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    This document provides examples of excuses people can use in different situations: 1. A job applicant wants to delay an interview to wait for another job opportunity. The suggested excuse is to ask to reschedule for the following week. 2. Someone wants to cancel plans to have lunch with family in order to go on a trip with friends. The suggested excuse is to claim having urgent work to finish. 3. A patient wants to cancel a dentist appointment after changing dentists but doesn't want to disclose this. The suggested excuse is to say their car is being repaired so they cannot make the appointment.

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    This document provides examples of excuses people can use in different situations: 1. A job applicant wants to delay an interview to wait for another job opportunity. The suggested excuse is to ask to reschedule for the following week. 2. Someone wants to cancel plans to have lunch with family in order to go on a trip with friends. The suggested excuse is to claim having urgent work to finish. 3. A patient wants to cancel a dentist appointment after changing dentists but doesn't want to disclose this. The suggested excuse is to say their car is being repaired so they cannot make the appointment.

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    28
    Unit 7 Choosing the Best Excuse
    PAIR WORK

    Read the situations below. Then read the excuses.


    Choose a good excuse for each situation. Write the
    excuse below each of the situations. If you can think of a
    better excuse, write that instead.

    1. A secretary calls you to make an appointment 4. You have been invited to the wedding of a
    for a job interview. However, you were neighbor. It is very nice of him/her to invite
    interviewed the day before for another job that you, but you won’t know any of the guests
    you would like. You want to wait to find out if and you would rather not go. You don’t want
    you got that job. What excuse will you give the to be rude by declining the invitation. What
    secretary? excuse can you give?

    Can we make it next week instead? I’m sorry I can’t come. I’ve had another
    I haven’t time this week. invitation.
    2. Your family has invited you for lunch on the
    weekend. You know your mother enjoys getting
    the family together each weekend, but this Suggested excuses:
    weekend you would like to take a trip with
    a. I’m afraid I can’t come. I won’t be in town
    some friends. The problem is, you don’t want
    on that day.
    to upset your mother. What excuse will you
    give her? b. I’m sorry to disappoint you, but I do need
    a weekend away to relax.

    Can we make it next week instead? c. Can we make it next week instead?
    I haven’t time this week.
    I’ve some urgent work to finish.
    d. Can we make it next week instead?
    3. You have a dentist’s appointment. You have to I’ve some urgent work to finish.
    cancel the appointment because you have e. I have to cancel the appointment because
    decided to change dentists, but you don’t want I’ve decided not to have the work done.
    to tell the dentist that. If you don’t come for the
    f. I’m sorry I can’t come. I’ve had another
    appointment, the dentist will charge for the visit invitation.
    and send you a bill. What excuse can you
    make to the dentist? g. I have to cancel the appointment because
    my car is being fixed and I can’t get to
    you any other way.
    I have to cancel the appointment because
    my car is being fixed and I can’t get to h. I’m sorry I can’t keep the appointment.
    you any other way I’ve a headache and I’m not feeling well.

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