Managing a meeting

Making arrangements

Need to organise something?

Here are some typical questions used for making arrangements:

• Are you free next Tuesday afternoon? ?

• What time would you like to meet

• When would be convenient for you?

• Could you please let me know?

Expressions of time

• Use on with days: Could we meet on Monday

• Use in with months, years and other expressions: I'm going to visit my grandparents in October.

• Use at with times and other expressions: Could you please call me at 3pm?

• Use next to refer to future times: I hope we can meet again next week.

• Use when to start a future time clause: Let's meet again when it is convenient.

Tenses

• To speak about a timetable, use the present simple: Next term runs from 1 September until 16 December.

• To speak about a future arrangement, use the present continuous: Mr Toshiko is coming to our next meeting.

• To speak about a plan, use 'be going to': Next term we are going to learn about pollution.

Tenses in complex sentences about the future

• Use the present simple after when, if and next time in future time clauses:

• I will call you when I get to the station.

• I'm going to work with my dad when I finish school.

• Let's go for a walk if the weather is good.

• Will you visit the Eiffel Tower next time you are in Paris?

Multiple Select

Past

• yesterday

• next week

• last month

• three days ago

• after work

Multiple Select

in the future

• on Monday

• next time you come

• when you are free

• tomorrow

• after work

Multiple Select

In the past or future

• on the weekend

• On Monday

• when you are free

• in October

• after work

Multiple Choice

What time would you like ...

• next Saturday.

• convenient for you?

• to seeing you tomorrow.

• free next Tuesday afternoon?

• to meet?

Multiple Choice

I look forward ...

• next Saturday.

• convenient for you?

• to seeing you tomorrow.

• free next Tuesday afternoon?

• to meet?

Multiple Choice

I'm coming to London ...

• next Saturday.

• convenient for you?

• to seeing you tomorrow.

• free next Tuesday afternoon?

• to meet?

Multiple Choice

When would be ...

• next Saturday.

• convenient for you?

• to seeing you tomorrow.

• free next Tuesday afternoon?

• to meet?

Multiple Choice

Are you...

• next Saturday.

• convenient for you?

• to seeing you tomorrow.

• free next Tuesday afternoon?

• to meet?

Multiple Choice

Choose the correctly punctuated email.

• dear mr chan thank you for your last email are you free to talk about it on the phone tomorrow at about 3.30 I can call you then if it is convenient could you please let me know I look forward to hearing from you soon with best wishes Nguyen Minh Chau Head Teacher – Vietnam International School

• Dear Mr Chan Thank you for your last email Are you free to talk about it on the phone tomorrow at about 3.30 I can call you then if it is convenient Could you please let me know I look forward to hearing from you soon With best wishes Nguyen Minh Chau Head Teacher – Vietnam International School

• Dear Mr Chan, Thank you for your last email. Are you free to talk about it on the phone tomorrow at about 3.30? I can call you then if it is convenient. Could you please let me know? I look forward to hearing from you soon. With best wishes, Nguyen Minh Chau Head Teacher – Vietnam International School

Multiple Select

Choose the correctly spelt words. In each question, only one is correct.

• a) Tuesday

• b) Tusday

• c) Tuseday

Multiple Select

Choose the correctly spelt words. In each question, only one is correct

• a) forwad

• b) forward

• c) forword

Multiple Select

Choose the correctly spelt words. In each question, only one is correct

• a) tommorrow

• b) tomorrow

• c) tomowrrow

Multiple Select

Choose the correctly spelt words. In each question, only one is correct

• a) convennient

• b) conveniant

• c) convenient

Multiple Select

Choose the correctly spelt words. In each question, only one is correct

• a) meting

• b) meating

• c) meeting

Multiple Select

Choose the correctly spelt words. In each question, only one is correct

• a) evening

• b) evning

• c) evining