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Hi everyone! If I'm having an appointment with a doctor, and I need to attend my English class - I need to (looking for verb here that i can use) from class. In Ukraine we say I need to REASK from my English class. (meaning that I ask the teacher to give me the green light to be absent or be late for her English class). What is the English way of saying this. "I need to____ from class." What is the NOUN for this kind of procedure/process? Thank you so much!
8 sep. 2022 10:23
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The natural, everyday way to say this is "I need to be excused from class." If the student didn't mention this to the teacher, one can imagine a conversation like this: Teacher: "You were absent yesterday. What's your excuse?" Student: "I had a doctor's appointment." Teacher: "Do you have a note from the doctor?" Student: "Yes, here it is." Teacher: "That's a valid excuse. Ok, I will excuse [S pronounced like Z] you this time. But in future, please come to me before the appointment and get permission first." So we have the noun "excuse," with the S pronounced the normal way. It can mean either the reason (the doctor's appointment) or the permission. And we also have the verb "to excuse," meaning "to give permission," with the S pronounced like Z.
8 september 2022
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Be excused from
8 september 2022
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It depends on the circumstances. If this is a compulsory English class that you must attend, I'd say, "I have a doctor's appointment (tomorrow). Is it OK if I miss (tomorrow's) class / if I'm late for (tomorrow's) class?" If the class is optional and you don't really need your teacher's permission to miss it, I'd say, "I have a doctor's appointment (tomorrow) so I'm afraid I won't be able to make (tomorrow's) class / I'll be late for (tomorrow's) class.
8 september 2022
You could say “I need to ask for leave from my class.”
8 september 2022
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8 september 2022
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