UNIT3FIRSTAIDUnit3FirstaidCONTENTSWarmingupGrammarFocusReadingWriting01020304Whatarethetypesofleavenotes?Personalleavesickleave/sicknoteAsicknoteHaveyoueveraskedfortimeoffatschool?Ifso,haveyouwrittenaleavenote？Sicknote√1Abriefdescriptionofyourillness.2Thedoctor’sdiagnosis.3Whatmedicineyouaretaking.4Whoislookingafteryou.5Thedoctor’sletter.6Howlongyouaregoingtostayathome.7Whatyouaredoingtohelpyourselfgetbetter.Ticktheinformationwhichyouthinkshouldbeincludedinasicknote.A√√√Whatshouldbeincludedinasicknote?HowtowriteEnglishsicknote?WritetowhomHowmanydaysdoyouplantotakeoffReason(why)Doctor'sdiagnosisDoctor’sletterEndofletter(name,date)HowtowriteEnglishsicknote?DearMr.Jones,Iwenttothedoctor’sthismorningasIfeltdizzyandfeverishandhadaterriblysorethroat.Thedoctorhasdiagnosedmewithfluandhasadvisedmetostayoffworkfortherestoftheweek.Ihopeyouwillgrantmefourdaysoffwork.IfIamfeelingbetterbytheendoftheweek,Iwillgladlydosomeworkfromhome.Inthemeantime,Ienclosethedoctor’sletterforyourreference.Yourssincerely,Peter1HowisPeterfeeling?2Whatdidthedoctordiagnose?3HowlongdoesPeterneedtostayoffwork?4WhatdoesPetersendwithhisletter?Readthesicknoteandanswerthequestions.BDearMr.Jones,Iwenttothedoctor’sthismorningasIfeltdizzyandfeverishandhadaterriblysorethroat.Thedoctorhasdiagnosedmewithfluandhasadvisedmetostayoffworkfortherestoftheweek.Ihopeyouwillgrantmefourdaysoffwork.IfIamfeelingbetterbytheendoftheweek,Iwillgladlydosomeworkfromhome.Inthemeantime,Ienclosethedoctor’sletterforyourreference.Yourssincerely,Peter1HowisPeterfeeling?2Whatdidthedoctordiagnose?3HowlongdoesPeterneedtostayoffwork?

4WhatdoesPetersendwithhisletter?Feelingdizzyandfeverishandhavingaterriblysorethroat.Flu.Fourdays.Thedoctor’sletter.DearMr.Jones,Iwenttothedoctor’sthismorningasIfeltdizzyandfeverishandhadaterriblysorethroat.Thedoctorhasdiagnosedmewithfluandhasadvisedmetostayoffworkfortherestoftheweek.Ihopeyouwillgrantmefourdaysoffwork.IfIamfeelingbetterbytheendoftheweek,Iwillgladlydosomeworkfromhome.Inthemeantime,Ienclosethedoctor’sletterforyourreference.Yourssincerely,PeterCompletethesentenceswithwordsorexpressionsfromtheboxes.Cbeabletoadvisedfeelingbetterenclosediagnosed1I’mafraidIwon’t__________comeintoworktoday.2Thedoctorhas__________mewithchickenpox.3He__________metostayathomeandgetplentyofrest.4I__________thedoctor’sletterforyourreferrence.5WhenIam__________,IwillcatchupwithanyworkI’vemissed.beabletodiagnosedadvisedenclosefeelingbetterImagineyouareill.Writeasicknotetoyourcollegelecturer.Thefollowingexpressionsmayhelpyou.DUsefullanguageExplainingtheproblemIfeelreallyfeverish/dizzy.Ihaveaterribleheadache/stomachache.Thedoctordiagnosedmewithinfluenza/avirus/achestinfectionSayinghowmuchtimeoffisrequiredI’mafraidIwon’tbeabletocomeintoclassesforthreedays.I’mreallysorryIwon’tbeabletocomeintoclassestoday.AdditionalinformationIwillcatchupwithanyworkI’vemissedonmyreturn/laterintheweek.Pleasefindtheattacheddoctor’snoteforyourreference.Sample:DearProfessorBlack,

I’mreallysorry,butIwon’tbeabletogotoclasstoday.Ihadabadheadacheandasorethroatallyesterday,andI’vejustbeentothedoctor’sthismorning.ShesaidIgotafluandneededtostayinbedallweek.

I’llcatchuponmyclassprojectworkassoonasIfeelbetter