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Making Plans Worksheet

1. Simon and Alice arrange to see a new film starring Russell Crowe. Simon cannot make their plan on Thursday evening because it is his mother's birthday. 2. They reschedule to meet on Friday at 8:15pm in front of the cinema to see the film. 3. Alice cancels because her cousin is visiting for the weekend. They finally agree to meet on Sunday as originally planned.

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Making Plans Worksheet

1. Simon and Alice arrange to see a new film starring Russell Crowe. Simon cannot make their plan on Thursday evening because it is his mother's birthday. 2. They reschedule to meet on Friday at 8:15pm in front of the cinema to see the film. 3. Alice cancels because her cousin is visiting for the weekend. They finally agree to meet on Sunday as originally planned.

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Making plans

1 Warm-up
What are your plans for next week?

2 Types of arrangement
Match the following words with their correct definitions and complete the sentences below.

1. an appointment a. a formal arrangement to meet or visit someone at a fixed time and place
2. a date b. a medical examination to test the general state of your health
3. a get-together c. a meeting in which someone asks you questions to see if you are
suitable for a job or course
4. a dinner engagement d. an arrangement to meet somebody for an evening meal (very formal)
5. a check-up e. an informal meeting or social gathering
6. an interview f. a planned romantic meeting between two people

1
We are having a small tomorrow afternoon. Why don't you join us?
2
I have an to see Mr. Karlsson at 3pm.
3
How was your with Emily? Do you like her?
4
I'm going to the doctor's for a this afternoon. I haven't been feeling too well lately.
5
Professor Jones has a very important tonight with his university colleagues.
6
Good luck with your job tomorrow! I'm sure you'll do well.

3 Listening
Alice and Simon arrange to meet. Listen to their two telephone conversations and answer the following
questions:

1. Why can't Simon meet Alice on Thursday evening?


2. When and where do they arrange to meet?
3. What reason does Alice give for cancelling the meeting?
4. When and where do they finally agree to meet?
Making plans

4 Expressions for making arrangements


Now complete the dialogues with the expressions below. Listen to check your answers.

3. Can you make it on Friday? 4. Friday sounds fine


7. I'm afraid I can't make it 8. Can we do Sunday instead?
9. Sure, that suits me fine 10. See you then
1. Shall we say Thursday evening? 2. I'm afraid Thursday isn't good for me
5. how about 8.15? 6. See you on Friday

DIALOGUE 1
Simon: Hello.
Alice: Hi Simon, it's Alice.
Simon: Hi there Alice. How are things?
Alice: Not too bad. Listen, there is a new film out with Russel Crowe. I've heard it's really good. Would
you like to go to the cinema to see it?
Simon: Sure, sounds great.
Alice:
Simon: . I'm having dinner with my family. It's my mother's birthday.
Alice: OK.
Simon: Errm yeah, .
Alice: Great.
Simon: What time do you want to meet?
Alice: Well, they're showing the film at 8.30, so In front of the cinema.
Simon: Fine. .

DIALOGUE 2
Simon: Hello.
Alice: Hi Simon, it's Alice. Listen, I'm calling about Friday. . You see,
my cousin is coming to visit me for the weekend and I have to spend some time with her.
Simon: Oh, that's a pity.
Alice:
Simon: .
Alice: Great.
Simon: Same time, same place?
Alice: Yes. . Bye
Making plans

5 Phrasal vocabulary
The sentences below contain common phrases that are used when arranging meetings. Match the
underlined words/phrases with their correct definitions on the right:

1. I'm afraid I can't meet you. Something has come up. a. busy, unavailable
2. I'm afraid I'm tied up all weekend. b. cancel
3. Let's meet up at the fountain at 4pm. c. change to a later time/day
4. Can we bring forward the meeting to Tuesday? d. change to an earlier time/day
5. Can we put off the meeting to Friday? e. collect, go and get
6. I'm sorry, but I have to call off tomorrow's meeting f. happened unexpectedly
7. So, I'll pick you up at 8pm then. g. meeting as planned
8. Are we still on for tomorrow night? h. meet someone in order to do
something together

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