HereisanexampleofanEnglishleaverequestletterwithanadditionaldescriptiveparagraph:Dear[Manager'sName],Iamwritingtoformallyrequestaleaveofabsencefromworkfor[numberofdays]days,startingfrom[startdate]to[enddate].Thereasonformyleaveis[brieflystatethereason,e.g.,personalhealthmatters,familyemergency,etc.].Duringmyabsence,Iwillensureallmypendingtasksareeithercompletedorproperlydelegatedto[colleague'sname].Ihavebriefedthemabouttheongoingprojectsandtheyhavekindlyagreedtohandleanyurgentmattersthatmayarise.Allimportantfilesanddocumentshavebeenorganizedandsavedintheshareddriveforeasyaccess.Iunderstandthisisabusyperiodfortheteam,andIsincerelyapologizeforanyinconveniencemyabsencemaycause.Iwillbeavailablebyemailforcriticalissuesandwillrespondaspromptlyaspossible.Pleaseletmeknowifyouneedanyadditionalinformationorarrangementstobemadebeforemyleavebegins.Thankyouforconsideringmyrequest.Ilookforwardtoyourapproval.Bestregards,[YourName][YourPosition][ContactInformation]