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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- sick
- to call in sick
- I am sick today.
- I am not coming to work today.
- I don't feel well.
- I have a temperature
- to have a stomachache
- a stomach bug
- contagious
- to stay home
- a boss
- to let someone know
- to send a text message
- a sick day
- off sick, on sick leave
- When will you be back?
- I expect to be back tomorrow.
- Get well soon!
- I feel a little better.
- to report back to work after being sick
- a child's first sick day (leave to care for a sick child)
- a doctor's certificate
- a sickness absence
- a sickness absence meeting
- to work from home
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Calling In Sick
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