Calling In Sick

A:	Hello, Daniel speaking, how may I help you?

B:	Hi, Daniel, Julie here.

A:	Hi, Julie, how are you?

B:	Actually, I’m feeling quite ill today.

A:	I’m sorry to hear that. What’s wrong?

B:	I think I’m coming down with the flu. I have a headache, a sore throat a runny nose and I’m feeling slightly feverish.

A:	I see… so you’re calling in sick?

B:	Yes, I was hoping to take the day off to recover.

A:	OK, then. Try and get some rest.

Key Vocabulary

Quite ill（very sick）

The flu (it’s very similar to a cold,the flu is a virus/sickness)

Sore throat 喉咙痛

Runny nose 流鼻涕

Slightly feverish（slightly is a little bit . feverish is the feeling of your body being very very hot）

To recover(this means to get better)

Coming down with (this mean is starting to get sick or beginning to feel sick)

I’m coming down with something

Calling in sick(I’m calling because i don’t feel well so i am not gong to go to work)

Take the day off( this means to not go to work on that day,can say take the week off,take the month off)

take a look at (check out)
How may i help you?
seem to be (看起来是，似乎是) He seems to be very confident about the presentation.
feel like doing something (want to do something) don’t/doesn’t feel like doing something