Changing a meeting time

Changing a meeting time

Listen to two colleagues arranging a meeting to practise and improve your listening skills.

Do the preparation task first. Then listen to the audio and do the exercises.

Preparation

Transcript

Lucy: Hi, Anna. Do you have a minute to talk about the meeting next Tuesday?

Anna: Sure. We said 11, didn't we?

Lucy: Yeah, we did. But I have a bit of a problem with the time. Would it be possible to move it?

Anna: Oh, I see. We could postpone it to the afternoon, to 1 p.m., for example. Or bring it forward to earlier in the morning. What would suit you?

Lucy: Could we make it 9 o'clock? That would really help me. I have another important meeting in the central office at 12.

Anna: No problem. It's important you're there.

Lucy: Thanks a lot, Anna.

Anna: Do you need help with any preparation? Did you get the agenda I sent out?

Lucy: Yes, I did. And no, that's all fine, thanks. My report is ready and I'm looking forward to presenting it.

Anna: Great.

Lucy: I can tell Sven about the time change. I'll see him later.

Anna: Don't worry about telling Sven. I'll send an email to everyone to confirm the time has changed and with an updated meeting invite.

Lucy: Great. Thanks, Anna.

Anna: OK. I'm happy that works for you. We really need you there and it's good we don't have to cancel it.

Lucy: See you then. Have a good weekend in the meantime.

Anna: You too.

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Submitted by Fatemeh.Najafzadeh on Sun, 10/05/2020 - 01:39

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I used to work at a materials science company and l had a meeting with my colleagues and my boss every Monday at noon, regarding employees function. The meeting time was arranged by our director in advance.

Submitted by Muhiddin on Thu, 07/05/2020 - 18:04

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Hi everybody, I just want to specify regarding the task-1. I am not sure about the correct anwer for sentence 4 in the task 1. I think the correct answer should be either "Anna is sending the agenda now" or the last one "Anna will send the agenda later.". please check and let me know. thanks in advance.

Hello Muhiddin,

In the audioscript you can see that Anna says 'Did you get the agenda I sent out?' This tells us that the correct answer is 'Anna has already sent the agenda'.

 

 You can see the correct answers to all of our tasks. First enter your answers. Click 'Finish' to see your score. Then click 'Show answers' to see the correct answers.

 

Peter

The LearnEnglish Team

Submitted by Dita Shafira M… on Wed, 29/04/2020 - 08:16

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I'll meet my friends at 5 p.m to ngabuburit together because I'm fasting.

Submitted by AnitaPapior on Mon, 27/04/2020 - 22:10

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My closest up comming meeting is to do food shopping on Tuesday, after that I am planning to book an appointment to eye specialist, the reason is that I want to change my glasses to contact lenses. I will go there by bus.

Submitted by AnitaPapior on Mon, 27/04/2020 - 22:04

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Hi, my name is Anita. Im 33 years old. I live in a picturesque town Podzamcze together with my familly. I am interested in reading books and travelling.

Submitted by S.S on Mon, 20/04/2020 - 15:50

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I have to go to internet meeting at the every Monday,Tuesday and Friday morning. So,I don’t have to move from my house.

Submitted by marwa111 on Wed, 15/04/2020 - 20:33

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As a teacher, I have at least two meetings each quarter with my colleagues in high school. it allows us to evaluate the level of our students. We prepare a report about each class. The date of this meeting is fixed by the director before two weeks.