7/ We never covered that in class!
Oh really? Hand me your textbook, in that case. It must be faulty.
8/ I have to go to the nurses station
A fine excuse.
9/ But I wasn’t even talking!
Of course. And I’m not a teacher, but a flying pig.
10/ Can we put off the test until another day?
And why not the whole course, while we’re at it?
11/ Sorry, my bus was late
In other words: I didn’t get up on time and I missed the bus.
12/ Have you corrected our tests?
No, still no, not since the start of the lesson. It’s difficult to do while I’m teaching a class.
