Reasons for calling in sick

Think of 7 good reasons and 7 lame reasons to chuck in a sickie ( Australian English).

Now read this article. Pause after each slide and answer these questions:

- Is this a good or lame reason for you and your partner? Why?
- Have you or someone you know ever used it? What happened?
- Would you use this reason to call in sick at work?
- Is there any vocabulary you would like to remember from the slide? (Note it down, try to guess what it means.)

Busness Benchmark Upper Intermediate Writing Task p.108

Read the instructions in the book or from the picture below.
Follow the link and submit your answer. Your letter should be 120-140 words.
You should spend maximum 30 minutes on this task.

(c) Cambridge University Press 2013

Here is the link:
http://goo.gl/forms/9qLh41dLtx

Business Benchmark Upper Intermediate Unit 21 p.101

Follow the link and spend ____ minutes on the task.

http://goo.gl/forms/ujRlVWIam0

BEC Vanatge Vocabulary List

Quizlet:
https://quizlet.com/79154087/business-benchmark-vantage-upper-intermediate-flash-cards/

Excel version:
http://upbo.com/elt/businessbenchmark/wordlists.htm

Mr. Rooney's Phone Call (Ferris Bueller's Day Off)

Here's the story:

Ferris wants to skive off (bunk off) school. He wants to meet his girlfriend and go into town. He talks his friend into calling the school's principal Mr Rooney and pretending to be the girl's (Sloane's) father. The excuse he gives is that Sloane is needed at home because of her grandmother's death. Mr Rooney is convinced that he is talking to Ferris and he is not nice to him. Then Ferris calls him on another line - the secretary puts him through to Mr Rooney. The principal then has to apologise to 'the girl's father'... (Ferris' friend on the other line).

Follow the link and reconstruct the dialogue.

http://www.textivate.com/1in3-ixnjn1

Now watch the video:

Now answer these questions in pairs/small groups:

https://quizlet.com/81788666/flashcards