Nash EfM

Reschedule a meeting

2. "Meeting" collocation

Learn how to reschedule a meeting

1. Reschedule a meeting

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3. Review some structures

1. What should you say when you want to schedule a meeting?

These are the suggested things:

1. Aplogise

2. Explain

3. Ask to cancel/ reschedule that meeting

4. Suggest a new time

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helped

terribly

reschedule

postpone

out

afraid

inconvenience

mind

come

suit

Match

Match the following

• Would it be possible to put the meeting back and meet on Wednesday at 7.30?

• It’s avoidable, unfortunately

• Sorry to have to trouble you.

• I really must apologise

• Would you like to suggest another time?

Could we postpone the meeting until Wednesday at the same time?

It couldn’t be helped, I’m afraid

Sorry to inconvenience you.

I’m terribly sorry.

Do you have another time in mind?

• Could we postpone the meeting until Wednesday at the same time?

• It couldn’t be helped, I’m afraid

• Sorry to inconvenience you.

• I’m terribly sorry.

• Do you have another time in mind?

2.Collocation with "meeting"

In the English language, collocation refers to a natural combination of words that are closely affiliated with each other.

Some examples are "pay attention", "fast food", "make an effort", and "powerful engine".

How about "meeting" ?

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arrange

attend

postpone

cancel

chair

Match

Match the following

• to hold a meeting

• to arrange a meeting

• to cancel a meeting

• to postpone a meeting

• to chair a meeting

to have a meeting

to organise a meeting

to decide not to hold a meeting and to tell people this

to hold a meeting at a later time or date than originally planned

to lead a meeting

• to have a meeting

• to organise a meeting

• to decide not to hold a meeting and to tell people this

• to hold a meeting at a later time or date than originally planned

• to lead a meeting

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cancel

hold

postone

attend

arrange

chair

3.Review some structures

Now, let's review some random structures you have learnt

Reorder

Reorder the following

• Could

• we

• schedule

• a time

• to meet

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2

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4

5

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• 5

Reorder

Reorder the following

• Perhaps

• we could meet

• and

• go over the details

• in person

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2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Reorder

Reorder the following

• I

• look forward

• to meeting

• you

• then

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2

3

4

5

• 1
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• 3
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• 5

Reorder

Reorder the following

• Give me

• a call

• if you

• have any questions

• before the meeting

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2

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5

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• 5

Reorder

Reorder the following

• I'm afraid

• I have

• another appointment

• at that time

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4

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• 4