[oumhanni]

• The dog ate my homework. – I don’t know if this has ever actually happened, but its the classic excuse for all students.
• I did it but I left it at home. –This is a brilliant excuse because the student can pretend to be surprised and also claim to be a good student having done the assignment!
• I left it in my mum’s car. – Same as above, although the danger here is that the teacher may call your mum to ask her to bring the homework that isn’t complete!
• I didn’t know it was due today. – An excuse that sometimes works, but usually not in my experience. The student claims that they thought it was due on a different day (usually after the weekend) to gain some more time.
• I have a note from my parents. – Fantastic, as long as you actually have the note to backup the excuse! This is usually a lie.