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Teacher GraceWest Valley Occupational Center (WVOC)
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Reporting lateness politely

Exchange short school and workplace messages with appropriate tone.

Curriculum preview: original Teacher Grace draft awaiting educator approval. It is usable practice, not official school credit or placement.

Real-life model

Situation

You are an adult learner at beginning high level working on reporting lateness politely during "School/Workplace Communication" at school, work, or in the community.

Notice the language

Subject: ___. Hi ___, I will be ___ because ___.

Guided practice

Practice reporting lateness politely with connected reading, writing, or speaking tasks.

Apply today's language to a beginning-high task from School/Workplace Communication.

Vocabulary

supervisor

a person who manages work

“My supervisor sent an email.”

subject line

title of an email

“Write a clear subject line.”

late

arriving after the expected time

“I will be five minutes late.”

lesson focus: Reporting lateness

Beginning-high focus for Reporting lateness politely

“Use this focus in today's connected task.”

Practice mini-check · not an official score

After studying Reporting lateness politely, what is the best next step?

Choose one answer

Source: Teacher Grace curriculum team — original adult-ESL beginning-high draft (not WVOC/DACE/CASAS packet copy).