1. Starting Business English Iriscen 2005

2. Unit 3 Appointment  How to make an appointment  Requesting an appointment.  Responding to the request.  Agreeing on time and place.  Confirming the day, time and meeting place.

3. Appointment  Requesting an appointment  I’d like to fix an appointment with you.  Do you have any plans for this Sunday?  I wonder whether you could spare me an hour this afternoon.  Will it be convenient if I drop by today?  I want to meet you. Are you free this afternoon?  May I expect you at noon?

4. Appointment  Responding to the request  Ok, I’ll be free all Wednesday afternoon.  All right, what time shall we make it?  Yes, I’m free then.  No, not yet. What’s up?  Sorry, I’m not free then. What about 4:00 p.m.?  Sorry, I’m not free. I will have a meeting/ an operation.  Let me see. Today is not so good. / Today won’t do. / Today is a bit of problem, I’m afraid.  Sorry, I’m being pressed for time.  Sorry, I won’t be back until next Tuesday.  I’m afraid, not in the morning/ afternoon/ today.  Sorry, but that’s taken too. / I am engaged at that time. / I have got another appointment.  Sorry, I am ( He is) not available before 7:00 p.m.

5. Appointment  Agreeing on time  Could you tell me when you’ll be free?  When do you have time?  Suppose I come over at 3 tomorrow afternoon?  How about meeting you at 5p.m.today at the gate of the hospital?  Is 11 0’clock on Wednesday morning Ok/ any good/ all right?  What time am I supposed to be here?

6. Appointment  Changing or canceling an appointment  Sorry, can we make it a little later?  We have to make it some other time.  You have to make it a little later if it’s convenient to you.  Could we meet on Friday instead of Saturday?  Would you prefer some other time. Is that all right?  I have something urgent tomorrow, so the appointment will have to be canceled.  Let’s postpone our appointment, if you don’t mind.

7. Appointment  Other expressions  Will Mr. Black be able to see me at about 10:20 tomorrow morning, please?  Sorry, he’s fully booked till twelve unless there’s a cancellation.  Would a quarter to one be convenient?

8. Appointment  Role Play You are making an appointment with your colleague for a meeting to discuss an important operation. Set the time and place.

9. Group Task Wangmei is a sales Rep. in China Glass in Hangzhou. The company sells the high-quality glassware for domestic and decorative use. Wangmei is keen to develop the company products to Europe. She wants to visit the managers of three large supermarkets in Europe. They are Mr. Thatcher from Sainsbury in London, Ms. White from CWS Ltd in Paris, and Ms Roberts from TCL Ltd in Germany. She will stay in Europe for one week from April. 6th to the 12th.

10. Group Task Wangmei is planning to visit Mr. Thatcher on the 7th, Ms. White on 9th., and Ms. Robertson on the 8th. And her flight back to Beijing will leave at 7p.m. from Paris. But Mr. Thatcher will be in Paris and won’t be back until 9th. Ms. White will be free only on the 7th and 8th. Ms. Robertson will be available on the 7th and 10th. Now you are Wangmei. Make phone calls to make suitable arrangements.