24 Calling School Office (Beginner) – English Language Bits

Match these words with their meanings below. You can type the words or copy & paste them.

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absent – headache – fever – grade – symptom – negative – secretary – spell

high body temperature –

a person who answers the phone at a school –

school year –

NOT positive (-) –

say letters in a word –

when something is not OK with your body, you have some… -s

when you have pain in your head; your head hurts –

not in school or at work –

Write the missing words in the text. You can type them or copy & paste them.

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absent – grade – symptom – negative – better – spell

Secretary: Good morning. Bloor Street Elementary School. How can I help you?
Parent: Hello. I am -ing because my child is sick today.

Secretary: What’s your child’s name?
Parent: Nihad Abbasi.
Secretary: How do you that?
Parent: N I H A D. A B B A S I.

Secretary: What is Nihad in?
Parent: Grade 2. Mr. Hernandez’s class.

Secretary: Does Nihad have COVID -s?

Parent: She did a COVID test. It is , but she has a fever and a bad headache.

Secretary: Okay. I will make a note for the teacher. How many days will Nihad be ?
Parent: I don’t know. Maybe two days.

Secretary: Okay. Thanks for calling. I hope Nihad feels soon.
Parent: Thank you. Good bye.

These questions can help you practice speaking or writing.

About the listening:

Why is the parent calling the school?

Who is answering the phone at the school office?

What school does the kid go to?

What grade is Nihad in?

Who is Nihad’s teacher?

What are the kid’s symptoms?

What kind of test did the kid take?

What did the test show?

When will Nihad be back at school?

What about you (or your family)?

Who do you call when your kid is sick?

Who answers the phone?

Do you need to bring a paper from the doctor?

Do you do COVID tests at home?

Did you do it during the pandemic?

How often did you do it?

Did you have COVID?

How did you feel when you saw the test was positive?

How did you feel when you saw the test was negative?

What symptoms did you have?

How long were you sick?

How long were you absent from work or school?

What did you do to feel better?

What do you do to stay healthy?

Find the best sentence for each of these words. You can type the words or copy & paste them.

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absent – headache – fever – grade – symptom – negative – secretary – spell

Students are when they are sick.

People stay home when they have COVID -s.

You may feel really hot when you have a high .

You can take Tylenol or Advil when you have a bad .

You need to be ready to your name and address, because they often ask you to do that on the phone. But please, never tell your address to people that you do not know.

It’s good when your COVID test is .

School works at the school office. They answer questions from students, teachers, and parents, so they are usually very busy.

In Ontario, Canada, kids go to 1 when they are 6 years old.

#24 Calling School Office - Beginner (CLB 2-3)