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A2 · Upper Beginner

Calling In Sick

Tell your boss you are sick, say when you will be back, stay home with a sick child and let work know when you are well again.

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  1. sick
  2. to call in sick
  3. I am sick today.
  4. I am not coming to work today.
  5. I don't feel well.
  6. I have a temperature
  7. to have a stomachache
  8. a stomach bug
  9. contagious
  10. to stay home
  11. a boss
  12. to let someone know
  13. to send a text message
  14. a sick day
  15. off sick, on sick leave
  16. When will you be back?
  17. I expect to be back tomorrow.
  18. Get well soon!
  19. I feel a little better.
  20. to report back to work after being sick
  21. a child's first sick day (leave to care for a sick child)
  22. a doctor's certificate
  23. a sickness absence
  24. a sickness absence meeting
  25. to work from home

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