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  • Welcome to twominuteenglish.com. Teaching you English through two-minute lessons.

  • In this lesson we will learn how to call the office and inform that you cannot come to work.

  • Hello, Mr. Carlson! This is Neil.

  • Yes, Neil. How are you doing?

  • Mr. Carlson, I’m not well. I won’t be able to come into the office today.

  • Oh! Why? What happened to you?

  • I fell down the stairs this morning and sprained my left leg.

  • I see. So you can’t walk around?

  • No, it’s very painful. I think I need a day off.

  • All right, Neil. Get well soon. Just keep me informed.

  • Thank you, Mr. Carlson. I will. I hope to be in tomorrow.

  • Hello. Is this Jaime?

  • Yes. Who is this?

  • This is Neil. Jaime, I won’t come to the office today.

  • What happened, Neil?

  • I fell down the stairs and I cannot walk.

  • You should be more careful! I can’t do all this work alone!

  • Thanks for being so sympathetic, Jaime. I will try to be in tomorrow

  • Hmm... Well, I’m sorry. It’s just that there’s a pile of things to do.

  • Don’t worry, Jaime, I will take care of it when I come in.

  • Thanks, Neil. I hope you get well soon.

  • Thank you Jaime!

  • Mr. Carlson, I need three days off starting tomorrow.

  • Jaime, do you know that Neil is already home with a sprained leg?

  • I know that, Mr. Carlson, but it’s really important.

  • And what about your job? Is it not important?

  • Of course it is, but I really need these 3 days.

  • Why do you need them?

  • Well, my wife needs to have some exams done and we need to go out of town.

  • Jaime, could you reschedule the exams for next week? Go when Neil is back in the office.

  • Well, we scheduled the exams because now the hospital finally has the CAT machines. Weve been waiting for three weeks.

  • Well, in that case, it’s better if you don’t miss the appointment.

  • No, it’s very painful. I think I need a day off.

  • I won’t come to the office today.

  • I fell down the stairs and I cannot walk.

  • Thanks for being so sympathetic,

  • Don’t worry, Jaime, I will take care of it when I come in.

  • I need three days off starting tomorrow.

  • Of course it is, but I really need these 3 days.

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