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Instructor: Ms. Dowling
School information: https://sac.edu/sce
Making, Responding, Meeting, or Canceling
an Appointment
Making an appointment
Being able to make and cancel an appointment is an important skill in English. You need to be able to:
- make an appointment,
- respond to an appointment and
- cancel an appointment.
Here are some expressions you can use to do this concisely and clearly. Prepare to use these questions and responses to practice with a partner on Friday.
Asking to meet:
| Are you | available on... / next...? free on... / next...? |
| Can we | meet on... / next ...? |
| would | next ... be ok? |
| What about | next ... ? |
| Is | next ... ok? |
Examples:
- "Are you available on March 17th?"
- "Can we meet on the 16th?"
- "How does the 3PM sound to you?"
- "Are you free next week?"
- "Would Friday suit you?" / Is Friday good for you?
- "Is next Tuesday convenient for you?"
- "What about sometime next week?"
Responding to an appointment:
| Yes, | ... is fine .... would be fine. |
| .... | suits me would be perfect. |
| I'm afraid I'm sorry | I can't on .... I won't be able to... on ... |
| I really don't think I can | on ... |
Examples:
- "Yes, Monday is fine."
- "Monday suits me."
- "Thursday would be perfect."
- "I'm afraid I can't on the 3rd. What about the 6th?"
- "I'm sorry, I won't be able to make it on Monday. Could we meet on Tuesday instead?"
- "Ah, Wednesday is going to be a little difficult. How about Friday, if that's alright with you."
- "I really don't think I can on the 17th. Can we meet on the 19th?
Cancelling an appointment
You can cancel an appointment as follows
- Unfortunately, I can't keep our appointment for tomorrow afternoon.
- Would it be possible to arrange another time later in the week?
- I’m afraid that I have to cancel our meeting on Wednesday; something unexpected has come up.
- You know we were going to meet next Friday? Well, I'm very sorry, but something has come up.
- I'm afraid that I'm not going to be able to meet you after all. Can we set another time?
Listen, read and practice all the recordings about appointments here. 
More to practice:
Negative responses for negotiation
- I’m not free at that time, how about 12:00 instead. Does that work for you?
- I can’t make it on the 12th. Are you free on the 15th?
- I’m unavailable that day. I’ll be traveling. How about two weeks from Friday?
Positive responses for negotiation
- Sure, Thursday works great for me. Where would you like to meet?
- Yes, I’m free on the 15th. Could we/do you want to meet at 12 for lunch?
- Looks like I am free that day. What time is good for you?
- Sounds good. See you on the 12th at 2pm.
STUDY:
→FUNNY VIDEO A What is the teacher doing wrong?
→FUNNY VIDEO B What's the Joey doing wrong? Is he speaking French?
→FUNNY VIDEO C What is Ricky confused about? Explain.
→FUNNY VIDEO D What does "Dude" mean each time you hear it?
Optional Reading: Covid19 charts:
1. Orange Country
2. World
→FUNNY VIDEO B What's the Joey doing wrong? Is he speaking French?
→FUNNY VIDEO C What is Ricky confused about? Explain.
→FUNNY VIDEO D What does "Dude" mean each time you hear it?
Optional Reading: Covid19 charts:
1. Orange Country
2. World
1. Learn/Practice English with this MOVIE clip: Title: The Incredibles
2. Song: You are the Reason by Calum Scott
3. Song: I'llHave To Say I Love You In A Song by Jim Croce
Song 1: Lemon Tree by Fool's Garden
Song 2: I Have A Dream by ABBA
Song 3: Tom's Diner Also, review the pronunciation of above sentences.
Song 3: Tom's Diner Also, review the pronunciation of above sentences.