, Could you let me know ...?, Thank you for your understanding., Hi Ayla! → Dear Ms Kaya,, Sorry, I didn't come. → I'm writing to apologise because I missed ..., I was sick. → I'm afraid I was unwell., Send me the paper. → Could you send me the handout?
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Write a polite, semi-formal email to a teacher or manager
- Apologise, explain a reason and ask for information politely (Could you ...? I was wondering if ...)
- Organise an email into clear, short paragraphs