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Conversation 1: Excuse me, Professor. I have to talk to you about why my homework didn't get done.
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Well, you had more than one day, couldn't you have fit it in on another day? - Yes, I think so.
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Either way, I only allow one missed assignment per semester. When will you be turning the make-up in?
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I'll make it up next week. - Fine, but it cannot happen again if you want an “A” in the class.
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Conversation 2: I don't have my homework today. - You usually are good about turning it in, what happened? - I was really sick.
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You have already missed one other assignment, when can I expect the make-ups? - Next class meeting.
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That will be soon enough, but make sure you get next week's assignment in as well, all right?
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Conversation 3: Let me tell you what happened to my homework. - OK, go ahead--what is the excuse this time?
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Actually, I did it, but then it got lost. - Could you have gotten it done at another time? - Yes, I could.
